Events in Semester 1 2008
Centre for Buddhist Studies Lecture Series
APRIL
Tuesday 22th “Hindu saµskŒras: births, marriages and deaths – here and there” by Athol Brewster, 5.00-6.00pm, Room 302, Bldg 07 (Parnell Buliding)
Tuesday 29th “MahŒmaºgala Sutta: a discourse from the Pali Canon on how to live with Great Good Fortune”, by John Kelly, 5.00-6.00pm, Room 302, Bldg 07 (Parnell Buliding)
MAY
Tuesday 6th “History of Tantric Buddhism in Bhutan”, by Hakan Sandgren, 5.00-6.00pm, Room 302, Bldg 07 (Parnell Buliding)
Tuesday 13th “Feminism and Buddhism: In search of my roots as a peace activist in Sri Lanka'”, by Nilanjana Premaratna, 5.00-6.00pm, Room 302, Bldg 07 (Parnell Buliding)
Tuesday 20th “The Vision of Society and its Governance in the MahŒparinibbŒna Sutta”, by Lionel Peiris, 5.00-6.00pm, Room 302, Bldg 07 (Parnell Buliding)
JULY
Tuesday 1st “Differing Interpretations of the Bhagavadg´tŒ, the personal and the political”, by Mark Beilby, 5.00-6.00pm, Room 302, Bldg 07 (Parnell Building)
Tuesday 8rd “The concept of awareness and mindfulness in early Buddhism”, by Tamara Ditrich, 5.00-6.00pm, Building 26, Room 232.
Tuesday 15th “O Sarasvat´! Praises and prayers to an ancient Goddess”, by Victoria Grace, 5.00-6.00pm, Room 302, Bldg 07 (Parnell Building)
MEDITATION
“Together in Silence”: take the opportunity for a break in your schedule and join us for a silent sitting—all welcome, faith or no faith—stay for as long or short a time as you like.
Every Tuesday, 1.00-2.00 pm, Meeting Room, UQ Chaplaincy (Building 38)
Every Friday, 9.00 am-12.00 pm, Meeting Room, UQ Chaplaincy (Building 38)