Register Now for the "Buddhism without Borders: Contemporary Buddhism in the West" Conference at the Institute of Buddhist Studies This March!

Via our pal in the Buddhoblogosphere Dr. Scott A. Mitchell of the buddha is my dj and the DharmaRealm podcast: the "Buddhism without Borders: Contemporary Buddhism in the West" conference at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, CA, is nearing--register now!

Buddhism without Borders: Contemporary Buddhism in the West

Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley, Ca

March 18-21, 2010

Registration is now open for the conference "Buddhism without Borders: Contemporary Buddhism in the West," March 18-21, 2010 at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, CA. Conference schedule, details, and registration are available at http://www.shin-ibs.edu/eventreg/Berkeley2010.php.

How has Buddhism outside Asia been shaped by diaspora and immigration? How has the increase in global tourism, communication, and capitalism affected the way Buddhism is understood, taught, and practiced? These and other themes will be explored in a four-day conference hosted by the Institute of Buddhist Studies, in Berkeley, California.

Keynote Address by Prof. Thomas Tweed, author of The American Encounter with Buddhism and Crossing and Dwelling. Panelists include Galen Amstutz, Franz Metcalf, Charles Prebish, Richard Hughes Seager, Duncan Ryuken Williams, and others.