Pariyatti Presents...

This new program consists of hosting talks and workshops by eminent speakers at various locations including the Pariyatti facility in Onalaksa, Washington, USA. The talks will explore a wide range of topics from the Tipitaka, the Pali language, and other topics related to the practice and theory as taught by the Buddha. These talks and workshops provide an opportunity for the presenter to share their area(s) of expertise with the audience. Although presenters may share their thoughts on different topics, the goal is the same – that all of these offerings serve as inspiration to help support those walking on the path of Dhamma.

Dr. Panth, a Buddhist scholar, was the inaugural speaker for this program, and he gave a series of talks and a couple of workshops. Watch his talk The Revival of Pilgrimage in India below.

Dr. Panth

Dr. Panth is M.A. History, M.A. Buddhist Studies (Gold Medalist) University of Delhi, M.Phil. and Ph.D. He was the Director & Vice Chancellor of Nalanda University from 2000 to 2016. Prior to that he served as the Director of the Vipassana Research Institute for 14 years under the guidance of Goenkaji.

Dr. Panth is a widely travelled scholar and has more than 75 research papers to his credit presented and published in various Indian and international conferences, seminars and workshops. He has delivered more than 70 special lectures in India and abroad and edited and published more than 20 books.

He is now working as a Professor of Buddhist Studies at the Gautam Buddha University at Greater Noida, (NCR Delhi), India.

To get an idea of Dr. Panth's ebullient presentation style, below is a link to a video of him giving a presentation with Charles Allen, author of Ashoka, called "Rediscovering the Buddha".

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Additionally, below are recordings from a Pāli workshop that Dr. Panth gave in India in 1994.

Public talk: The Revival of Pilgrimage in India

Future Events

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