Public Lecture: André Laliberté on Buddhist Philanthropy in China
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, funded by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, is pleased to welcome Professor André Laliberté, for a talk entitled “The Growth of Buddhist philanthropy in contemporary China,” on June 16, 2014 at the Institute for Asian Research, UBC, Point Grey campus. Date: Monday, June 16 Time: 4:00-6:00 […]
Public Lecture: Brian Victoria on Zen Terrorism in 1930s Japan
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, funded by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, is pleased to welcome Professor Brian Victoria, for a talk on “Zen Terrorism: Meditation as a Terrorist Weapon in 1930s Japan” on June 9, 2014 at the Asian Centre, UBC, Point Grey campus.
Conference: Buddhism and Politics in the Twentieth-Century
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, funded by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, will hold a conference on Buddhism and Politics on June 6-7, 2014 at the C.K. Choi Building, Point Grey campus. ***Event is free and open to public registrants*** Register here Refreshments, snacks, and lunch will be available for registered guests. The organizers […]
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.
Public Lecture: Rongdao Lai on Student-Monks and the Rise of Social Engagement in Modern Chinese Buddhism
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by the Venerable Rongdao Lai. “Becoming Citizens: Student-Monks and the Rise of Social Engagement in Modern Chinese Buddhism” Date: Wednesday, 9 April 2014 Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM Place: Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating […]
Jan 20 and 22 (Chinese Language): Visit from Monks of Longquan Monastery, Beijing to UBC
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, generously supported by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, together with UBC’s Tzu-chi Buddhist Studies Forum, are pleased to welcome Ven. Xianli 賢立 and Xianxun 賢遜 to UBC campus. (These are Chinese language talks. Oral translation is available when necessary) Jan 20: Rénshēng de kŭ yŭ lè——Fójiào de jiàzhí […]
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, […]
Three Lectures on Chinese and Japanese Buddhism
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, in conjunction with the Tzu-chi Buddhist Studies Forum, Kameyama Lecture Series, and Contemporary Tibetan Studies Program, presents three lectures on Buddhism this March: Dr. Weirong Shen, research fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton University, will present his lecture: Fiction in History and History in Fiction: “The Secret Meditation […]