Zen Monastic Life in Contemporary Japan: A Virtual Webinar

On Tuesday, April 27 at 7 p.m. E.T., Bridging Foundation Executive Director Dr. Tom Mason will be joined by Cornell University Visiting Scholar and Butsumo-ji Temple Head Priest Dr. Masaki Matsubara for an inside look into monastic life in Japan. Through his collection of personal photos, Matsubara will offer an exciting first-hand look into his years of training. 

This program is open to all. Register here today! bit.ly/3cV21ZG

Rev. Dr. Masaki Matsubara earned a Ph.D. in Asian Religions from Cornell University. He taught at the Department of Religious Studies at UC Berkeley (2009-2013) and was the BDK Fellow at the Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford University (2013-14). He is now a Visiting Scholar in the East Asia Program at Cornell and also a Visiting Lecture at the Contemplative Studies at Brown University. Moreover, he currently serves as a Visiting Professor at Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies at the University of Tokyo. He is the abbot of the Zen temple Butsumo-ji in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.