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Buddhist Studies Reading Group 2026: Introductions to Buddhism

April 23, 2026

The reading group looks at “introductions to Buddhism” proper and “histories of Buddhism” conceived of as introductions, that cover the main articu

Buddhist Studies Reading Group 2026: Introductions to Buddhism

February 5, 2026

The reading group looks at “introductions to Buddhism” proper and “histories of Buddhism” conceived of as introductions, that cover the main articu

SYMPOSIUM Rivalrous Healing: Well-being in the Buddhist World

March 5, 2026

Speakers:

Julia Cassaniti (University of Virginia)

Geethika Dharmasinghe (University of Toronto)

Pierce Salguero (PennState Abington)

Simon Coleman, discussant (University of Toronto)

Michael Edwards (University of Sidney)

Matt Walton (University of Toronto)

Mitra Barua (Martin Luther University College)

Htet Min Lwin (York University)

The symposium includes a panel discussion in the morning (from 10:00 am) and a roundtable discussion in the afternoon (from 2:00 pm).

Theravada Buddhism and Film: Screening "Uppalavanna"

March 19, 2026

Speakers:

Discussant: Dr. Geethika Dharmasinghe

What is Theravada Buddhism? You might think of insight meditation, orange-robed monastics, and peaceful temples.

Theravada Buddhism and Film: Screening "Nang Nak"

February 12, 2026

Speakers:

Discussant: Arist Bravo

What is Theravada Buddhism? You might think of insight meditation, orange-robed monastics, and peaceful temples.

Theravada Buddhism and Film: Screening "Friends in High Places"

January 29, 2026

Speakers:

Discussant: Professor Christoph Emmrich

What is Theravada Buddhism? You might think of insight meditation, orange-robed monastics, and peaceful temples.

Yehan Numata Program in Buddhist Studies 2025-26

Lecture: "The Balapiṭiya Dispute in 19th-century-Sri Lanka"

April 17, 2026

Speakers:

Petra Kieffer-Pülz (Akademie der Wissenschaften und Literatur Mainz)

For questions and the reading group materials, please contact Christoph Emmrich at christoph.emmrich

Reading Group: "Ñeyyadhamma’s Formal Letter to the Non-Confusionists in Sri Lanka (1860)"

April 16, 2026

Speakers:

Petra Kieffer-Pülz (Akademie der Wissenschaften und Literatur Mainz)

For questions and the reading group materials, please contact Christoph Emmrich at christoph.emmrich

Lecture: "Southeast Asia’s Bitextual Age: Erudition and Invention in Buddhist Translation, 1500–1700

April 10, 2026

Speakers:

Trent Walker (University of Michigan Ann Arbor)

For questions and the reading group materials, please contact Christoph Emmrich at christoph.emmrich

Reading Group: "Unpacking the Glossary: How Selection Defined Buddhist Scholasticism in Early Modern Southeast Asia"

April 9, 2026

Speakers:

Trent Walker (University of Michigan Ann Arbor)

For questions and the reading group materials, please contact Christoph Emmrich at christoph.emmrich

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