Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture – Decoding Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar: Ideas and Praxis
DATE Thursday, November 2, 2017 TIME 5:00 to 6:30 PM LOCATION UBC | C. K. Choi Room 120 | 1855 West Mall Join us for the new Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture with Professor Vivek Kumar About the Speaker Dr. Vivek Kumar is a Professor of Sociology & Professor Dr. Ambedkar Chair (I/C), Member […]
Building Communities and Cultivating Networks in the Field of Buddhist Studies
By Harsha Menon (See original article from BuddhistDoor.net here) Starting on 14 October, the community of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto will sit down together to enjoy a cup of tea. However, this will be no ordinary tea party, but the first of three […]
Report: Academic workshop on “Buddhist Women: Practitioners and Teachers Past and Present”
By Lisa Su Speakers from various institutions around North America congregated at the Dharma Drum Mountain Vancouver Center to hold an academic workshop on the topic of “Buddhist Women: Practitioners and Teachers, Past and Present.” These speakers were not only scholars, but also Buddhist practitioners, and were able to relate their experiences throughout the presentation. The […]
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