MANGALAM RESEARCH CENTER

For Buddhist Languages

Exploring the translation of Buddhist teachings into English

How to Live in Hard Times

January 21, 2026, 4-5:30 PT
Steven Heine, Not a Moment Spent Idly: Dogen's Approach to the Most Challenging Era of Medieval Japan

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Classical Sanskrit for Students of Buddhism

Mondays & Wednesdays
January 5, 2026 - June 10, 2026*
7-8:30am Pacific (on Zoom)

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Buddhist Approaches to the Natural World : Resources for a Time of Global Climate Change

Christopher Ives, “Realizing Our Embeddedness in Nature as Nature,” November 11, 2025 (4-5:30 PT)
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The Practice of Creativity: Expressions of the Dharma in the Arts and the Natural World

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

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2021 MRC COURSES aim to enrich students’ understanding and practice of the Dharma by making academic perspectives and scholarly research accessible and engaging.
CURRENTS: conversations on Critical Contemporary Issues in Buddhist Thought and Practice
SPOTLIGHT
New research in Buddhist studies monthly lecture series.
2021 SUMMER LANGUAGE COURSES
in Classical Tibetan and Sanskrit

VIDEO RESOURCES

Recordings from past conferences, seminars and projects.