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 Closed Closed This event is hybrid, free and open to the public, and can be attended in person or online […]
Applications Open for the 2024- 2025 Competition Year of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announces the ninth year of an initiative supporting research and teaching in Buddhist studies, funded by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation. In cooperation with the Foundation, ACLS offers an integrated set of fellowship and grant competitions supporting work that will expand the understanding and interpretation of […]
Video – Sacred Ground on a Burning Planet
About this Event Watch this conversation on healing our broken relationship with the Earth. 🔹What do traditional views of land as sacred offer to a world facing climate breakdown? 🔹Can people alienated from nature anywhere use ceremony to reconnect? 🔹How might we combine spiritual and scientific views to care for the planet? Participants: – Dawn Morrison, […]
Video – Dr. Kin Cheung (George) Lee’s book: The Guide to Buddhist Counseling
With the support of The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society (TLKY), this video has audio translation to Mandarin and Cantonese, that may be found below: ➨ Audio in Mandarin:Click here for Mandarin ➨ Audio in Cantonese:Click here for Cantonese About this Event This conversation about Dr. Lee’s book The Guide to Buddhist Counseling (Routledge, […]
Webinar – Dr. Kin Cheung (George) Lee’s book: The Guide to Buddhist Counseling
Date Thu, July 20, 2023 Time 6:00 – 8:00 PM PST Registration Closed This event is online with simultaneous translation to Mandarin and Cantonese, and can be attended via Zoom. Please use the Zoom Registration button to register. This event is free and open to the public, made possible by the generous support of The […]
Applications Open for the 2021- 2022 Competition Year of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies
The online fellowship and grant administration (OFA) system is now open for applications
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Awards $6.3 Million to ACLS For Buddhist Studies Program
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Awards $6.3 Million to ACLS To Extend Groundbreaking Program in Buddhist Studies Through 2024 The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has been awarded a $6.3 Million grant extension by The Robert. H. N. Ho Family Foundation to continue the Program in Buddhist Studies. The new grant recognizes […]
Dr. Suraj Yengde: Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture Series & Ambedkar Chetna Awards Night
DATE Thursday October 10, 2019 TIME 5:00 to 6:30 PM LOCATION UBC | C.K. Choi Building Room 120 | 1855 West Mall The Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture Series & Ambedkar Chetna Awards Night (2019) In the book ‘Caste Matters’ Suraj Yengde unearths the rigid and discriminatory caste system. In addition to delivering […]