The Inaugural Lecture
Thanks to the generous support from Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou China. CBS started the Lingyin Buddhist Studies Lecture Series in the fall semester of 2019. On May 2nd, Dr. John Kieschnick of Stanford University was our speaker for the Inaugural presentation of the Lingyin Buddhist Studies Lecture series and he gave a great presentation on his topic:
Literal and Metaphorical Demons in Chinese Buddhism
Prof. John Kieschnick, Department of Religious Studies, Stanford University
Date: May 2, 2019
The lecture Series:
How to Deal with the Upheavals in Life from the Buddhist Perspective
Ven. Hui Dong, Abbot, Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple, Los Angeles
Date: September 17, 2019
The Artist-monk Hongyi and His Intersecting Social Worlds in Early Twentieth-century Hangzhou: a Kaleidoscopic Approach
Prof. Raoul Birnbaum, University of California, Santa Cruz
Date: October 8, 2019
Shakuhachi Performance by Shawn Head
Shawn Renzoh Head, Composer, Shakuhachi Performer, and Lecturer
Date: October 28, 2019
The Competitions in Sacred Space
Xie Yifeng, Assistant professor in Yuelu Academy at Hunan University
Date: November 5, 2019
ON THE INTEGRATION OF CHINESE AND TIBETAN, EXOTERIC AND ESOTERIC BUDDHISM DURING THE PERIOD OF TANGUT XIA KINGDOM
Prof. Weirong Shen, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Date: December 2, 2019