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VaYU, the first Yoga University outside India, located in Los Angeles, USA, is delighted to present the second edition of its Distinguished Speaker Series Webinars in 2025.
Join us on March 29th for an insightful virtual session with Prof. Hebbar, a dedicated and esteemed scholar.
Don’t miss this enriching experience!
Title: Buddhism: history, doctrines, sects, and practices
When: March 29th 9am-11am PST (US & Canada)
Abstract: Brief biography of the Life of the Buddha (563-483 BCE); synopsis of his teachings; history of Buddhism in India; spread of Theravāda Buddhism into Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Spread of Mahāyāna Buddhism into China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Sects of Mahāyāna Buddhism in China and Japan. Spread of Vajrayāna Buddhism into Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim & Ladakh regions of India, and Mongolia. Sects of Vajrayāna Buddhism.
Decline and disappearance of Buddhism in India after 1700 years (500 BCE to 1198 CE).
Speaker: Prof. B.N.Hebbar was born in India and had his secular and traditional schooling there. He has a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree from the University of Utrecht, Netherlands, an honorary Doctor of Divinity (D.D.), and a Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) degree from the University of South Africa. He has lectured extensively on Hinduism and Buddhism in North America, Europe and Asia. He was the Executive Vice-President to the DC Area International Buddhist Committee (an association of the 13 Buddhist-majority nations of the world).
He has lectured at the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program in Eastern Religions [Summer 2006 and 2007]. He has lectured at NYU Medical School on Eastern Religions bioethics [Fall 2005] and at the Harvard Medical School on Eastern Religions bioethics [Fall 2005]. He has advised the Pentagon Board of Chaplains on Hindu Religious matters prior to First US-Iraq War [1990]. He was thrice nominated faculty member at the Freshman Scholars in Residence at George Washington University [2004, 2006 and 2008]. He was the recipient of an Award from the Northern Virginia Korean Buddhist Community [2004] and the recipient of an Award from the Maryland Cambodian Buddhist Community [2007]. He was invited to join the Asian-American Pacific Islander White House Outreach Program [2009]. He was interviewed on Buddhism in the PBS documentary Asian and Abrahamic Faiths [2011]. He was interviewed on the Hindu and Buddhist doctrines of reincarnation in National Geographic International documentary On Reincarnation [2012]
He has authored several articles in professional journals and has written three books. He currently teaches at George Washington University. He also has taught at the Honors Program at the University of Maryland [1997-2007]. He received the Bender Award in 2006 for Excellence-in-Education from George Washington University. He is currently chair of the Faculty Senate of Vivekananda Yoga University and has taught for several years in its RMA program.