Kameyama Lecture: Eun-su Cho on 19th Century Korean Buddhism
UBC Kameyama Lecture Series on Buddhist Studies Proudly Presents Professor Eun-su Cho of Seoul National University for the following talk: Late 19th Century Korean Buddhism – A Missing Link Date: Thursday, October 28 , 2010 Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM Location: Asian Center 604 Typical narratives of Korean history at the turn of the twentieth century list […]
Photos from Phakchok Rinpoche’s Lecture
Phakchok Rinpoche gave a talk at UBC’s I.K. Barber Learning Centre on September 18, 2010:“Compassion in Action: Integrating Buddhism and Social Development” Original post for the event HERE
“Buddhism in Canada” Conference: General Registration Open
“The Buddhist concept of dependent origination teaches that things have no reified essence. Even Buddhism itself arises through causes and conditions. Buddhism has grown dramatically in Canada, especially during the last forty years, but we need to understand better the global causes and the local conditions behind this change in the religious landscape of Canada.” […]
Kameyama Lecture: James Benn on Tea
UBC Kameyama Lecture Series on Buddhist Studies Proudly Presents Professor James Benn of McMaster University for the following talk: “Buddhist Episodes from the Prehistory of Tea in China” Date: Thursday, October 7 , 2010 Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM Location: Asian Center 604 James A. Benn (PhD, UCLA 2001) is Associate Professor of Buddhism and East […]
Public Lecture: Mark Unno on Shin Buddhism and Interreligious Dialogue
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Mark Unno, Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions at the University of Oregon: “Shin Buddhism in Interreligious Dialogue: A World of Teaching and Learning” Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Place: I.K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, Dodson Room
Public Lecture: Phakchok Rinpoche on Buddhism and Social Development
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Phakchok Rinpoche, head of the Tibetan Taklung Kagyu lineage: “Compassion in Action: Integrating Buddhism and Social Development” Date: Saturday, September 18, 2010 Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM Place: I.K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, Dodson Room
Keynote Address: Raphaël Liogier
Professor Raphaël Liogier, from the Institut d’études politiques d’Aix-en-Provence, will present a keynote address for the conference, “Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions”: “Buddhism and the Hypothesis on Individuo-globalism” Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010 Time: 5:00pm – 6:15pm Place:Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall, Auditorium In the advanced industrial countries, new religious movements (NRMs) are […]
Keynote Address: Charles Prebish
Professor Charles S. Prebish, from Utah State University, will present a keynote address for the conference, “Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions”: “The Swans Came to Canada Too: Looking Backward and Looking Forward.” Date: Friday, October 15, 2010 Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm Place:Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall, Auditorium Following the change in immigration law […]
Conference Panel: Establishing Buddhism in Canada
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 11:30am – 1:00pm “The Lotus and the Maple Leaf: The Evolution of Soka Gakkai Buddhism in Canada.” Daniel A. Métraux (Mary Baldwin College). My proposed paper will focus on the foundation and subsequent expansion of Soka Gakkai International in Canada (SGI-Canada). At present SGI has chapters in most of Canada’s major […]
Conference Panel: Tradition and Authenticity in Tibetan Buddhism
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 9:30am – 11:00am “The Play of Meaning: Reflections on a Canadian Buddhist Death Ritual.” Angela Sumegi (Carleton University). In this paper, I explore the challenges and advantages of constructing a Buddhist death ritual peculiar to local conditions. The local