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VaYU, the 1st Yoga University outside India located in Los Angeles, USA, is delighted to offer its 6th Distinguished Speaker Series Webinar of 2024 with the following exciting virtual session on November 9th, 2024.

Abstract: What is the Hindu theory of Creation? What is the Hindu theory of God? What is the nature of sādhanā and mukti in Hinduism? How does Hinduism differ from Jainism and Buddhism?

These are some of the questions that are generally asked by ordinary but inquisitive people both within and outside of the Hindu tradition. The answers to these questions depend on a lot of factors. The lecture will explore the various answers to some of these frequently asked questions.

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 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 Award from the Northern Virginia Korean Buddhist Community [2004] and the recipient of 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 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 the 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 the 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.

Thank You and see you at VaYU.

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