Public Lectures: Thanissaro Bhikkhu on the Buddha’s Use and Understanding of Questions
Venerable Thanissaro Bhikkhu will be lecturing at UBC’s Asian Centre (September 15, 2009). “The Buddha’s Questions” Venerable Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff)
Photos from Hopkin’s Lectures
Professor Jeffrey Hopkins gave two lectures at UBC’s Asian Centre and the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society Temple (April 20 and 21, 2009): “Gender, Sexuality and Tibetan Buddhism: How Sex Is Used in the Spiritual Path” “The Dalai Lama’s Blending of “Classical” Tibetan Buddhism with Contemporary Outlooks” Original post for the event HERE The […]
Public Lectures: Jeffrey Hopkins on Gender and Sexuality in Tibetan Buddhism
Professor Jeffrey Hopkins will be giving two lectures at UBC (April 20 and 21, 2009): “Gender, Sexuality and Tibetan Buddhism: How Sex Is Used in the Spiritual Path” “The Dalai Lama’s Blending of “Classical” Tibetan Buddhism with Contemporary Outlooks”
Public Lectures: Matthieu Ricard on Happiness and the Mind
Matthieu Ricard, PhD in Biochemistry and a Tibetan Buddhist monk, will deliver a series of lectures at UBC, the Ridge Theatre, and the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society Temple (March 9 to 11, 2007), connected to his new book Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill (2007): “Training the Mind: Science and […]
Public Lecture: Ven. Dhammajoti on Buddhism and the Cognitive Process
“Two Buddhist Theories of Knowledge” Presented by Venerable Professor Dhammajoti, Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong. Date: Thursday March 16, 2006 Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM Place: UBC Robson Square, C180-800 Robson Street Buddhism teaches that we are trapped within the Cycle of Births and Deaths (samsara) on account of a fundamental […]
Public Lecture: Ven. Dhammajoti on Buddhism and Causality
“The Sarvāstivāda Theory of Simultaneous Causality” Presented by Venerable Professor Dhammajoti, Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong. Date: Thursday March 15, 2006 Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM Place: Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall In the history of Buddhist thought, the Sarvāstivāda school was the first […]
Lecture: Jing Yin on the Nature, Power, and Effect of Mind
“Is Mind a Reality?” Presented by Dr. Jing Yin, Director, Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong. Date: Wednesday September 28, 2005 Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM Place: C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall The Buddha’s teachings reveal the root causes of human suffering and unhappiness, and challenge us to transform […]