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:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211007T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211007T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T153849 CREATED:20231016T175600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T175600Z UID:4733-1633635000-1633640400@www.drbu.edu SUMMARY:Lecture on Ācārya Prajñākaramati's Verse of Homage to the Perfection of Wisdom with Dr. Mattia Salvini DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, October 7 from 7:30 – 9:00 PM\, PST\nWhere: Online via Zoom – Register here for Zoom link \nAbstract\nPrajñākaramati is known as one of the most authoritative commentators on Śāntideva’s classic guide to the practices of Bodhisattvas\, the Bodhicaryāvatāra. He was a master (ācārya) in the famed monastic institution of Vikramaśīla\, heir to the tradition of Nālandā\, wherein Śāntideva is also believed to have spent a portion of his life. Prajñākaramati starts his commentary on the Wisdom Chapter of the Bodhicaryāvatāra with a new opening verse. This verse of “auspicious beginning” (maṅgalācaraṇa) can tell us a lot about his approach to the Perfection of Wisdom\, through his choice of words and even by the choice of meter. This single verse can also function as a simple introduction to what many regard as the ultimate intent of the Buddha’s teachings\, the cultivation of Prajñāpāramitā\, the Perfection of Wisdom. \nAbout Dr. Mattia Salvini\nProfessor Mattia Salvini is currently Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Dean of Scriptural Languages at the International Buddhist College\, Sadao Campus\, Thailand. He obtained a BA and MA Sanskrit from RKM Vivekānanda College Chennai\, India\, and a PhD in Buddhist Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (London). His main research interests are: Buddhist philosophy as expressed in Sanskrit\, and especially Madhyamaka; the relationship between philosophy and vyākaraṇa (traditional Sanskrit grammar); the relationship between Madhyamaka\, Yogācāra\, and non-Mahāyāna Abhidharma; Buddhist Sūtras in Sanskrit and Tibetan; Vāstuśāstra (traditional architecture); Buddhist kāvya (poetry). During his stay in India and Nepal\, Mattia had the opportunity to study with Prof. Rāṁśaṅkar Tripāṭhī\, and has learnt from several Tibetan Buddhist masters\, especially Ayang Rinpoche\, Lama Gelong Tsultrim Gyaltsen\, and Lama Rinchen Phuntsok. Mattia has taught in Nepal (Rangjung Yeshe Institute)\, Thailand (Mahidol University)\, and as visiting professor in Taiwan (Hua Fan University) and Germany (Hamburg University). URL:/event/lecture-on-acarya-prajnakaramatis-verse-of-homage-to-the-perfection-of-wisdom-with-dr-mattia-salvini/ CATEGORIES:Colloquium Lecture Series END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR