BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//91㽶Ƶ - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:91㽶Ƶ X-ORIGINAL-URL: X-WR-CALDESC:Events for 91㽶Ƶ REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191107T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191107T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T154010 CREATED:20231020T161514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231020T161514Z UID:4781-1573113600-1573146000@www.drbu.edu SUMMARY:Dr. Kristi Wiley: An Introduction to Jainism DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 7\, 7:45-9:00 pm\n91㽶Ƶ University Building\, 2nd Floor Lounge\nFree and open to the public \nOf the religious traditions with origins on the Indian subcontinent\, Jainism is the least known in the West.  Jains comprise less than one percent of India’s population\, but the Jain community has exerted a powerful influence on Indian culture for more than 2\,500 years since the time of Vardhamāna Mahāvīra\, who was a contemporary of Gautama the Buddha.  Nonviolence (ahiṃsā) is at the core of the teachings and profoundly informs Jain ethics and practices to this day. \nIn this lecture\, the basic beliefs of Jainism will be discussed\, including the concept of the 24 Jinas or “Spiritual Victors” in our cycle of time\, Mahāvīra’s teachings regarding the nature of reality\, and the emergence of the four main sectarian traditions: Śvetāmbara\, Digambara\, Sthānakavāsī\, and Terāpanthī.  There will also be a discussion of the significance of the five great vows of renunciation (mahāvratas) and the role of friendliness and compassion in supporting these vows\, as well as the interactions between the mendicant and lay communities. \nDr. Kristi Wiley has been a lecturer in Sanskrit and South Asian Religions in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California\, Berkeley. Her area of specialty is Jainism. URL:/event/dr-kristi-wiley-an-introduction-to-jainism/ CATEGORIES:Colloquium Lecture Series END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR