During the seminar, His Eminence Otani Guen and Dr. Hirahara engaged in a dialogue on the revival of Buddhism in India. The seminar covered the history of Buddhism’s decline in India, how Dharmapala (1864–1933) initiated a movement from Sri Lanka to reclaim Buddhist holy sites in India, and how Ambedkar (1891–1956), serving as Minister of
On February 5th, I held a mini-lecture and panel discussion titled “D&I as a Management Strategy: What Silicon Valley Has That Fukuoka Doesn’t” at CIC Fukuoka, a beautiful and functional incubation facility located right in the heart of Tenjin, where my university, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)’s Fukuoka satellite, is based. Thanks to our two
This is a Buddhist online seminar held under the theme of “Tariki Innovation Strategy,” with the participation of His Eminence Guen, Head Priest of the Otani Temple, Professor Hirahara, and Coach Nishihara. At the beginning of the seminar, the Buddhist understanding of “Tariki” (other-power) and “Jiri” (self-power) was discussed, with a particular focus on explaining
The seminar discussed the concept of “San’gan Ten’nyū” (the Transfer of the Three Vows) in Jōdo Shinshū and explored the path to attaining Amida Buddha’s Primal Vow (the 18th of the 48 Vows). Participants engaged in detailed discussions about the gradual transition from self-powered nembutsu to other-powered nembutsu, and the process of ultimately reaching the
LET’S CELEBRATE PROGRESS?AND SHAPE WHAT COMES NEXT. Universiti Malaya warmly invites you to join us at the INAUGURAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN MEDICINE 2026, themed “AI in Medicine: Shaping the Future of Healthcare.” This one-day flagship conference brings together researchers, clinicians, industry leaders, and policymakers to showcase clinically validated AI solutions, translational
Last Sunday, I participated in a “retreat” hosted by the School of Management (SoM) at APU (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University), where I am affiliated, held in the conference room and banquet hall of a historic hot spring inn. From 2:00 PM until well past 8:00 PM, we engaged in intensive discussions, resulting in a highly
Today, I served as a judge for the TEDxAPU Speakers’ League, which was requested by an APU student group. The task was to select three outstanding speakers before the actual event, which will be held at APU’s Premium Hall at a later date. Four professors, including myself, served as judges. More than ten students gave
Just the other day, while casually browsing YouTube videos, I was surprised to find a short explanatory video about the “DeSProg” project I worked on during my time at the University of Malaya. It seems Professor Dr. Rafdzah Ahmad Zakithe, the team leader, created it. It’s easy to understand, so please take a look. This
The academic event that colored October was, without a doubt, the ten-day journey to North India. As usual, an uncanny level of Buddhist karmic connection led me to travel to McLeod Ganj in Dharamshala—the town where His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama resides. The purpose was to observe, with my own eyes, the lives and
素材記事：https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/even_young_children_prefer_people_who_act_with_humility素材写真：the same as above site Despite being only children, or, because of being children? Psychological experiments have shown that even children as young as five years old have a very keen sense of the “intelligence” displayed by adults. It turns out that children prefer people who have “intellectual humility,” who “humbly ask for instruction on