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"Chronicle, Autobiography, Fiction & Art"

September 19, 2025

Speakers:

Shahzad Bashir (Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations)

CHRONICLE, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, FICTION, & ART: ISLAMIC HISTORY AS A WEB OF ASSOCIATIONS

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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)

Details to come.

Zoom Passcode 989442

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

Lecture: "From Disciples to Dissidents: Understanding Student Protests and Reform Movements in Meiji-era Buddhist Universities"

September 4, 2025

Speakers:

Victoria Montrose (Furman University)

Within the early Meiji period, Buddhist higher educational institutions saw dramatic student protests.

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

"Divine Harmonies: Gagaku and Music in Buddhism" - lecture by Fabio Rambelli & Maestro Shinryu Ono

September 26, 2025

Speakers:

Fabio Rambelli (University of California, Santa Barbara)

A lecture by Fabio Rambelli and Maestro Shinryu Ono.

Registration is not required.

A Conversation with Adam Rovner

August 27, 2025

Speakers:

Adam Rovner (University of Denver)

A Conversation with Adam Rovner

"The Study of Religion, Then and Now" kicks off the DSR's 50th anniversary program

September 25, 2025

Speakers:

Professor Jane McAuliffe

Professor Amir Hussain

Moderator: Professor Amira Mittermaier

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"Supporting Resilience and Mental Health in the Age of AI" - Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

July 4, 2025

Speakers:

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

A unique opportunity to engage with Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s insights at the intersection of contemplative wisdom, mental health, and technolog

"Office Hours with the Hāratī and her dyaḥmāṃ: Possession, Healing, and Listening"

June 12, 2025

Speakers:

Austin Simoes-Gomes (Department for the Study of Religion)

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