Boise Institute for Buddhist Studies

Saturdays, 10:00am, November 18 to December 23. All classes are held at the Linh Thuu Buddhist Temple at 8813 W. Ardene Street, Boise. Class Poster (PDF)

A teacher in the Thai Forest tradition, Michael Sapiro, has been leading dharma sessions for the past couple of years at his home. To accommodate larger numbers, the group will now meet at a new location. Maitri Sangha Boise is a Buddhist community in the Thai Forest Lineage focusing on the integration of Buddhist Dharma and […]

This Friday evening, Oct. 13, all are invited to attend an open house at the 7th Street Zendo. There will be calligraphy by Michael Jones on display, and music by Jonah Shue. The event will be from 4 to 6 p.m., and on Saturday, the zendo will hold a half-day meditation session. Details and schedule […]

Refuge Recovery, a Buddhist-based practice to aid in recovery from addictions, will now be offered on: Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m., starting Oct. 11, 2017 All are welcome 660 N 9th Street http://www.refugerecovery.org/

Taking the Mind’s Nature as the Path  — Part Two Book:   Luminous Clarity, by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche Where:  BIBS, 660 N 9th Street, Boise When:   Friday evenings 6:30 – 7:30  starting October 13, 2017 RSVP to presenter Robert Sperry at: boisecoder@gmail(dot)com ——————— Robert Sperry has been studying and practicing Buddhism since 1969, including practices in the […]

7 to 9 p.m., every Wednesday at BIBS Center, 660 N. 9th Street Every Wednesday starting next week BIBS will host “Just Sit,” folks who like to sit but are unaffiliated with any one tradition or lineage. This is Zen-style practice, which involves a 30-40 minute period of sitting, a 10-min walking meditation (Kinin), followed […]

BIBS presents Buddhist View 275, a look at the classic Tibetan Buddhist teaching by Atisha known as the Seven-Point Mind Training. Seven-Point Mind Training in the Dzogchen Tradition Sundays, beginning Oct. 1, 2017 2 – 3 p.m. at BIBS; 660 N. 9th St. Please RSVP to dalerb@cableone(dot)net The class will explore the highly pragmatic Mind Training […]

These presentations of world-class Buddhist teachers will resume in the fall after the conclusion of the Seven-Point Mind Training class taught in person by Dale Bowden.

An educator from Thailand known for designing and running a free school for at-risk girls will give a public talk at the Linh Thu Temple on 7 p.m. Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Day corrected from previous post) Details are on this poster: nun visit.

Zen Master Bon Soeng from Empty Gate Zen Center in Berkeley, CA will be giving a Dharma Talk Friday August 4 at 7 p.m. and guiding a half-day Zen Meditation Retreat on Saturday August 5 at the BIBS Center, 660 N. 9th Street.  Private interviews with the teacher will be offered during the retreat on […]