Public Talk: Curator Jeff Watt, “Mara’s Three Daughters in Tibetan Art”
This lecture is sponsored by the UBC Himalaya Program and the Institute of Asian Research with administrative support from UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. Hosted by UBC Department of Asian Studies. [Original post here] Date Thu, Feb 09, 2023 Time 5:30 – 7:30 PM PST Registration Closed About this Event The Daughter’s […]
2021 Summer Course Offerings in Buddhist Studies
With the 2021 winter academic term coming to an end, we are excited to share two Buddhist Studies courses that will be offered this upcoming summer term! See below for the details of each course, and for registration: ASIA 250: Introduction to Buddhism Instructor: Dr. Jeffrey Kotyk Origins, basic teachings, development of Theravada, Mahayana, and […]
Himalayan Research in the Time of COVID-19: Views from Canada
DATE Fri, November 13, 2020 TIME 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST Register Here About the Event Featuring a panel of graduate students and emerging scholars across different disciplines and institutions in Canada, the roundtable discussion will explore the ongoing experience of what it is like to conduct research about the Himalaya region during a […]
Guest Lecture: Dr. Stephanie Balkwill on Women and Buddhist Text Production
DATE Thursday, January 30, 2020 TIME 2:30 – 4:00 PM LOCATION UBC | Asian Centre Room 604 | 1871 West Mall Did women produce Buddhist texts in Medieval China? And does it Matter if they did? The Tianzhu Global Network in Buddhist Studies, with administrative support from FROGBEAR, proudly presents a lecture by Dr. Stephanie […]
Language Learning: Nepali and Tibetan Community-Engaged Language courses
Save the Date: Nepali and Tibetan Community-Engaged Language courses will be offered May 11-22, 2020. Sign up to our mailing list (here) to receive further details! To learn about student experiences in Nepali and Tibetan community-engaged language courses at UBC, please view the videos below! Summer 2019: Nepali Language Course Video Summer 2018: Tibetan Language Course […]