The Politics and Pathways of Return: June 28-29
University of British Columbia • June 28-29, 2019 All keynote presentations are public events. The workshop is closed door and there is limited space. Please contact the organizer david.geary@ubc.ca if you are interested in attending. This event is sponsored by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, The Robert H. N. Ho Family […]
Mingyur Rinpoche: In Love With the World; Dying Everyday
An Evening with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, Author of In Love with the World DATE Friday, June 21 2019 TIME 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM LOCATION UBC | Frederic Wood Theatre 6354 Crescent Rd Dying Every Day: Meditation, Transformation, and the Bardos DATE Saturday, June 22 2019 TIME 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM LOCATION UBC | Frederic […]
Lecture: Ambedkar’s Idea of Religion, with Dr. Valerian Rodrigues
DATE Thursday, February 28, 2019 TIME 5:00 to 7:00 PM LOCATION UBC | C.K. Choi Building Room 120 | 1855 West Mall Lecture: Ambedkar’s Idea of Religion, with Dr. Valerian Rodrigues About this event Much of the existing scholarship on Ambedkar’s idea of religion has focused on his critique of Hinduism and on his distinct approach […]
Event: Dr Ambedkar’s Legacy – Our Campaign to Outlaw Caste Discrimination in Great Britain with Santosh Dass MBE
DATE Thursday October 11, 2018 TIME 5:00 PM LOCATION UBC | C.K. Choi Building Room 120 | 1855 West Mall The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society is proud to co-sponsor the Second Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture with Ms. Santosh Dass MBE This year’s Memorial Lecture is dedicated […]
UBC Himalaya Program Winter 2018 Course Offerings
Interested in learning more about the Himalaya region? Take a look at these Himalaya-focused courses offered at UBC in Winter Term 2018/2019 Choose from a selection of undergraduate and graduate-level courses with content relevant to the Himalayan region, taught by UBC Himalaya Program faculty. TIBT 100: Introduction to Tibetan I Concepts, grammar, syntax of spoken […]
2018 Winter Course Offerings in Buddhist Studies
With the start of the new 2018 academic year upon us, we are excited to share some of our Buddhist Studies course offerings! See below for a full listings of all courses: ASIA 211: Sex, Sexual Ethics, and Asian Religions Sex and sexual ethics in the scriptures, monastic rules, rituals, and narratives of Asian religions, […]
Ven. Dayuan at UBC: Converting Markets through Merit — June 17
Converting Markets through Merit: Perspectives for Fostering a New Entrepreneurial Culture with Chan Buddhist Principles 陶朱道妙，臻於功德 ：禪道對新型企業⽂化建設的前景 Date: 7pm Saturday June 17, 2017 Location: Jack Poole Hall, Alumni Centre, UBC Speaker: Venerable Dayuan Abbot of the Sixth Patriarch Temple in Sihui, Guangdong, China | 中國廣東四會六祖寺⽅丈 Vice President of the Buddhist Association of Guangdong Province | 廣東省佛教協會副會⾧ […]
Liturgy, Icon, and Text in the Development of Esoteric Buddhism — Feb 9
When: 4pm, February 9, 2017 Where: UBC Department of Asian Studies, Room 604. Visualization is commonly regarded as the sine qua non of tantric Buddhist practice, and scholars have sought to trace the relationship between visualization and the use of images in the evolution of tantric or esoteric Buddhist ritual. Thus, dhāraṇī scriptures have often been classified as ‘proto-tantric’ […]
Lines and Enlightenment: Chan Buddhism and Literature in Medieval China — Aug 9
Venue: Asian Center 604, 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, BC Co-sponsors: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the UBC Buddhist Studies Forum The relationship between literary and religious activities has been a lasting theme for any society of any time all over the world. One lens to see through the patterns of […]
Keynote Lecture: Prof. Richard Jaffe on Japanese Buddhism’s ‘Western Turn’
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society is delighted to welcome Professor Richard Jaffe, who will present a keynote address for our annual conference, “Buddhism in the Global Eye”: “Japanese Buddhism’s ‘Western Turn’: South/Southeast Asia and the Forging of the Japanese Buddhist Modern” Wednesday, August 10, 2016 | 7:30 to 9:00 pm […]