EVENTS
Film Screening
We will be holding a fortnightly film screening of documentaries and movies that bear relevance to Buddhism and Buddhist culture, community, history and Art.
Weekly Meditation
Our meditation sessions will consist of two parts: 30 minutes of guided meditation and 30 minutes of discussion on Buddhist thoughts or reading Buddhist Chan poems, totaling one hour. The sessions will be led by well-trained Bhikkhu and Bhikkhuni in Buddhist traditions, who are also DPhil students in Oriental Studies at Oxford.
Our free meditation sessions aim to provide a peaceful and relaxing environment to help students alleviate stress and improve mental and physical health. We believe that meditation can be particularly beneficial during Trinity term, when students are under pressure from exams and coursework. Therefore, we warmly invite students from all backgrounds to experience the benefits of meditation.
Meditation leaders: Ven. Huynh Quoc Tuan, Wolfson College (Bhikkhu) and Ven. Wanyu Zhang, Regent’s Park College (Bhikkhuni)
Time: Tuesdays starting from May 16th at 8:00-9:00 pm.
Location: Massey room, Balliol college.
In Person.
The whole sessions will be conducted in English. All are welcome.
Seminars and Lectures
Seminars: "Gathering for Chu Sanzangji Ji 出三藏記集"
We will be holding a series of seminars on Chu Sanzangji Ji 出三藏记集, the earliest extant catalog of Chinese Buddhist texts compiled by Sengyou of the Liang Dynasty and finished c. 515 CE.
Seminar Leader: Chong Fu is a current DPhil student at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies/The Queen's College, Oxford University, specialising in Abhidharma philosophy and historiography.
Both In person and online
Time: 8-9 pm, Mondays on Week 4, 6 and 8. (May 15th, 29th and June 5th)
Online: Zoom room number: 9612043555 password: amituofo
In Person Location: to be confirmed
All are welcome, while basic Classic Chinese is required.
Museum Trips
We invite members on trips to the Ashmolean Museum, Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum for exquisite Buddhist art works and cultural artifices.
