Event details
- Monday | August 4, 2025
- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The Buddhist Study Center presents Summer Session 2025
“The Path Comes to Meet Me”
Awakening to Namo Amida Butsu
with Rev. Dr. Enrique Galvan-Alvarez
August 4-8, 2025
In person at the Buddhist Study Center
and Online via Zoom
Goes from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. each evening.
Evening Session Topics:
“Meeting a ‘Good Friend’: Walking with Teachers”
“Shakyamuni Awakened by Everyone”
“Amida as Relation: Namo Amida Butsu”
“Where Are All the Gensō Bodhisattvas?”
“Ritual as Relationship: Journeys of Yearning and Return”
For complete information and registration:
Visit the Summer Session web page on the BSC website
About BSC Summer Session

1436 University Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96822
The BSC Summer Session held its first classes in 1974 with Dr. Alfred Bloom and Dr. Mokusen Miyuki. For over 50 years distinguished teachers have shared their knowledge and perspectives on the Wisdom and Compassion of the Teachings of Buddhism. These scholars include: Dr. Taitetsu Unno, Rev. Gyomay Kubose, Dr. George Tanabe, Prof. Takamaro Shigaraki, Dr. Mark Unno, Rev. Ruth Tabrah, Dr. David Matsumoto, Rev. Marvin Harada, Rev. William Masuda, & Rev. Dr. Takashi Miyaji.