Lopon Dr. Rita Gross visits Michigan!
Lansing Buddhist Association, Quan Am Temple, Ann Arbor Buddhist Society,
and Zen Buddhist Temple of Ann Arbor are honored to invite world-renown
Buddhist scholar and dharma teacher Dr. Rita M. Gross to Michigan to give a
series of talks and classes.
Dr. Rita M. Gross is internationally known for her innovative work on
gender and religion. She is also a senior Dharma teacher (lopon), appointed
to that position by Her Eminence Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche. Known as a warm,
humorous, and very clear teacher, Lopon Gross’ teaching involves a rare
combination of academic and dharmic perspectives. Her Buddhist teaching is
non-sectarian and she teaches for both Zen and Vipassana centers as well as
Tibetan centers.
Please join us for the following events:
*Thursday, May 1st, 2014, 7:00-8:30 p.m.*
*Public talk: “Foundations of Buddhist Teaching”*
*Quan Am Temple*
1840 N. College Rd, Mason, MI 48854
*Friday, May 2nd, 2014, 2:00-4:00 p.m.*
*Public talk: “Religious Diversity--What's the Problem? Buddhist Advice for
Flourishing with Religious Diversity”*
*Zen Buddhist Temple of Ann Arbor*
1214 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
*Friday, May 2nd, 2014, 7:30-9:30 p.m.*
*Public talk: “Feminism and Buddhism”*
*Room 1180, Duderstadt Center, North Campus, Univ. of Michigan*
2281 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
*Saturday and Sunday, May 3rd-4th, 2014*
*Weekend retreat: Basic samatha meditation instruction, together with the
Four Noble Truths taught at an in-depth level that has a mix of dharma and
academic approaches.*
*Amitabha Village Retreat Center*
14796 Beardslee Road, Perry, MI 48872
(Please follow this link to register
online<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGN1bTEtX2t4QmN2TDRfOXNmdE51VUE6MA>
or visit www.lansingbuddhist.org)
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