Exhibition Opening & Reception: Golden Letters Arrayed Like Stars and Planets: The Tibetan Culture of Language and Letters
DATE Tuesday October 15, 2019 TIME 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM LOCATION UBC | Liu Institute for Global Issues Lobby Gallery | 6476 NW Marine Drive About this event Tibetans regard every syllable of their language as sacred, imbued with the power to liberate beings from suffering. The sheer reverence with which Tibetans hold their […]
Video: Robert Thurman, “Buddhism as a Civilization Matrix and the Current Global Crisis”
Professor Robert Thurman, an expert on Tibetan Buddhism, and author of several books on Tibet, Buddhism, art, politics, and culture presented a lecture entitled Buddhism as a Civilization Matrix and the Current Global Crisis at UBC’s Chan Centre (April 27, 2008): Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: Part 7: […]
Update—MA Buddhist Art: History and Conservation at The Courtauld Institute of Art
Last year, UBC was honoured to welcome Professor David Park for a screening of Buddhist Art: A Fragile Inheritance. Professor Park is Director of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Art and Conservation at The Courtauld Institute of Art, which includes an MA program in art conservation. The Institute recently announced a new format for the […]
Public Lecture: Phillip Bloom on Visualizing Ritual in the Song Dynasty
Join us at the Frederic Lasserre building on January 21 for Dr. Bloom’s talk!
Video: Patricia Berger on the Manchu Emperors of China
Prof. Patricia Berger, Professor of Chinese Art at the University of California, Berkeley, delivered a lecture on October 28, 2014 at UBC Robson Square. Her lecture, titled “Multiple Identities: The Many Faces of the Manchu Emperors of China” looked at the important role of Buddhist painting, sculpture, and decorative arts produced by Imperial Qing court artists […]
Tomorrow!: Public Lecture by LeRon Harrison on Japanese Buddhism and Gagaku, or Court Music
The Centre for Japanese Research at UBC is proud to sponsor a public lecture by Prof. LeRon Harrison from the University of Oregon. Prof. Harrison will speak about: “Buddhism and Gagaku“ Date: Thursday, February 5th, 2015 Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm Venue: Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall Gagaku (Japanese court music) and Buddhism […]
Public Lecture: John Kieschnick on the Buddhist Rosary in Imperial China
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society at UBC is delighted to welcome Professor John Kieschnick (Stanford University) as part of The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Distinguished Speaker Series and “Forbidden City” exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Prof. Kieschnick will present a lecture entitled, “The Religious […]
Public Lecture: Patricia Berger on Multiple Identities: The Many Faces of the Manchu Emperors of China
The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society, in cooperation with the Vancouver Art Gallery, present Prof. Patricia Berger. Multiple Identities: The Many Faces of the Manchu Emperors of China UBC Robson Square | Theatre-Room C300 (lower level) 800 Robson Street Tuesday, October 28 | 7 – 9pm Berkley-based scholar and […]