Symposium

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

Feb 24, 2019

Second Annual DRBU Student Symposium

DRBU Symposium invites you to mark your calendars for the Second Annual DRBU Student Symposium on Sunday, February 24, 2019.
Nov 26, 2018

Creativity, Music, & Spirit: A Conversation with Alex de Grassi

Alex de Grassi, contemporary guitarist, composer and one of Mendocino County's own musical luminaries will join with the Dharma Realm Buddhist University community to explore the sources of musical inspiration and sustaining a lifetime of artistic creativity.
Feb 25, 2018

The First Annual DRBU Student Symposium

The First Annual DRBU Student Symposium will take place on Sunday, February 25.

Feb 6, 2018

Heidegger and Today's Global Thinking: On the Way to Thinking

This lecture is an invitation to take a stroll through Heidegger's field that leads to thinking and closely follow the invisible marks that he may have left behind in his late years.
Dec 13, 2017

Ven. Kaccāna Bhikku on Spiritual Friendship and Communal Harmony

This talk will be on spiritual friendship and harmonious living with regard to cultivating qualities that contribute to a healthy community.

Nov 21, 2017

The Kāṇva Brāhmaṇas and Buddhists in Kosala

Through a careful textual study, this lecture explores evidence for the close relationship between the Kāṇva brāhmaṇas and early Buddhists in Kosala.
Oct 24, 2017

DRBU Symposium Presents: Fibonacci and the Golden Ratio

Please join us for a mathematics lecture, and Q & A with Dr. Shu-Chu Chang.
Sep 7, 2017

The Spirit of Meditation: Zen Patriarchs and Art

A brief introduction of the development of Zen (Chan) Buddhism as seen through art, with a focus on prominent Zen patriarchs.

Sep 5, 2017

Temples, Images and Offerings: A basic knowledge of Buddhist Art and its history

An introduction of Chinese Buddhist art as found in temples, sculpture, painting, and objects, and their development within Chinese history.
May 9, 2017

Visions of a Modern Buddhist Education for the World

How can Buddhist universities prepare students to meet the needs of a modern, globalized world? What can Buddhist higher education contribute to solving our pressing social and environmental problems?