Public Lecture: Simon Wickham-Smith on Spiritual Ecology in Contemporary Mongolian Literature
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Simon Wickham-Smith. “Spiritual Ecology in Contemporary Mongolian Literature” Date: Thursday, 26 January 2012 Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM Place: Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come first-serve basis. Doors will […]
Kameyama Lecture: Eugene Wang on Dunhuang Cave Murals
The UBC Kameyama Lecture Series, with the UBC Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, presents a lecture by Dr. Eugene Wang, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art at Harvard University: “What to See in a Buddhist Cave?” Date: Wednesday, 30 November 2011 Time: 4:30 – 6:00 PM Place: C.K. Choi Building, Room 120, 1855 West Mall, […]
Report on Dr. Paul Fleischman’s lecture on Vipassana Meditation
Dr. Paul R. Fleischman gave a talk on “Vipassana Meditation: A Practice and a Path” to around two hundred people at the First Nations Longhouse’s Great Hall on September 29, 2011. He provided an detailed overview of its historical development, philosophical underpinnings, and practical requirements of this meditational practice–stressing its modern systematization and adaptation to modern lives. Dr. […]
Photos from Paul R. Fleischman’s Lecture on Vipassana Meditation
September 29, 2011 – “Vipassana Meditation: A Practice and a Path” by Dr. Paul R. Fleischman in the First Nations Longhouse Original post for the event HERE The report can be found HERE
Public Lecture: Sonja Arntzen on Telling it Slant
Sonja Arntzen, Professor Emerita, University of Toronto, will present a lecture: “Telling it Slant”: Dreams and Religious Meaning in the Sarashina Diary (Kameyama Lecture, Department of Asian Studies) 5:00 pm, Friday, September 30, at UBC’s Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall, Room 604 Altogether eleven dreams are recorded in Sarashina Diary (c. 1060 by Sugawara Takasue no […]
Reminder: Upcoming Lecture by Paul Fleischman on Vipassana Meditation
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Dr. Paul R. Fleischman, the Vipassana Teacher responsible for Outreach in the West: “Vipassana Meditation: A Practice and a Path” Date: Thursday, 29 September 2011 Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM Place: First Nations Longhouse, 1985 West Mall, UBC Point Grey Campus Lectures are free and open […]
Seminar: Jim Placzek on the Ordination of Women in Theravada Buddhism
The Centre for Southeast Asian Research at the Institute of Asian Research presents a seminar by Dr. Jim Placzek: “Ordination of Women in Theravada Buddhism” Date: Friday, 30 Sep 2011; 4.30 – 6.00 PM Place: Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, UBC Point Grey Campus, 1855 West Mall This seminar is free. In this seminar Dr. Placzek […]
Public Lecture: Paul Fleischman on Vipassana Meditation
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Dr. Paul R. Fleischman, the Vipassana Teacher responsible for Outreach in the West: “Vipassana Meditation: A Practice and a Path” Date: Thursday, 29 September 2011 Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM Place: First Nations Longhouse, 1985 West Mall, UBC Point Grey Campus Lectures are free and open […]
Report: Tim Ward’s Lecture, A “Behind the Robes” Account of Life in a Thai Monastery
On February 8, 2011, at the UBC Asian Centre Auditorium, Tim Ward addressed an audience of 30 people about his experiences as a novice in the Thai Forest tradition as part of a speaking tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary edition of his book, What the Buddha Never Taught. He signed copies of his book and […]
Report: Donald Stadtner’s Lecture on Sacred Sites of Burma
On May 29, 2011, Dr. Donald Stadtner spoke to around 40 museum-goers on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology. Based on his recent book, he discussed both established and new: “Sacred Sites of Burma” Stadtner discussed the characteristics of successful sacred sites and reasons why they consistently draw large numbers of […]