Public Lecture: Levi McLaughlin on Education and the Soka Gakkai
“How to Cultivate a Mass Movement: Buddhism, Education, and the Rise of Soka Gakkai, Japan’s Largest Active Religion” Presented by Levi McLaughlin, Department of Religion, Princeton University. Date: Wednesday January 7, 2008 Time: 12:00 – 1:15 PM Place: Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall Though too often ignored, the […]
Public Lecture: Jessica Main on Japanese Buddhism as Civil Society
“The Constitution of a Religion: Ōtani-ha Shin Buddhism as Civil Society Actor” Presented by Jessica L. Main, Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University. Date: Friday January 9, 2008 Time: 12:00 – 1:15 PM Place: Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall Contemporary Japanese Buddhism has, to a large extent, been […]
Lecture: Stefania Travagnin on Contemporary Taiwanese Buddhism
“Contemporary Society and Buddhist Modernity: Translating Modalities of Faith and in Twentieth-century Taiwanese Buddhism” Presented by Stefania Travagnin, Visiting Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions, Department of Religious Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia. Date: Wednesday January 14, 2008 Time: 12:00 – 1:15 PM Place: Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall […]
Public Lectures: Robert Thurman on Buddhism and the Current Global Crisis
Professor Robert Thurman, an expert on Tibetan Buddhism, will be giving a series of three lectures at UBC (April 26 and 27, 2008): “The Mañjuśrī Connection: Relations between Tibetan and Chinese Buddhisms” “The Layman Vimalakīrti and the Basic Mahāyana Buddhist Path” “Buddhism as a Civilization Matrix and the Current Global Crisis”
Public Lecture: Ian Harris on Buddhism Under Pol Pot
“Buddhism in Extremis: The Fate of the Buddhist Order Under Pol Pot” Presented by Professor Ian Harris, Professor of Buddhist Studies, University of Cumbria. Date: Wednesday February 27, 2008 Time: 12:30 – 2:05 PM Place: Centre for Southeast Asia Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall The Buddhist monastic sector (sangha) was virtually […]
Public Lecture: Gustaaf Houtman on Meditation and Politics in Burma
“On Samatha And Vipassana: Some Case Studies From Burma And The Socio-Political Implications Of Their Practice” Presented by Dr. Gustaaf Houtman, The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Date: Tuesday November 27, 2007 Time: 2:30-3:30 PM Place: Centre for Southeast Asia Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall In Burma there are […]
Public Lecture: Ian Harris on Monastic Boundaries and the Concept of State
“Buddhist Monastic Boundary (sima) as an Explanatory Concept in the Contemporary Conception of the State in Southeast Asia” Presented by Professor Ian Harris, Senior Research Fellow, Documentation Center of Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Date: Monday October 2, 2006 Time: 12:00 – 1:15 PM Place: Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West […]
Public Lecture: Kate Crosby on the Tsunami and Sri Lankan Buddhist Reponses
“Buddhist Responses to the Tsunami” Presented by Dr. Kate Crosby, Visiting Numata Professor, McGill University, Montreal. Date: Monday October 16, 2006 Time: 12:00 – 1:15 PM Place: Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall This talk examines the religious responses and interpretations to the December 2004 tsunami among Buddhists in […]
Public Lecture: Reginald Ray on Asian Buddhist Teachers and Western Convert Students
“Asian Buddhism and Western Converts: Conflicts, Assimilations, and Beyond” Presented by Dr. Reginald Ray, Professor, Naropa University, Boulder. Date: Wednesday January 24, 2006 Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM Place: Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall One of the most interesting developments in recent times is the meeting of Asian […]
Public Lecture: Stephen Covell on Japanese Buddhism and Education
“Cut Flowers: Buddhist Education and Kokoro no Kyōiku (Heart/Mind Education) in Japan” Presented by Dr. Stephen Covell, Director, Soga Center for Japanese Studies, Western Michigan University. Date: Monday September 25, 2006 Time: 12:00 – 1:15 PM Place: Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall Over the past two decades politicians, […]