FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Religious Studies

Archway at McMaster

Latest News

Mosaic art depicting Jesus.
A screenshot from Schitts Creek showing Eugene Levy's character smiling and subtitles that read: "Merry Christmas" "Merry Christmas, Roland."

UPCOMING EVENTS

Event Image

Harry Lyman Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor Speaker Series: Spreading Indra’s Net in Manhattan

Lecture

Calendar Icon
March 30, 2023
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Spreading Indra’s Net in Manhattan: D. T. Suzuki’s Columbia University Lectures on Kegon Buddhism

In spring, 1952, D. T. Suzuki began a series of seminars at Columbia University concerning the development of Chinese Buddhism, culminating in the study of the Buddhist path as presented in the Kegonkyo¯ (Avatamsaka Su? tra). Using a range of recently uncovered archival sources, I will discuss Suzuki’s presentation of Buddhism and the wideranging influence of his seminars on American culture and religious life.