Hybrid Conference: Buddhism and The Cold War
About the Conference Buddhism and The Cold War is an informal conference gathering of scholars selected and invited to present their approved papers. A Call for Papers has been conducted to select the abstracts and themes to be explored. If you’re not presenting and would like to attend, please complete this form by June 20 […]
Keynote Lecture: Prof. Laura Harrington, “Shaken, Not Stirred: Richard Gard, the CIA, and the Invention of Cold War Buddhism”
This event is sponsored by the RHNHFF BCS Program, with generous support of the Department of Asian Studies UBC. Date Fri, June 27, 2025 Time 7:00 – 9:00 PM PST Location UBC | Ponderosa Ballroom Online In Person This event is hybrid, free and open to the public, and can be attended in person or […]
Call for Papers – Buddhism and The Cold War
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, will host the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Conference on “Buddhism and the Cold War” at UBC Vancouver’s Point Grey campus and via Zoom online. Submission Deadline Mar 10, 2025 Event Date Jun 27-29, 2025 Location […]
The 20th IASBS Conference
This event is sponsored and hosted by The International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS). Any information required, please contact them by email: 2019iasbs@gmail.com [Original post here] Date Sep 28-29, 2024 Location Ryukoku University | Kyoto, Japan Closed Registration Instructions Please click the “Registration Form” above and send it to the contact email address below […]
Call for Papers – The 20th IASBS Conference
This lecture is sponsored by The International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS). [Original post here] Date Sep 28-29, 2024 Location Ryukoku University | Kyoto, Japan Registration Form Registration Instructions Please click the “Registration Form” above and send it to the contact email address below by September 15th, 2024. Fee: JPY 2,000.00. Please send the […]
Virtual Symposium: Other Power IV: Its Nature and Role in Buddhist Awakening
Date Sat, Dec 09, 2023 Time 5:00 – 8:00 PM (PST) Closed This event is an online panel, and can be attended online via Zoom. This event is made possible by the generous support of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, co-sponsored by the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS). We are delighted […]
Photos of Workshop – Biodegradable Blessings: Prayer Flags and Ephemeral Materiality in Indigenous Himalayas
Original post for the event HERE About this Event Date: April 17, 2023 Dr. Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia (University of Southern California) lead this interdisciplinary workshop connecting three different methods: firstly, the study of material religion; secondly, scholarly conversations around Buddhist communities and climate change; and thirdly, doing community-based collaborative projects in Buddhist studies. The workshop […]
Virtual Symposium: The Radical Other Power of Shinran
Date Sat, December 11, 2021 Time 5:00 — 8:00 PM (PST) Zoom Registration This online panel, as the second of a two-part series, is sponsored by UBC’s Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society (何鴻毅家族基金佛學與當代社會課程) and the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS). The Robert H. N. Ho Family […]