Separately, Prof. Henry Rosemont Jr. will also give a lecture for the public on Monday, April 1, 2013 at 4 PM at the Center for Chinese Studies (located on the UC Berkeley campus at 2223 Fulton Street, Room 505 near the intersection with the intersection of Kittredge St; a six-story building).

Topic: "Family Reverence As It Relates to Friendship and Human Rights"

Following are posters and materials for the lecture.

Rev. Heng Sure to speak in LA at the Vegsource.com Healthy Lifestyle Expo

Visit Healthy Lifestyle Expo webpage for detail

Date: Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012
Time: 9:15 AM ~ 10:00 AM
Location: Woodland Hills, CA 

Date: 10/13 ( San Francisco )
          10/14 ( San Jose/Mountain View )
Time and Location: Please visit the event page for detail
Buddhist Global Relief has announced its 2012 “Walk to Feed the Hungry” fundraising events. BGR is an interdenominational organization comprising various Buddhist groups. With an overarching vision to alleviate and ultimately banish poverty, BGR is involved in projects that build capacity and provide food aid to countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Haiti, India, Kenya, Niger, and the United States.

Here are some notes and pictures from the event last year.

How were the Buddha's teachings recorded and organized into written form? How did the Chinese Buddhist scriptures evolve over the centuries and into the modern time? Come join this fascinating evening lecture on the history of the Tripitaka and digitalization of the Chinese canon by Professor Aming Tu.

Following event pictures are provided through the curtesy of Kevin Cheung

Rev. Heng Sure gave a talk at the interfaith event Enlightenment & Ethical Conduct hosted by . Topic of the event is: How do we become enlightened and find our way in the realm of moral action?

Date: Saturday, Sep. 22 2012
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m
Location: Dominican University of California, San Rafael 
              (Creekside Room, Caleruega Hall)
See event page for detail.

The digitalization of the Chinese Buddhist Tripitaka was an extraordinary and invaluable contribution to the Buddhist world. Students, practitioners, translators and scholars of Buddhism now have the entire Buddhist canon at their fingertips. Professor Tu Aming from the Dharma Drum Buddhist College in Taiwan is one of the early pioneers of this monumental effort, and currently serves as the Vice Director of CBETA (Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association). Come join us in this special hands-on workshop led by Professor Tu on how to use the CBETA application and other Chinese Buddhist digital resources!

Workshop will be conducted in both English and Mandarin Chinese, with the materials
presented mostly in Chinese. Please bring your laptop if you have one.