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With the anniversary of the passing of Daisaku Ikeda approaching, watch the “Life Story of Daisaku Ikeda,” and learn about this Buddhist philosopher and his work for peace. daisakuikeda.org/sub/audio-visu… A Legacy to Build On Daisaku Ikeda: Peace through Dialogue

My paper, "The Mundanities of the Bodhisattva Path: The 'Bodhisattva Prātimokṣa' and the Bodhisattva Ideal on the Ground in the Middle Period Mahāyāna" has been published in Professor Paul Harrison's Festschrift.

I am very much looking forward to presenting this weekend American Academy of Religion’s 2024 Annual conference, alongside my incredible colleagues (books and beautiful gowns, phd., scott mitchell, Jessica Zu, Nicholas Witkowski, and Chenxing Han, among others! First up on Sunday is a roundtable on my book Dancing in My Dreams

So happy to see this Festschrift published for my doctoral advisor Paul Harrison! 👏🏿 👏🏿

Happy heavenly birthday to Tina Turner, she would have been 85 today. She is simply The Best…

This Thursday!

Got my copy today!

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰? “Tina Turns the Country On!” ranks 2nd on Rolling Stone’s list of ‘The 25 Best Country-Soul Albums’: rollingstone.com/music/music-li…

On this day in 1988, Tina Turner performed her record-breaking show in Rio de Janeiro during her Break Every Rule World Tour. Check out behind-the-scenes footage of the tour until 23 January and shop the ‘Live In Rio’ collection for up to 10% off. thetinaturner.com/collections/ti…

Revisiting ‘Break Every Rule’ after the release of the behind-the-scenes footage. The tour set box office records in 13 countries and became the highest-attended tour for a female artist, attracting over 4M fans, until Tina surpassed her own record with the Wildest Dreams Tour.

Tell me BBC America ain’t petty. 😇

Unearthed from the vaults, the previously unheard song from Tina Turner will be played for the very first time tomorrow morning on BBC Radio 2, tune in from 08:50GMT to be the first to hear Hot For You Baby!

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Private Dancer, this new special edition 5CD/Blu-Ray featuring unreleased tracks, B-sides and rarities plus the upgraded Live from NEC show. Pre-order yours now TinaTurner.lnk.to/PrivateD40

I am excited for this online discussion on March 23rd with the Barre Center For Buddhist Studies about my book Dancing in My Dreams (Eerdmans Publishing), and American Religion through the lens of Tina Turner! buddhistinquiry.org/classes/2025-t…

Need a podcast to get through the work day? Our very own Prof. Michaela Mross has exactly what you need! Check out "Beyond Silence: Music & Ritual in Zen Buddhism" on Spark Zen: sparkzen.substack.com/p/beyond-silen…

PUBLICATION > *Buddhist Studies Review* Vol. 41 No. 1-2 (2024): Special Edition: Literary Buddhas: From Magadha to Mexico Edited by Christopher V. Jones and Naomi Appleton Now available: journal.equinoxpub.com/BSR/issue/view…

Friends, please join Adeana McNicholl and myself as we host Chandrabhan Yadav for the final lecture of our Spring 2025 #Buddhism and #Caste Initiative Lecture Series (PLEASE SHARE WIDELY) Friday, May 16 10:00am EDT / 19:30 IST (on MSTeams) Please register VIA QR CODE BELOW!

At her final record-breaking London show, BEYONCÉ paid tribute to Tina Turner in a classic Tina tee. From “Proud Mary” to praise, she’s never hidden her love for the Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll. A legend honoring a legend. 👑🔥🤠 🎥: TikTok/imyyy3