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On April 1st , 2024, Ms Charmaree Tangkasikit, a scholarship doctoral student of Dhammachai International Research Institute (DIRI) presented her work in the international conference “Theravada Buddhism and Social Engagement” which was held at Hyatt Centric Hotel, Uttarakhand, India. The opening ceremony was graced by Ram Nath Kovind, the 14th president of India, and Gen. Gurmit Singh, the Governor of Uttarakhand. Furthermore, the international community of Theravada monks which led...Read More

On Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 3:30 p.m., New Zealand time, Phramaha Sutham Suratano, Pali IX, Dr, chairman of the Dhammachai International Research Institute of New Zealand and Australia (DIRI) provided annual scholarships to the University of Otago students who got excellent scores in each subject related to Buddhist studies and provided annual financial support for teaching Buddhism to the Religion Programme, School of Social Sciences, University of Otago. The...Read More

Under the MoU between the Dhammachai International Research Institute (DIRI) and the Religion Programme, the University of Otago, we are pleased to invite everyone to join the Buddhist Texts seminar series between 19-23 February 2024, 2-5 pm (NZ time).   This seminar series examines 20th century Buddhist texts and biography to show how major and minor Cambodian Buddhist figures negotiated a path in relation to Buddhist Reform movements, Independence, the...Read More

Phra Akbordin Paññāratano, a PhD candidate ring the historical bell On January 25, 2024, Phra Akbordin Paññāratano, a PhD candidate in Religious Studies at the University of Otago, and a researcher at the Dhammachai International Research Institute (DIRI), rang the University bell and took pictures with his supervisors and friends after submitting his PhD thesis in early January. The University of Otago initiated the tradition of ringing the University bell...Read More

OCBS DIRI Lecture Series Suicide, Meditation and Anti-realism: Three Problems in the Study of Early Buddhism Dr Alexander Wynne This lecture series will consider three apparently distinct problems in the study of early Buddhism: one ethical (suicide), one spiritual (meditation) and one metaphysical (anti-realism). By bringing out underlying connections and discontinuities between these subjects, the lectures will show how early Buddhism was decisively shaped by two forces: an ascetic spirituality...Read More