Florida International University’s Asian Studies Program, in collaboration with the Buddha Soto Zen Center, invites you to join in the upcoming “Bringing Dōgen Down to Earth” conference on November 12, 2011 from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM at the Modesto A. Maidique (University Park) Campus’ MARC Pavilion. The conference is also co-sponsored by FIU’s Program for the Study of Spirituality and Department of Religious Studies.

The conference will feature five prominent, internationally-recognized figures in studies of Dōgen’s life and teachings. Each of these guests have either studied or worked closely with researchers and thinkers from Komazawa University in Tokyo, which houses the leading Buddhist Studies Department in Japan, and include: Prof. William Bodiford, Prof. Griffith Foulk, Prof. Steven Heine, Rev. Taigen Dan Leighton, and Rev. Shohaku Okumura.

Admission is free and open to the public. No registration is needed. Seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The program will include opportunities for questions and group discussion. For directions to the MARC Pavilion at FIU, see http://campusmaps.fiu.edu.

For information call Buddha Soto Zen at 305-821-1529 or contact FIU’s Asian Studies Program at 305-348-1914.