The Life of the Buddha

Tubac Buddhist Meditation Center 2247 Frontage Road, Tubac, AZ, United States

An overview of the life of the historical Buddha, with questions being encouraged throughout the presentation and at the end. Gautama Buddha, popularly known as the Buddha or Lord Buddha (also known as Siddhartha Gautama or Buddha Shakyamuni), was a leader and teacher who lived in ancient India. (c 5th to 4th century BCE). He […]

Chan/Zen Buddhism with Dr. Jiang Wu, PhD

Tubac Buddhist Meditation Center 2247 Frontage Road, Tubac, AZ, United States

Presented by the Tubac Buddhist Meditation Center, Dr. Jiang Wu is currently a professor in the Department of East Asian Studies, director of Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona. He received his Master's degree from Nankai University (1994) and Ph.D. from Harvard University (2002). His research interests include seventeenth-century Chinese Buddhism, especially […]

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Comparative Traditions: Excerpts from Jack Kornfield’s Past Conversations with Ajahn Chah and Thomas Merton

Tubac Buddhist Meditation Center 2247 Frontage Road, Tubac, AZ, United States

Comparative views on spirituality, social justice and pacifism: A. Chah, Thai Buddhist monk, Forest Tradition & Thomas Merton, American Trappist monk at Gethsemani Abbey. Guest Speaker Christine Bates Interactive lecture, discussion and reflection   This is a grantee event and Arizona Humanities is not directly involved in the event planning or implementation. For this reason please […]

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