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Opening the Mind, Engaging the World: Reading as Transformative Practice

22–25 Apr 2027

Dharma Realm Buddhist University, Ukiah, California

Dharma Realm Buddhist University

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Abstracts due 8 Jan 2027

Deadline: 8 Jan 2027. Check the organizer's site for exact time zone and requirements.

A conference marking DRBU's 50th anniversary on reading classical and wisdom texts, including Indian and Buddhist texts, as contemplative and transformative practice, open to scholars, graduate students and practitioners from many fields. Michael Nylan (UC Berkeley) gives the keynote; registration closes February 26, 2027.

Full details, the programme and how to register are on the organiser's page.

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