DRBU Symposium is a lecture series that complements DRBU's academic curriculum and connects the community with experts, expands conversations from the classroom, and applies what we learn from the classical texts to the modern world.
Archive of Past Events
"A Buddhist Response to a World in Crisis" with Bhikkhu Bodhi
Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi will look at social injustice, climate change, and related issues from a Buddhist perspective, exploring ways that Buddhists can truly embody compassion and make a difference--both in our country and in the world.
DRBU's Fifth Annual Student Symposium
We are excited to share the schedule of student presentations for this year's Student Symposium. Students will be presenting a recitation or academic paper with allowed time for Q&A. Please see attached poster for more details.
Reflections on the Openness of Thinking: Hannah Arendt in conversation with philosophy - Katharina Kaiser, U. C. Berkeley
Join us for a lecture by Dr. Katharina Kaiser on Hannah Arendt
Dr. Charles DiSimone from Ghent University, Belgium "A Glimpse into Buddhist Textuality in Greater Ghandāra"
Join Dr. Charles DiSimone for a lecture on meant for both specialist and general audiences alike
Cide Hamete Benengeli, Author of Don Quixote with Dr. Michael Wolfe
Join Dr. Michael Wolfe for a lecture on Cide Hamete Benengeli, Author of Don Quixote
Lecture on Ācārya Prajñākaramati's Verse of Homage to the Perfection of Wisdom with Dr. Mattia Salvini
Professor Mattia Salvini is currently Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Dean of Scriptural Languages at the International Buddhist College, Sadao Campus, Thailand.
Guanyin and Chinese Culture with Dr. Chün-fang Yü
During the two-thousand year history of Buddhism in China, Guanyin has remained as the most famous Buddhist deity. A Chinese saying aptly describes the great popularity of this savior bodhisattva, “Everybody knows how to chant A-mi-tuo-fo, and every household worships Guanyin.” This talk will discuss how and why this came to pass. What are the scriptural bases of the cult, the rituals and practices which promote the belief, and the legends and visual culture which contribute its spread? More intriguingly, why did Guanyin become a “Goddess of Mercy”, a nickname coined by Jesuit missionaries, in late imperial China? The cult of Guanyin can serve as a case study of the mutual interaction between Buddhism and Chinese culture.
Fourth Annual Student Symposium
DRBU students will be presenting written work from an academic course. We look forward to celebrating student discoveries in close reading and shared inquiry!
Black Lives Matter and Its Historical Context with Rev. Robert McKnight
Lecture by Rev. Robert McKnight on Black Lives Matter and Its Historical Context
Third Annual DRBU Student Symposium
All students, both BA and MA, are eligible (and strongly encouraged!) to present written work from any DRBU class to the entire university.
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