"Even as a mother protects with her life her child, her only child, so with a boundless heart, should one cherish all living beings." ~From the Karaniya Metta Sutta
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Join us in person on Tuesdays from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. for liturgy, teaching, and meditation in the Reflection Room on the second floor of the Campus Center. Check our Facebook page just prior to the start of each semester for more specific information as to the date of our first meeting.
Welcome to Buddhist Campus Ministry at UMass Dartmouth! The Buddhist traditions are diverse - so diverse that some would say Buddhism is not one religion, just as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are three different religions with certain common roots and overlapping features. While it is good to settle into one practice and go as deeply as one can go, a great deal can be learned by exploring other traditions as well.
Buddhist Campus Ministry seeks to introduce interested students, faculty, and staff to Buddhist teachings and practice. Additionally, our gatherings are an opportunity to cultivate community with like-minded individuals. If there is interest, it may also be possible to arrange visits to different temples in the area to broaden our understanding of the various Buddhist traditions available to us in this part of the country.
Venerable Haemin (pronounced "Hey Meen") is a fully ordained monk in the Taego Order of Korean Buddhism. However, he started exploring various forms of Japanese Buddhism in histeens and 20's particularly while an exchange student in Japan in high school and college. He later became a novice monk in the Tibetan tradition, studied abroad in South Korea and Nepal, and lived at a Vietnamese temple for two years as well. Venerable also has a Master of Arts in Religious Studies with a concentration in Buddhism and a Master of Divinity for Buddhist Chaplaincy, both from the University of the West, a Buddhist university in the Los Angeles area.
Contact Venerable Haemin at 508.999.8872 (The Center for Religous and Spiritual Life) or at haemin.scovillepope@umassd.edu.
