academic
2020
5 October to 20 December, 1 to 5 pm online
Episteme ed epistemologia nel pensiero del buddhismo antico
(30 hours, Laboratorio di filosofia dell’India)
at the Department of Philosophy, Perugia University, Italy
2021
27 & 28 November online
paper on “Knowledge tied to or freed from identity? Epistemic reflections through the prism of the early Buddhist teachings”
conference Buddhist Canons: In Search of a Theoretical Foundation for a Wisdom-oriented Education – Tung Lin Kok Yuen International Conference at the Centre of Buddhist Studies of The University of Hong Kong & the Tung Lin Kok Yuen
2022
15 to 17 May onsite
paper on “Revived Theravāda bhikkhunīs and the bhikkhusaṅgha: institutional asymmetries, legal and existential dissonances”
conference “Gender asymmetry in the different Buddhist traditions through the prism of nuns’ ordination and education”
at the Department of Philosophy, Perugia University, Italy
22 May onsite & online
paper on “Il potenziale trasformativo delle ‘dimore divine’ o ‘incommensurabili’ nella teoria e pratica meditativa del buddhismo antico”
conference “Le frontiere della scienza contemplativa: psicoterapia, neuroscienze, mindfulness e Dharma”, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
14 to 19 August cancelled
panel convener (with Vincent Tournier) “Khuddaka/Kṣudraka: concept, texts and collections”
paper on “Kṣudraka quotations in Śamathadeva’s Abhidharmakośopāyikā-ṭīkā”
at the XIXth Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies
Seoul National University, Korea
14 October online
masterclass “Estudio, teoría y practica de la meditación budista temprana”
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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19 December onsite
paper on “Giving Pabbajjā: An Exploration of the Textual, Legal, and Institutional Implications of Women’s Ordination by Theravāda Bhikkhus”
workshop Embracing the Precepts and Committing to the Dharma: Governing Bodies across Buddhist Traditions
at the Department of Philosophy, Perugia University, Italy
info
2023
2 June online
10:00am – 12:00pm CST
Revived Theravāda bhikkhunīs and the bhikkhusaṅgha: institutional asymmetries, legal and existential dissonances
Khyentse Foundation Buddhist Studies Lecture Series at Northwestern, Northwestern University
info
2025
10 to 15 August
XXth Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies
Leipzig University, Germany
meditation
see also here for other regular events held in Italian
2020
online interactive mindfulness in early Buddhism study and meditation course
info
5 to 11 October (with Bhikkhu Anālayo) [in English] online
the four immeasurables & emptiness practice retreat
organised by Centro Upāya
at Herdade do Barrocal de Baixo, Portugal
23 to 29 October (assisting Bhikkhu Anālayo) online
the four immeasurables & emptiness study and meditation course
at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, MA, USA
28 and 29 November online
Saturday 15-18 & Sun 10-13
seminar on specific conditionality in early Buddhist meditation: name-and-form & consciousness
Fondazione Maitreya, Rome, Italy
2021
2 to 8 April (with Bhikkhu Anālayo) [in Italian] online
mindfulness of breathing practice retreat
info
9 to 18 April (assisting Bhikkhu Anālayo) online
mindfulness in early Buddhism study and meditation course
early Buddhist meditation path program
at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, MA, USA
12 June online
MBSR – Mindfulness professional training for instructors
Associazione Italiana per la Mindfulness
17 to 24 September (with Bhikkhu Anālayo) cancelled
mindfulness in early Buddhism practice retreat
[in English with Korean translation]
info
3 October to 28 November (with Bhikkhu Anālayo) online
9-week mindfulness in early Buddhism study and practice course
[in Italian; no English translation]
info
6 November online
Mindfulness: presence to the present
Dharma talk with Q&A session
Mid-America Buddhist Association (MABA) “Opening the Gates to Awakening” series
1:00 – 2:30 pm CT | zoom meeting link: here | meeting ID: 880 7239 2264 | passcode: 130185
12 to 21 November (with Bhikkhu Anālayo) online
mindfulness of breathing study and meditation course
early Buddhist meditation path program
at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, MA, USA
4 to 11 December online
mindfulness of breathing in early Buddhism practice retreat
Āgama Research Group @ Italia
[in Italian; no English translation]
info
18 or 19 December online
il nobile ottuplice sentiero secondo il buddhismo antico
day-long workshop
Āgama Research Group @ Italia
[in Italian; no English translation]
info
2022
1 to 10 April (with Bhikkhu Anālayo & others) online
brahmavihāra & emptiness practice retreat
early Buddhist meditation path program
at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, MA, USA
23 to 30 April (with Bhikkhu Anālayo) online
brahmavihāra & emptiness practice retreat
[in Italian; no English translation]
info
26 to 29 May onsite
internal-external & brahmavihāra retreat
Āgama Research Group @ Italia
[in Italian; no English translation]
info
10 June online
MBSR – Mindfulness professional training for instructors
Associazione Italiana per la Mindfulness
30 July to 6 August (with Bhikkhu Anālayo) online
mindfulness in early Buddhism practice retreat
[in English; with Chinese translation]
organised by the Āgama Research Group
info (simplified Chinese: info)
29 August to 17 October online
8-week mindfulness in early Buddhism study and practice course
Āgama Research Group @ Italia
[in Italian; no English translation]
info
2 to 11 September online
silent retreat in early Buddhist meditation: continuing the path together
(for participants of Bhikkhu Anālayo’s path program in Early Buddhist Meditation)
freely offered at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, MA, USA
info
25 September online
10:00-12.30 am CEST
Verdiepingsochtend 5 khandha’s (vanuit vroeg Boeddhistisch perspectief)
Online Dhamma studiegroep, Netherlands
2, 9 and 16 October online
miniseries on “esperienza e stadi del risveglio nel buddhismo antico”
9:00-11:30 am Central European Time
Āgama Research Group @ Italia
[in Italian; no English translation]
info
8, 15 and 22 October online
series on “experience and the stages of awakening in early Buddhism”
9:30-11:00 am Pacific Time
Sati Center for Buddhist Studies, Redwood City, CAL, US
2023
28-30 Aprile online
private practice and translation workshop for Āgama Research Group Chinese translation team
Āgama Research Group @ Taiwan
30 April, 7 May and 14 May online
series on “sammā-diṭṭhi: la retta visione secondo il buddhismo antico”
9:00-11:00 am Central European Time
Āgama Research Group @ Italia
[in Italian; no English translation]
info
6, 13 and 20 May online
series on “sammā-diṭṭhi: right view in early Buddhism”
9:30-11:00 am Pacific Time
Sati Center for Buddhist Studies, Redwood City, CAL, USA
27 May to 3 June online
mindfulness in early Buddhism practice retreat
Āgama Research Group @ Taiwan
[in English; with Chinese and Korean translation]
info
27 May to 3 June online
mindfulness in early Buddhism practice retreat
Āgama Research Group @ Italia
[in Italian; no English translation]
info
17 September online
9.00-12.00 am CEST
samādhi e sammāsamādhi nel buddhismo antico: teoria & pratica
Āgama Research Group @ Italia
[in Italian; no English translation]
info
18 September online
19:30-21.00 pm CEST
samādhi as a factor of awakening (bojjhaṅga) in early Buddhist meditation
Online Dhamma studiegroep, Netherlands
[in English]
info
23 to 30 September (with Bhikkhu Anālayo, Dawn Scott, Rhonda Magee) online
mindfulness of breathing practice retreat
Āgama Research Group @ Italia
[in Italian; no English translation]
info
30 September to 7 October (with Bhikkhu Anālayo & Helena Pauptit) online
mindfulness in early Buddhism study and practice course
Āgama Research Group & 30NOW
[in English; with Dutch translation]
info
20 to 29 October (with Bhikkhu Anālayo, Dawn Scott, Rhonda Magee) online
mindfulness in early Buddhism practice retreat
early Buddhist meditation path program
at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, MA, USA
19 novembre onsite
etica & meditazione nel buddhismo antico
Āgama Research Group @ Italia
at Convivio Vegetariano, Collevecchio in Sabina, Italy
[in Italian; no English translation]
info
2024
5 to 14 April (with Bhikkhu Anālayo, Dawn Scott, Rhonda Magee) online
mindfulness of breathing practice retreat
early Buddhist meditation path program
at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, MA, USA
25 April to 2 May (with Bhikkhu Anālayo) online
brahmavihāra & emptiness practice retreat
Āgama Research Group @ Italia
[in Italian; no English translation]
info
5 to 14 July (with Bhikkhu Anālayo, Dawn Scott, Rhonda Magee) online
divine abodes & emptiness practice retreat
early Buddhist meditation path program
at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, MA, USA
18 to 28 July onsite
meditation retreat
Āgama Research Group @ Italia
Monastero Clarisse Eremite, Fara in Sabina (RI), Italy
[in Italian]
info
17 August online
Working with the three unwholesome roots: a practical approach
9:00 am-12:00 pm Pacific Time
Sati Center for Buddhist Studies, Redwood City, CAL, US
18 August online
le tre radici non salutari: insegnamenti, meditazione, dialogo
9:00 am -12.00 pm CEST
Āgama Research Group @ Italia
[in Italian; no English translation]
info
2025
online (to be scheduled)
mindfulness of breathing in early Buddhism practice retreat
Āgama Research Group @ Taiwan
[in English; with Chinese and Korean translation]
info t.b.a.
2027
online (to be scheduled)
brahmavihāra & emptiness in early Buddhism practice retreat (8 days)
Āgama Research Group @ Taiwan
[in English; with Chinese and Korean translation]
info t.b.a.