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 […]
Webinar: Mid-Century Modern: Jōdo Shinshū and the Making of American Buddhism
DATE Mon, March 22, 2021 TIME 6:00 PM (PST) Zoom Registration We are delighted to announce UBC’s Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society will be hosting a public talk by Dr. Scott Mitchell (Institute of Buddhist Studies) entitled: Mid-Century Modern: Jōdo Shinshū and the Making of American Buddhism […]
Webinar: Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists
DATE Wed, April 21, 2021 TIME 7:00 PM (PDT) Zoom Registration We are delighted to announce a book talk and interview hosted by Banyen Books & Sound, co-sponsored by UBC’s Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society. Chenxing Han, scholar and author, will discuss her new book entitled: Be the […]
Virtual Symposium: “Other Power” in Buddhism
DATE Wed, December 16, 2020 TIME 5:00 PM (PST) Zoom Registration This online panel, as the first 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 Foundation Program […]
Himalayan Research in the Time of COVID-19: Views from Canada
DATE Fri, November 13, 2020 TIME 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST Register Here About the Event Featuring a panel of graduate students and emerging scholars across different disciplines and institutions in Canada, the roundtable discussion will explore the ongoing experience of what it is like to conduct research about the Himalaya region during a […]
Guest Lecture: Dr. Stephanie Balkwill on Women and Buddhist Text Production
DATE Thursday, January 30, 2020 TIME 2:30 – 4:00 PM LOCATION UBC | Asian Centre Room 604 | 1871 West Mall Did women produce Buddhist texts in Medieval China? And does it Matter if they did? The Tianzhu Global Network in Buddhist Studies, with administrative support from FROGBEAR, proudly presents a lecture by Dr. Stephanie […]