Introduction to Buddhism
This interactive and lecture-style class magnifies the foundation of Buddhist practices and philosophies, with an emphasis on Shingon Buddhist concepts.
This is a biweekly class that occurs every other Wednesday at 6 p.m. Pacific Time.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-buddhism-shingon-concepts-tickets-208672965457
If you are unsure if a class is canceled, please visit our events calendar. If an event is not on the calendar, it is canceled. We also typically post cancelation messaging on Facebook.
$5 donation suggested. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. All are welcome.
Please send questions or comments to events@shingonpdx.org.
Introduction to Buddhism Archive
If you missed this class or would like to review the lectures, they're archived on the Foundation for Shingon Buddhism YouTube channel.
Recommended Reading from Rev. Kosho Finch
Buddhism For Dummies by Jonathan Landaw, Stephan Bodian, Gudrun Bühnemann
Life of the Buddha by Ashvaghosha, translated by Patrick Olivelle
https://bdkamerica.org also provides free PDFs of Buddhist texts as well as hardcopy editions for sale