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SUMMARY:BSC Summer Session 2026 (BSC)
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\nFamily Dharma Session at Jikoen Hongwanji\n\n  July 26\, 9
  a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: “Buddhism and Family Culture”\n\nRev. Dr. Prof
 fitt will draw on his experiences from both the college level and from h
 is Albany sangha. He will focus on his journey as a parent and how the D
 harma provides him with resources to build a family culture rooted in Bu
 ddhist wisdom and compassion.\n\nFamilies invited! Activities for parent
 s and children will be shared. Free\, but registration is required.\n\nE
 vening Session Topics at BSC\n\n  July 27\, 6-8 p.m.: “Entering the Ma
 hayana Multiverse”\n  July 28\, 6-8 p.m.: “Shin Buddhism as Basic Bu
 ddhism”\n  July 29\, 6-8 p.m.: “Buddhism is Simple\, Buddhist Studie
 s is Complicated”\n\n\n[su_note note_color="#eedaf3"]NOTE: For complet
 e information\, including descriptions of each session and links to writ
 ings by the guest speaker\, please see our Summer Session page.[/su_note
 ]\n\nRegistration\nRegistration is free with donations welcome. Suggeste
 d amounts are on the Google Form accessed by clicking the button.\nRegul
 ar Registration Deadline: July 20\, 2026\n\n[su_button url="https://form
 s.gle/g4wjmCWseGJ3LdK36" target="blank" background="#4a177f" size="8"]Re
 gister[/su_button]\n[su_row][su_column size="1/2"] \n\nAbout Our Speaker
 \nRev. Dr. Aaron Shoken 正見 Proffitt is an Associate Professor of Jap
 anese Studies in the East Asian Studies Department of the University at 
 Albany — State University of New York and an ordained Buddhist priest 
 (tokudo) in the Jōdo Shinshū Hongwanji-ha lineage.\n\nOriginally from 
 Lynchburg\, Tennessee\, Proffitt received his BA and MA in religious stu
 dies from the University of Colorado\, and his PhD in Buddhist studies f
 rom the University of Michigan. He studied Japanese at the Inter-Univers
 ity Center in Yokohama from 2009 to 2010 and conducted research as a Ful
 bright Fellow at Otani University\, Koyasan University and Ryukoku Unive
 rsity from 2014 to 2015.\n\nProffitt serves the UAlbany Interfaith Cente
 r and Buddhist Student Association as a Buddhist chaplain. He also co-fo
 unded the Albany Buddhist Sangha (albanybuddhist.org) and regularly teac
 hes mindfulness and meditation for community organizations in the Albany
  area.\n\nAbout BSC Summer Session\n[caption id="attachment_2227" align=
 "alignright" width="250"] Buddhist Study Center (BSC)1436 University Ave
 nueHonolulu\, HI 96822[/caption]\n\nThe BSC Summer Session held its firs
 t classes in 1974 with Dr. Alfred Bloom and Dr. Mokusen Miyuki. For over
  50 years distinguished teachers have shared their knowledge and perspec
 tives on the Wisdom and Compassion of the Teachings of Buddhism. These s
 cholars include: Dr. Taitetsu Unno\, Rev. Gyomay Kubose\, Dr. George Tan
 abe\, Prof. Takamaro Shigaraki\, Dr. Mark Unno\, Rev. Ruth Tabrah\, Dr. 
 David Matsumoto\, Rev. Marvin Harada\, Rev. William Masuda\, & Rev. Dr. 
 Takashi Miyaji.
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LOCATION:1436 University Ave
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