Barre Center for Buddhist Studies – Barre Center for Buddhist Studies

Residential - Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2023

Story and Song: Learning and Living with Buddhist Chant

Chenxing Han & Trent Walker explore Buddhist poetry from Cambodia, chants in Theravāda, then focus on the Cambodian tradition of melodic and highly expressive “Dharma songs” (thoa bot or smot).

Colossal Buddha Statue, Ajanta Caves 1-12, Aurangabad, photograph by Anandajoti Bhikkhu

Online - Freely Offered - April 2, 2023

Women in the Buddha’s Life: Ordained Women as Teachers

This event is part of an ongoing collective project focusing on presentations in Buddhist literature about “The Women in the Buddha’s Life” with Wendy Garling, Charles Hallisey, Georgia Kashnig, and Janet Surrey.

Online - April 5 - 29, 2023

The Four Noble Truths of Recovery

Kevin Griffin investigates correlations between the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and the 12 Steps, the path of recovery from addiction. This program culminates in a day-long online retreat.

Insight Journal

In the Buddhist tradition, wisdom is nurtured by a deep investigation of experience involving both dharma study and meditation practice. The Insight Journal, published by BCBS since 1994, is dedicated to exploring some of the insights that a balanced inquiry uncovers about ourselves, our world, and our fellow beings.

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Story and Song: Learning and Living with Buddhist Chant

Women in the Buddha’s Life: Ordained Women as Teachers

The Four Noble Truths of Recovery

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