A talk at the University of California by Osmund Bopearachchi on the ancient capital of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.
 A talk on the cultural conditioning behind the emergence of the Buddha figure by Prof. Robert deCaroli. Read More: Envisioning the Buddha  The last in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the prospects for relations between Buddhism and science.  The third in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the doctrine of Karma and its relation to evolution.  The second in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the emergence of the idea of the scientific Buddha in the mid 19th c. Europe, and its persistence ever since. Read More: The Scientific Buddha 2, Building a Better Buddha  The first in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the emergence of the idea of the scientific Buddha in the mid 19th c. Europe, and its persistence ever since. Read More: The Scientific Buddha 1, A Purified Religion  A short lecture introducing the cosmological meaning behind the symbology of the Swayambhu stupa. Read More: Secrets of the Stupa  The last is a series of talks by Donald Lopez looks at the recently rediscovered work of a Jesuit Missionary in Tibet in the 18th century. Read More: The White Lama Ippolito: An Italian Jesuit in Tibet  An illustrated talk on the early Buddhist legends of Sri Lanka, covering the three journeys of Lord Buddha to the Island, the origin of the Sinhala peoples, and the significance of the legends. Read More: Early Buddhist Legends of Sri Lanka  An illustrated talk on the geographical, social, political and religious background to the Buddha’s teaching. Read More: The Background to the Buddha’s Teaching  Leave a commentCategories: Culture, Dharma Tags: Asoka, Buddhism, History, Indus Valley, Jainism, Lectures |
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