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DSR Colloquia

February 26, 2026

Speakers:

Bryon Maxey

Presenter: Bryon Maxey, 1:00-2:00 pm

DSR Colloquia

November 13, 2025

Speakers:

Janani Mandayam Comar

Jesse Pruitt

First Presenter: Janani Mandayam Comar, 1:00-2:00 pm

DSR Colloquia

October 9, 2025

Speakers:

Rachel Al Rubai

Alif Shahed

First Presenter: Rachel Al Rubai, 1:00-2:00 pm

Yehan Numata Program in Buddhist Studies 2025-26

Lecture: "Gender and Sexuality Between This World and the Next: Human/Non-Human Relationships in Preta Narrative"

October 31, 2025

Speakers:

Adeana McNicholl (Vanderbilt University)

This talk examines stories in which semi-divine pretas engage in sexual relationships with human partners in order to consider the limits and possi

Reading Group: “‘Our Black and Curly-Haired Buddha’: Buddhism at the Intersection of Race and Caste”

October 30, 2025

Speakers:

Adeana McNicholl (Vanderbilt University)

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

Reading Group: "Notes on The Inquiry by Upāli: Comparing the Upāliparipṛcchās from the Two Versions of the Uttaragrantha Preserved in the Kangyur”

October 24, 2025

Speakers:

Annie Heckman (84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha; Washington and Lee University)

Details to come.

Lecture: "Nuns, Monks, Soldiers, and Kings: Buddhist Monastics and the Rule of Law in the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya"

October 23, 2025

Speakers:

Annie Heckman (84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha; Washington and Lee University)

Presented in collaboration with the department's 50th anniversary year

Reading Group: “Daughters Lead the Way: Women Successors in Japanese New Buddhist Movements”

September 5, 2025

Speakers:

Victoria Montrose (Furman University(

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A Casual Conversation with Korean Zen Master Ven. Pomnyun Sunim

September 28, 2025

Speakers:

Ven. Pomnyun Sunim

Reflections on Life, Love, Success, Happiness, and Meaning.

VENUE CHANGE!! Preachers and Inspired Eloquence in Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras

September 11, 2025

Speakers:

Ralph Craig III (Whitman College)

This talk first discusses the South Asian Buddhist notion of pratibhānapratisaṃvid, or “skillful knowledge of inspired eloquence.” I demon

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