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Call for Paper: University of Cambridge Postgraduate Online Conference 2021

The University of Cambridge Postgraduate Online Conference has been scheduled for June 21-22, 2021. The event has issued a call for paper...

Rescheduled: Dr. Jens Reinke - Mapping Modern Mahayana

Due to a variety of considerations, we have rescheduled Dr. Jens Reinke's talk on his new book, Mapping Modern Mahayana. Originally...

ISHB Presents NextGen Buddhism: A Conversation with Chenxing Han & Drew Baker

(Chenxing's author photo by Sarah Deragon.) ISHB is excited to present NextGen Buddhism, an event featuring Chenxing Han and Drew Baker....

Video: Lewis Lancaster - Concentration: Strength of Keeping Focus

Dr. Lewis Lancaster's recent talk on March 16, 2021 centers on concentration in his "Buddhism as a Lived Experience" lecture series.

Matthew Orsborn - Monastic Training & Education in Contemporary Taiwanese Buddhism

Our readers might be interested in an upcoming lecture hosted by our friends at the Ghent Center for Buddhist Studies as part of their...

AJRCA Center for Spiritual Resilience Seminars

The Academy of Jewish Religion CA Center for Spiritual Resilience will be holding a two-day seminar on March 17 and 18. The first session...

Video: Thanissaro Bhikkhu - The Buddha's Skill in Questions

Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, Abbot of Metta Forest Monastery, offers a special talk on the Buddha's skill in questions. Organized by the Department...

Conversation Between Author Chenxing Han and Dr. Jane Iwamura on "Be the Refuge"

University of the West's Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Jane Iwamura, will join Be the Refuge author Chenxing Han in a live online...

Humanistic Buddhism Studies Series Research and Writing Workshop

The Humanistic Buddhism Research Centre (HBRC-UM) and Fo Guang Shan Singapore have jointly launched the inaugural Research and Writing...

UWest Faculty Contributes to New Book on Chinese Buddhist Canon

Two of University of the West's Department of Religious Studies faculty has contributed to a new volume on the making of the Chinese...

Kalyāṇamitra: A Model for Buddhist Spiritual Care

Rev. Dr. Monica Sanford recently gave a talk at UWest, for the Buddhist Chaplaincy Department, about her new book, Kalyāṇamitra: A Model...

Registration Now Open for Dr. Lewis Lancaster's "Concentration: Strength of Keeping Focus" Lecture

Number six in Dr. Lewis Lancaster's excellent "Buddhism as a Lived Experience" Lecture Series is titled, "Concentration: Strength of...