Buddhist Study Center
Summer Session 2023

June 5-9, 2023
6:00–8:00 p.m. (HST)

“Shinran’s Challenge: A Shin
Buddhist in the 21st Century”

Excerpt from flyer:

What does a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist look like? It is a difficult question to answer. However, if we go back and investigate the works of Shinran Shonin, there is a wealth of suggestions and themes presented by our founder. He enables us to envision what the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist identity looks like, even today. Shinran Shonin is challenging every one of us to think about what it means to be a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist.

As the American Buddhism movement develops, there is a growing challenge to sustain the teaching brought to us by Shinran Shonin. Let us delve during this weeklong session into these suggestions and themes to have a better understanding of being a Shin Buddhist in the 21st Century.

Our Summer Session speaker is Rev. Dr. Takashi Miyaji. Since August 2020, Rev. Miyaji has been the minister of the Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church. In addition to his ministerial duties, he teaches at the Institute of Buddhist Studies located in Berkeley, California.

Rev. Dr. Miyaji graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and Japanese language and literature. He received a master’s degree in Buddhist Studies from the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, California. Rev. Miyaji received a master’s degree in Shin Buddhist Studies and completed the doctoral coursework at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan.

Everyone is Welcome! Please see Summer Session brochure for class schedule & other details.

Register online at: https://bit.ly//bscsummersession2023

Please register by Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Donations Welcome: Suggested tax deductible donation is $10/session. All gifts received will be donated to the BSC & go toward furthering Buddhist education. Give online at http://bit.ly/hhmhdonate
Or, checks can be made payable to HHMH & mailed to the BSC (note BSC Summer Session on check).