Nepali and Tibetan Language at UBC — Summer 2017
The Himalaya Program is pleased to announce our Summer 2017 Nepali and Tibetan language courses. In the summer of 2016, the Himalaya Program offered short, intensive one-credit courses in the Nepali and Tibetan languages. We are now planning for our second year and will once again offer both Nepali and Tibetan language courses in early […]
Artist’s Talk on Contemporary Tibetan Art — Dec 1
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Call for Papers: Buddhism and Business, Market and Merit — 19–21 May 2017
Buddhism and Business, Market and Merit: Intersections between Buddhism and Economics Past and Present Buddhism and economics is emerging as a significant field of scholarly inquiry. Having long ago abandoned the vision of Buddhist practitioners as recluses seeking individual soteriological ends at a remove from the “ordinary” world, students of history, philosophers, and specialists in the subdiscipline […]
Lecture by Dartmouth College’s Sienna Craig on Tibetan Medicine — Nov 7
UBC’s Himalaya Program invites you to join us for the second talk of the Himalaya Program Fall Event Series! Visit the Himalaya Program website for full event details. Please RSVP for this FREE event.
Lines and Enlightenment: Chan Buddhism and Literature in Medieval China — Aug 9
Venue: Asian Center 604, 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, BC Co-sponsors: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the UBC Buddhist Studies Forum The relationship between literary and religious activities has been a lasting theme for any society of any time all over the world. One lens to see through the patterns of […]
Green Monday – From Mindful Eating to Mindful Ecosystem — July 24
Link to David Yeung’s interview with Tricycle Magazine
Talk by Columbia University’s Michael Como — April 5
Please join us for a talk by Professor Michael Como (Columbia University), presented by the UBC Buddhist Studies Forum and the UBC Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies. Angry Spirits and Urban Soundscapes in Ancient Japan When: Tuesday, April 5 | 4 – 5:30 PM Where: CK Choi Building, Room 231 |UBC RSVP: Jinhua Chen (jinhuachen2013@gmail.com) Abstract: From […]
Buddhism and Mental Health: An Informal Discussion with Mark Unno and Dzung Vo, Moderated by Carole Christensen
Date: Tuesday, March 22 Time: 7–8 pm Location: Asian Centre Auditorium | UBC Following Dr. Vo’s lecture, “The Mindful Teen: Secular and Buddhist Mindfulness for Adolescents,” Dr. Carole Christensen, Professor Emerita of UBC’s School of Social Work, will moderate an informal discussion with Dr. Vo and Dr. Unno on the theme of Buddhism and mental […]
Seduction and Spellcraft in an Apocryphal Buddhist Scripture
UBC Buddhist Studies Forum and SSHRC proudly present a lecture by Prof. James Benn (McMaster University) Date and time: February 26, 2016, 4:00-5:30pm Venue: Asian Library, Room 506, 1871 West Mall, BC, V6T1Z2 The important Chinese Buddhist apocryphon “Scripture of the Heroic March” (Lengyan jing) famously begins with the nearly successful seduction of the Buddha’s cousin […]