Tomorrow!: Public Lecture by LeRon Harrison on Japanese Buddhism and Gagaku, or Court Music
The Centre for Japanese Research at UBC is proud to sponsor a public lecture by Prof. LeRon Harrison from the University of Oregon. Prof. Harrison will speak about: “Buddhism and Gagaku“ Date: Thursday, February 5th, 2015 Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm Venue: Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall Gagaku (Japanese court music) and Buddhism […]
Public Lecture: Mikael Adolphson on Violence, Warfare, and Buddhism in Japanese Society
Prof. Mikael Adolphson from University of Alberta will deliver a talk entitled “Violence, Warfare and Buddhism in Japanese Society” Date: January 15 (Thursday) Time: 4:00-5:30 pm. Venue: Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, University of British Columbia, 251 – 1855 West Mall This talk is sponsored by the UBC Tzu-chi Buddhist Studies Forum and the Centre for Japanese Research. […]
The Embodied Mind: Tricycle Interviews UBC Philosopher Evan Thompson
Recently, UBC’s Professor Evan Thompson shared his thoughts and research on Buddhism and science in an interview for Tricycle Magazine. “To be fruitful, the encounter between Buddhism and science demands intellectual boundary crossers—rare scholars who are expert in both realms, who can translate ideas across the divide and identify and critically appraise assumptions each side brings […]
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 […]
MOA Event: One Million Grains of Light
A group of Tibetan monks from the Dzongkar Choede monastery will be visiting the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) for a 4 day sand mandala creation. They will be here on October 24,25,27,and 28 to create and demonstrate the making of a sand mandala, and will finalize with the destruction of the piece.
A Dialogue with Robert Thurman and Victor Chan
The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education presents: Earlier this month, Douglas Todd weighed in on Robert Thurman’s visit to Vancouver. Read an excerpt below. Uma Thurman’s dad boosts Buddhism in Vancouver MAY 16 – The Vancouver Sun By Douglas Todd Professor Robert Thurman, father of Uma, has known the Dalai Lama for a long […]
Public Lecture: Robert Thurman on Buddhist Art
As one of the sponsors of the Visions of Enlightenment exhibition of Buddhist Art at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology (MOA), The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society is delighted to invite you to a lecture on the topic of Buddhist art by Prof. Robert Thurman this Sunday. Prof. Thurman is one of the best at making Tibetan art accessible […]
Call for Papers: Buddhism and the Political Process (UofT Scarborough)
The Department of Humanities, University of Toronto Scarborough is pleased to present, A Call for Papers for: The Tung Lin Kok Yuen 東蓮覺苑 Conference on Buddhism and the Political Process (April 13-15, 2012) The program committee welcomes proposals for papers from academics, professionals, graduate students and others. Proposals that include a max. 300 word abstract […]
Upaya Chaplain Candidate Kosu Boudreau Serves as CPE Provisional Teaching Supervisor in Toronto
Kosu Boudreau is appointed as CPE Provisional Teaching Supervisor at Bridgepoint Health, the only Buddhist teaching supervisor certified by the Canadian Association of Spiritual Care. Kosu Boudreau (Third Cohort) is now a full-time CPE Provisional Teaching Supervisor at Bridgepoint Health, a complex chronic care hospital in Toronto. She supervises five students enrolled in their first […]
Focus on Buddhism at VIFF 2011
Films Focused on Buddhism at this Year’s Vancouver International Film Festival: “Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche” Screening Times: Sat. Oct 8, 6:45pm, Granville #2 Sun. Oct 9, 12:00pm, Granville #4 Wed. Oct 12, 1:30pm, Vancity Theatre The controversial monk who brought his “crazy wisdom” form of Buddhism to the West […]