Buddhism

Considerable attention has been directed to the possibility of a technological singularity when artificial intelligences “wake up” and start acting in their own self-interest. Long before then, however, humanity will confront an ethical singularity—a...

On November 9th, CSWR resident Ching-ning Wang (Chang Shen), a research fellow and visiting faculty of the Women's Studies in Religion program and a Buddhist nun from Taiwan, gave a talk about her journey to become a nun, and she also discussed training...

On Wednesday, April 20, Joseph Roccasalvo, author and graduate school mentor, delivered his lecture "Fiction Writing & the Religious Imagination, or How to Write a Spiritual Thriller." Below, Roccasalvo spoke about how translating his Harvard PhD thesis...

On Tuesday, March 22, in the CSWR Common Room, Janet Gyatso, Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies at HDS, discussed her latest book, Being Human in a Buddhist World: An Intellectual History of Medicine in Early Modern Tibet. Also see HDS's interview with...

On March 4-5, the Center hosted a small workshop, "Sacramental Presences: Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, and Daoist Perspectives." For two days we took up today's turn in comparative studies to ritual and liturgical practice as an important site for new...

On Tuesday, March 8, Donald Baker, Professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, delivered this year's Ahnkook Lecture on Korean Buddhism. This lecture is part of the series "Religious Identities in Asia," co...

On Wednesday, February 17, Venerable Alexander Bruce, Associate Professor, Australian National University, College of Law, and Buddhist monk, delivered his lecture "The Four Noble Truths of Christianity: A Theological Thought Experiment." Below, Venerable...

On Wednesday, October 21, Philip Balla led the weekly World Religions Café with his presentation entitled "Exploring Theravada Buddhism in Cambodia." Philip is a MDiv candidate at HDS and is a resident at the Center for the Study of World Religions and...

Professor Jin Y. Park, Associate Professor and Director of the Asian Studies Program at American University, delivered the 2014 Ahnkook Lecture on Korean Buddhism. Chan/Sŏn Buddhism has been criticized for its seeming lack of social engagement. In this...

A talk by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, author, teacher, Theravada monk, and abbot of the Metta Forest Monastery near San Diego. Co-sponsored by the Harvard Buddhist Community. Listen: