Workshop: Buddhism and the Work of Care
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program will present a workshop on Buddhist perspectives on the work of care: Date: Friday, May 9th, 2014 Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm (Doors open at 1:30pm) Place: C. K. Choi Building, Room 120 Lectures are free and open to the public. To account for numbers, please RSVP here.
Call for Papers: Buddhism and Politics in the Twenty-First Century (June 6th – 7th)
“Buddhism and Politics in the Twenty-First Century” UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, funded by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, will hold a conference on Buddhism and the politics in the twenty-first century June 6-7, 2014 at the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus. Abstract and short biography submission deadline: March 28, […]
Call for Papers: Buddhist Perspectives on the Work of Care (May 9th – 10th)
“Buddhist Perspectives on the Work of Care” UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, funded by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, will hold a workshop on Buddhist perspectives on the work of care May 9-10, 2014 at the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus. Abstract and short biography submission deadline: March 28, 2014 […]
Video: Georgios Halkias on Pure Land in Tibetan Buddhism
**Reblogged from Asia Pacific Memo*** Featuring Georgios T. Halkias A few months ago the Asia Pacific Memo sat down with Dr. Georgios T. Halkias a noted scholar of Pure Land Buddhism, particularly of the Himalayan region, and the author ofLuminous Bliss, A Religious History of Pure Land Literature in Tibet (University of Hawai‘i Press, 2012). He was a […]
Conference: New Perspectives on Buddhist Sacred Sites in East Asia
UBC Buddhist Studies Forum presents a conference: “The Space That Is More than Space: New Perspectives on Buddhist Sacred Sites in East Asia” Room 604, UBC Asian Centre, The University of British Columbia (UBC), August 2, 2013 8:30AM-8:50AM Registration 8:50AM-9:00AM Welcome Remarks 9:00AM-10:00AM Keynote speaker: Ven. Shenkai 釋聖凱 (Associate Professor, Tsinghua University), “Zhongguo fojiao […]
Keynote Addresses: Georgios Halkias and Masahiro Shimoda
You are cordially invited to two keynotes addresses for the conference, “The Pure Land in Buddhist Cultures: History, Image, Praxis, Thought”: Dr. Georgios Halkias – Pure Land in Tibet Dr. Masahiro Shimoda – Pure Land in Ancient India *Please click on links above to register for each keynote lecture. Dr. Georgios Halkias, Oxford University, will […]
Conference: The Pure Land in Buddhist Cultures
All are welcome to register and attend the conference and keynote lectures. *Registration fee includes meals and refreshments for the weekend. The Pure Land in Buddhist Cultures: History, Image, Praxis, Thought Conference will be taking place at the Vancouver campus of University of British Columbia from May 31 to June 2, 2013. For full schedule, […]
CFP: The Pure Land in Buddhist Cultures (UBC, 2013)
CALL FOR PAPERS The Pure Land in Buddhist Cultures: History, Image, Praxis, Thought University of British Columbia | Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 2, 2013 Abstracts due: February 1, 2013 Papers due: May 23, 2013 Conference website: http://pureland2013.wordpress.com Pure Land Buddhist traditions have been some of the largest and most influential in Buddhist history, and remain so to […]
Photos from “Icons of Impermanence: Contemporary Buddhist Art” Conference
About this Event Original post for the event HERE Icons of Impermanence: Contemporary Buddhist Art, the conference organized by UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, was held last July 6 to 8, 2012, at the CK Choi Building and the Museum of Anthropology. This conference was held in conjunction with the Visions of Enlightenment exhibition (also […]
Keynote Address: Cynthea Bogel
Professor Cynthea J. Bogel, Kyushu University, will present a keynote address for the conference, “Icons of Impermanence: Contemporary Buddhist Art”: “New Roads to Nirvana: Visual Buddhism, Modern Eyes” Date: Friday, July 6, 2012 Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm (Doors open at 7:00pm) Place: Museum of Anthropology, 6393 North West Marine Drive RSVP is required: Please click here. http://goo.gl/jHrM6 […]