Symposium Lecture Archive

Dr. Kailan Sindelar will discuss various research methods in digital humanities and technical communication, focusing on her research on environmental communication with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).

Join us for the Symposium lecture by Bryan W. Van Norden, who is author, editor, or translator of ten books on Chinese and comparative philosophy.

Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi will look at social injustice, climate change, and related issues from a Buddhist perspective, exploring ways that Buddhists can truly embody compassion and make a difference--both in our country and in the world.

We are excited to share the schedule of student presentations for this year's Student Symposium. Students will be presenting a recitation or academic paper with allowed time for Q&A. Please see attached poster for more details.

Join us for a lecture by Dr. Katharina Kaiser on Hannah Arendt

Join Dr. Charles DiSimone for a lecture on meant for both specialist and general audiences alike

Professor Mattia Salvini is currently Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Dean of Scriptural Languages at the International Buddhist College, Sadao Campus, Thailand.

During the two-thousand year history of Buddhism in China, Guanyin has remained as the most famous Buddhist deity. A Chinese saying aptly describes the great popularity of this savior bodhisattva, “Everybody knows how to chant A-mi-tuo-fo, and every household worships Guanyin.” This talk will discuss how and why this came to pass.

DRBU students will be presenting written work from an academic course. We look forward to celebrating student discoveries in close reading and shared inquiry!

Lecture by Rev. Robert McKnight on Black Lives Matter and Its Historical Context

All students, both BA and MA, are eligible (and strongly encouraged!) to present written work from any DRBU class to the entire university.

In this lecture, Dr. Orsborn explores the hermeneutics and translation of Prajñāpāramitā texts, tracing their lineage from Indian Sanskrit, through classical Chinese, and into modern English.