THE STORY of BUDDHISM: in Two Parts
THE STORY of BUDDHISM in Two Parts
Yeshe Tsogyal Temple • 419 E. Iris Drive • Nashville, TN
PART ONE: “The Beginning of Buddhism”
Sunday, January 22nd
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Learn how Buddhism started with just one man and quickly became a major world religion…..and hear the seldom told stories behind the story….
• How a “pampered Prince” became a world spiritual leader.
• How The Buddha stopped a serial killer from taking his 1000th victim, and brought him to spiritual enlightenment.
• Do you know about the bloodthirsty King who killed his brother (and 99 step-brothers) to gain the throne, then repented, converted to Buddhism and helped spread it throughout South Asia?
• Or the Mongol Emperor who conquered China, then embraced and spread Tibetan Buddhism?
PART TWO:
“Buddhism comes to the West”
Sunday, January 29th
2:00pm to 4:00pm
David B. Hinton, Ph.D is a Professor of History who has taught at Vanderbilt University, Middle Tennessee State University, Motlow College, and the University of Arizona Global Campus. Dr. Hinton has made three pilgrimage trips to India visiting the historic sites of The Buddha and Padmasambhava.
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