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SUMMARY:BSC Summer Session 2026 (Jikoen)
DESCRIPTION:[su_note note_color="#eedaf3"]The Buddhist Study Center (BSC
 ) Summer Session is an annual\, multi-day seminar with a well-known Budd
 hist scholar.[/su_note]\n\n[su_row][su_column size="1/3"]\n\n[/su_column
 ]\n[su_column size="2/3"]\nThe Buddhist Study Center presents\nSummer Se
 ssion 2026&nbsp\;\nwith Rev. Dr. Aaron Proffitt\nJuly 26 at Jikoen Hongw
 anji (Sun.)\nFamily Dharma Session\, in person and online\nJuly 27-29 at
  BSC (Mon.–Wed.)\nEvening sessions\, in person and online\n[/su_column
 ][/su_row]\n\n[su_row][su_column size="1/2"]\nFamily Dharma Session at J
 ikoen Hongwanji\n\n  July 26\, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Service\, “Buddh
 ism and Family Culture” seminar/activities\, light lunch\n\nRev. Dr. P
 roffitt will draw on his experiences from both the college level and fro
 m his Albany sangha. He will focus on his journey as a parent and how th
 e Dharma provides him with resources to build a family culture rooted in
  Buddhist wisdom and compassion.\n\nFamilies invited! Activities for par
 ents and children will be shared. Free\, but registration is required.\n
 \nEvening Session Topics at BSC\n\n  July 27\, 6-8 p.m.: “Entering the
  Mahayana Multiverse”\n  July 28\, 6-8 p.m.: “Shin Buddhism as Basic
  Buddhism”\n  July 29\, 6-8 p.m.: “Buddhism is Simple\, Buddhist Stu
 dies is Complicated”\nRegistration\nRegistration is free with donation
 s welcome. Suggested amounts are on the Google Form accessed by clicking
  the button.\nRegular Registration Deadline: July 20\, 2026\n\n[su_butto
 n url="https://forms.gle/g4wjmCWseGJ3LdK36" target="blank" background="#
 4a177f" size="8"]Register[/su_button]\n[/su_column]\n[su_column size="1/
 2"]\n\n[/su_column][/su_row]\n\nAbout Our Speaker\nRev. Dr. Aaron Shoken
  Proffitt is an ordained Jodo Shinshu minister and associate professor o
 f Japanese Studies at the East Asian Studies Department at the Universit
 y at Albany — State University of New York.\n\nOriginally from Lynchbu
 rg\, Tennessee\, Rev. Dr. Proffitt received his B.A. and M.A. in religio
 us studies from the University of Colorado and his PhD in Buddhist studi
 es from the University of Michigan. \n\nHe studied Japanese at the Inter
 -University Center in Yokohama from 2009 to 2010 and conducted research 
 as a Fulbright Fellow at Otani University\, Koyasan University\, and Ryu
 koku University from 2014 to 2015.\n\nHe serves as the Buddhist chaplain
  at the University of Albany Interfaith Center and for the Buddhist Stud
 ent Association. \n\nIn 2019\, he co-founded the Albany Buddhist Sangha 
 (albanybuddhist.org)\, a diverse\, family-oriented temple serving the gr
 eater New York state capital area.\n\nAbout BSC Summer Session\n[caption
  id="attachment_2227" align="alignright" width="250"] Buddhist Study Cen
 ter (BSC)1436 University AvenueHonolulu\, HI 96822[/caption]\n\nThe BSC 
 Summer Session held its first classes in 1974 with Dr. Alfred Bloom and 
 Dr. Mokusen Miyuki. For over 50 years distinguished teachers have shared
  their knowledge and perspectives on the Wisdom and Compassion of the Te
 achings of Buddhism. These scholars include: Dr. Taitetsu Unno\, Rev. Gy
 omay Kubose\, Dr. George Tanabe\, Prof. Takamaro Shigaraki\, Dr. Mark Un
 no\, Rev. Ruth Tabrah\, Dr. David Matsumoto\, Rev. Marvin Harada\, Rev. 
 William Masuda\, & Rev. Dr. Takashi Miyaji.
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260726T090000
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LOCATION:1731 N. School Street
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