News
Buddhism or Buddhisms? Rhetorical consequences of geo-political categories
August 13, 2012
The categorization of Buddhism along geo-political lines is perhaps the most common organizing principle today. It also tends to be accepted uncritically. Thus we find, without explanation, such expressions as “Indian Buddhism,” “Tibetan Buddhism,” “Chinese Buddhism,” “Burmese Buddhism,” and so on. These categories predominate not only in popular representations of Buddhism, such as the Buddhist magazines, but also in textbooks of both “world’s religions” and of Buddhism, in academic societies, and publishing, and perhaps the most durable entrenchment, in academic appointments.
IASBS Now Affiliated RSO with AAR
June 26, 2012
IBS Intensive Summer Seminar
June 18, 2012
2012 Institute of Buddhist Studies Commencement
May 21, 2012
Second Annual Graduate Student Symposium
March 26, 2012
The Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, CA sponsored and held its Second Annual Graduate Symposium that presented work from graduate students across the United States. Institutions represented included Florida State University, the Graduate Theological Union, the Institute of Buddhist Studies, Maitripa College, Northwestern University, and University of Southern California. Within the fields of Art History, Buddhist Studies, and Religious Studies, students presented papers focused on the theme of Globalization, Tourism, Modernization and the Religions of Asia.
New Book: Arts of Contemplative Care
February 24, 2012
Spring Events at the Institute of Buddhist Studies
February 20, 2012
Never Forget. Never Again, a message from George Takei
February 19, 2012
The Buddhist Forum now available on our website
January 30, 2012
New Publication: Buddhism in the Modern World
January 26, 2012
Routledge has published a new volume, edited by David L. McMahan, titled Buddhism in the Modern World.
In Buddhism in the Modern World, McMahan brings together sixteen scholars to discuss various aspects of modern Buddhism in contemporary Asia and the West. Scholars from Martin Baumann and Paul David Numrich to Damien Keown and Cristina Rocha explore how Buddhism is practiced from Southeast Asia to Europe, how it influences ethics and social engagement, culture and politics.
Graduate Student Symposium Call for Papers
December 12, 2011
We are pleased to announce a call for papers for the 2nd Annual Graduate Student Symposium at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. Our theme this year is “Globalization, Tourism, Modernization, and the Religions of Asia.”
Both in Asia and in the West, religions are transformed by globalization, tourism, and modernization. This conference invites graduate students to submit proposals considering how one or more of these topics affect religions of Asia, either in the U.S. or abroad.
Proposals should be between 150 to 200 words, and include the paper’s title and the author’s name, affiliation, and contact information. Please submit proposals to Courtney Bruntz no later than January 1, 2012.
Numata Lecture: Karmic Mindfulness
October 26, 2011
Numata Endowment
September 28, 2011
A ceremony officially recognizing the donation of $500,000.00 towards the Jodo Shinshu Center Kodo’s Onaijin in 2003 was officially recognized with a short ceremony on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. The Onaijin donation was made in honor of the late Rev. Dr. Yehan Numata, founder of Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai(BDK).
2011 Fall Enrollment
September 27, 2011
Theravada Buddhist Studies with the Sati Institute
August 18, 2011
Buddhist Chaplaincy Conference
May 16, 2011
2011 Commencement
May 12, 2011
Spring 2011 Numata Lecture
May 9, 2011
“Making Sense of the Blood Bowl Sutra: Gender, Pollution, and Salvation in Buddhist Sermons from Early Modern Japan,” was the Institute of Buddhist Studies’ Spring Numata Lecture topic presented by Dr. Lori Meeks of University of Southern California.
Buddhist Chaplaincy
March 30, 2011
“Buddhist Chaplaincy: An Overview of Spiritual Care Giving,†a conference with Rev. Jennifer Block and Rev. Dr. Daijaku Kinst, will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jodo Shinshu Center in Berkeley. The event is co-sponsored by the Institute of Buddhist Studies and the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies.