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Events Nov 2009-April 2010
City of Clearlake
Every Monday Morning 10:30AM-Noon at the United Methodist Church of Clearlake, 14521 Pearl Ave near Mullen Ave.
Starting November 9, 2009, we will be meeting every Monday in the Church's Fellowship House. Titled "Buddhist Philosophy," this is a free offering to the general public and includes about 15-20 minutes each of tea and refreshments, chanting, Dharma talk, and open discussion.
The last meeting of this series is on March 29, 2010.
Calistoga - Dharma Meetings
Taking place every Friday morning 9:30-11:30AM starting Nov 6, 2009.
The venue is the Calistoga Community Center at 1307 Washington St, next to the police station. Parking available.
No charge. Tea. Brief Chanting. Talk on Buddhism. Discussion and questions. All are welcome.
The last meeting of this series is on March 26, 2010.
U.C. Berkeley 23 April 2010 - Exhibit and Conference
(UPDATED DEC 2009)
The proposed calligraphy exhibit has now been confirmed. It will show for two months from April 1 to June 1. Of the 37 works produced by 23 Tendai priests in Japan (2002-2007), approximately 21 will be selected and displayed. The formal opening, marked by an all-day conference under the direction of Professor of Japanese Buddhism Duncan Ryuken Williams, will take place on Friday April 23rd and is titled "TENDAI STUDIES AND ARTS SYMPOSIUM." Here is the lineup:
MORNING SESSION.
The keynote lecture will be delivered by Professor Shoshin Ichishima of Taisho U. In 1974-5 he served as a lecturer at UC, and he is also a venerable Buddhist priest with temples in Chiba-ken. Two more talks will follow, one by Professor Hodo Shioiri of Taisho U. and one by the American Tendai scholar Paul Groner of U Virginia. He is the author of "Saicho" and "Ryogen."
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Ven. Monshin Paul Naamon, head of the Tendai sect in America, will introduce the speakers: John Stevens, author of the popular "Sacred Calligraphy of the East." His lecture is titled "An Illustrated History of Tendai Calligraphy." Professor Stevens also wrote the great exposition of Tendai called "Marathon Monks of Mt Hiei;" Professor of Art History Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis, author of "Japanese Mandalas;" and Ven Shinkei Shibayama, one of the calligraphers and the author of "Saicho no Sho." After his talk, Ven Shibayama, assisted by two colleagues, will demonstrate Tendai calligraphy.
This will be followed by a reception for the opening of the exhibit. The full schedule, along with lecture titles, is found on the blog.
On the following day, Saturday April 24, the Japanese contingent will travel to Cobb Mountain 2 hours north to do a ceremony (rakkei shiki) celebrating the founding of a new temple. All are welcome to attend.
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