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 […]
Virtual Symposium: Other Power IV: Its Nature and Role in Buddhist Awakening
Date Sat, Dec 09, 2023 Time 5:00 – 8:00 PM (PST) Closed This event is an online panel, and can be attended online via Zoom. This event is made possible by the generous support of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, co-sponsored by the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS). We are delighted […]
Video and Q&A: Other Power III – “Other Power” in Tibetan, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Buddhism
About this Event Presented on December 10, 2022 by an amazing group of panelists, this symposium was made possible by the generous support of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, co-sponsored by the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS) To know more about this event, go to the Other Power III: “Other Power” […]
Video and Q&A – BDK Symposium: Translating the Abhidharmakośa
About this Event Presented on October 15, 2022 by an amazing group of panelists, this symposium was made possible by by the generous support of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, co-sponsored by The Society for the Promotion of Buddhism (BDK) Translation Project To know more about this event, go to the BDK Symposium: […]
UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Lecture Series: Dr. John Kieschnick
This lecture is sponsored by Tianzhu Global Network for the Study of Buddhist Cultures with administrative support from FROGBEAR. Hosted by UBC Department of Asian Studies. UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Lecture Series Karma in Chinese Buddhist Historiography About the event Friday, October 9, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:30 AM Over the course of 1500 years, Chinese Buddhist […]
Guest Lecture: Dr. Rey-Sheng Her on ‘Through Altruism to Enlightenment’
DATE Thursday November 7, 2019 TIME 2:30 to 4:00 PM LOCATION UBC | Asian Centre Room 604 | 1871 West Mall Tianzhu Network for the Study of Buddhist Culture with administrative support from FROGBEAR proudly presents a lecture by Dr. Rey-Sheng Her About this event Dharma Master Cheng Yen says that the Bodhisattva saves others […]
Monasteries as Home: Facing Challenges of Modernization in Tibetan Monastic Education and Leadership
DATE 25 February, 2019 TIME 5:30 to 7:00 pm LOCATION UBC | C.K. Choi Building Room #120, 1855 West Mall About the event For well over 500 years in Tibet, the Buddhist monasteries stood at the center of Tibetan cultural, spiritual, artistic, economic and political life. Now, with many Tibetan monasteries relocated to India and around […]
Report: A Reflection on the “Bridging Divides in Buddhist Studies” Round Table at the XVIIIth Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, August 21st 2017
(Original article by Crystal Beaudoin for the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies’ News Blog) The International Association of Buddhist Studies 18th Congress began in earnest on Monday, August 21st 2017. After a day full of engaging panels, participants had the opportunity to attend an evening round table at the Royal Ontario Museum. This event, entitled […]