Dharmapala College

with Dharmapala College staff members and friends of Dharmapala College

Spread through the year, we have dedicated speacial periods to more special sessions of enquiry. These are not public seminars but occasions for

• collaborative research,
• exploration of current issues,
• staff building, and
• preparation of future seminars

respectively.

As much as possible, our core staff members will be participating in these events. In addition, we may specifically invite ’stake holders’ from our own or other Buddhist communities as well as ‘experts’ from other fields.
Furthermore, we are happy to include guests who want to build stronger links with us and—perhaps, though not necessarily—consider joining us in the leading of Dharmapala College events.

Special sessions in 2008:

• The ‘Mahayana Samgraha’, a key text of the Yogacara (January 16-30)
• Origins of the Mahayana (February 21-28)
• Karma and the psychology of morality (April 25 – 30)
• Approaches to meditation across the Buddhist schools — postponed to 2009
• Buddhist perspectives on Nature (November 5, evening-12)
• Skepticism Greek and Buddhist (02 – 09 December)

Outlook for 2009:

• Approaches to meditation across the Buddhist schools
• Evolutionary Buddhism
• Buddhism and the Greeks
• Hierarchy, authority, and decision making in the Sangha

If you are interested to participate in any of these events, please contact us here.