PRIZE
The Lorna M. Peterson Prize supports scholarly and creative work by undergraduate students taking part in Five College programs. The $500 prize is awarded annually based on nominations from Five College programs. See this for details:
LornaMPeterson prize FINAL2010 11 1.doc
Younge Khachab Rinpoche
Non-sectarian Teacher of Tibetan Buddhism now residing in the Pioneer Valley
The Western Massachusetts Sangha of Rime Shedrub Ling (Academy of Non-Sectarian Study and Practice) is pleased to announce the arrival of Younge Khachab Rinpoche, from Madison
westmassachusetts@rimeshedrubling.org
Manjushri Institute of Buddhist Studies
http://www.manjushriinstitute.org/
The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
dharma.org
Insight Meditation Society
dharma.org
Amherst Insight Meditation
Mark Hart leads an insight meditation class on Tuesdays from 4:30-5:45 in Chapin Chapel, Chapin Hall.
https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/religiouslife/staff/Hart
Hampshire Buddhist Meditation
Catherine Anraku Hondorp is the Buddhist chaplain at Hampshire college.
http://www.hampshire.edu/studentlife/index_spirituallife.htm
Buddhists In Gathering [BIG] at Mount Holyoke
Rebecca Bradshaw leads Mindfulness Meditation weekly at Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary.
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/religiouslife/13726.shtml
Buddhist Meditation at Smith
Catherine Anraku Hondorp leads Buddhist meditation on Mondays
6:45 to 8:15pm. in the Bodman Lounge at Smith Campus.
http://www.smith.edu/religiouslife/religious_services/oncampus_services.htm
H-Buddhism Graduate Programs Page
An on-line guide to graduate programs in Buddhist studies compiled by H-Buddhism.
http://www.h-net.org/~buddhism/GradStudies.htm
Internship Opportunity in Berkeley
RESEARCH ASSISTANT INTERNSHIPS
Mangalam Research Center for Buddhist Languages, Berkeley, CA
POSITION TITLE: Research Assistant Intern (6 positions open)
http://www.mangalamresearch.org
RESEARCH ASSISTANT INTERNSHIPS.docx
Summer Seminar on Buddhism
The Department of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico and Rinzai-ji are once again co-hosting a Summer Seminar in Buddhism. The Summer Seminar on Buddhism is an intensive two-week course on the history and philosophy of Buddhism that combines acade
http://www.summerseminar.org/
Padme Jungne Asian Linguistics Program
PadmaJungne is a new school to learn or improve students’ colloquial and literary Tibetan in Dharamsala, India. Please visit our web site for 2011 courses at www.padmajungne.org or join our Facebook site at www.facebook.com/pages/Padma-Jungne-Asian-Lingu
http://www.padmajungne.org/
Thailand Buddhist Immersion
Global Service Corps, a US-based non-profit service-learning organization, offers a program in which volunteers teach English to novice and senior monks, learn and practice meditation, and are immersed in monastery life at a major wat in central Thailand.
http://www.globalservicecorps.org/site/thailand-buddhist-immersion/
South Asia Summer Language Institute
SASLI is dedicated to training students, faculty, and professionals in the languages of South Asia.
http://sasli.wisc.edu/
Summer Language Institute
The Summer Language Institute of the University of Virginia offers Tibetan and Chinese.
http://www.virginia.edu/summer/SLI/tibetan.html
Kathmandu University Centre for Buddhist Studies at Rangjung
For visiting students, the Centre for Buddhist Studies hosts study-abroad programs in Buddhist philosophy and language and conducts intensive summer programs in Tibetan, Sanskrit, and Nepali, and Buddhist studies.
http://cbs.edu.np/
Woodenfish Project
Woodenfish Project offers students a chance to experience life in a monastery at Fo Guang Shan monastery in Taiwan during two months every summer.
www.woodenfish.org/hbmlp/summer
Tibetan Studies in India
Every year fifteen five-college students study during January Interterm at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Sarnath India. Find out more!
http://www.smith.edu/philosophy/tibet.html
Antioch Program in Buddhist Studies
Antioch Education Abroad offers well established semester programs in India and Japan in Buddhist Studies.
http://aea.antioch.edu/india/index.html
Himalayan Health Exchange
Summer Study Abroad: This program is very comprehensive and provides an unforgettable and highly productive learning experience for students of Anthropology as well as other disciplines.
http://www.himalayanhealth.com/
Willing Workers on Organic Farms
WWOOF (Willing Workers On Organic Farms) is a worldwide network of organic farms that provide room and board in exchange for work related to organic farming. Programs are available in India, Nepal, China, Taiwan, Japan etc.
http://www.wwoof.org/
The Jamyang Foundation
The Jamyang Foundation (Education for Buddhist Women, through Karma Lekshe Tsomo) needs volunteers and interns for their programs in the Himalaya area.
http://www.jamyang.org
ISLE Program
The ILSE Program offers study abroad programs for either Spring or Fall semester in Kandy, Sri Lanka, where students can study religion, material culture, and other subjects.
http://www.bowdoin.edu/isle/
Emory Tibetan Studies Program
Situated in the foothills of the Himalayas and home to H.H. the Dalai Lama, Dharamsala is the cultural and intellectual capital of the Tibetan exile community. The program integrates academic study, traditional Buddhist pedagogy, and field research.
http://www.cipa.emory.edu/search_programs/programDetails.cfm?prgmID=43
Summer Language Study in India
The American Institute of Indian Studies offers summer language study of Sanskrit and Pali/Prakrit at Deccan College in Pune, Maharastra. Check out their website.
www.aiislanguageprograms.org
