New Sound Recording Available
A sound recording of C. Pierce Salguero’s keynote address given at this past summer’s conference, Buddhism and Wellbeing, is now available! Click here to listen to Dr. Salguero’s talk. Stay tuned for information on next year’s conference, and please sign up for our mailing list to receive notifications of upcoming events! On May 29, 2015, The Robert […]
Keynote Address: Pierce Salguero on the Global History of Buddhism & Medicine
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society is pleased to welcome C. Pierce Salguero (Assistant Professor Penn State University / Abington College) as this year’s keynote speaker. He will present a lecture entitled, “Toward a Global History of Buddhism & Medicine” Friday, May 29, 2015 | 7:00 to 8:30 pm UBC | Asian […]
Public Lecture: Frances Wood on Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, and the Silk Roads
In celebration of UBC Library’s centennial, author and former British Library curator of Chinese collections Dr. Frances Wood, will speak on the movement of ideas and icons across Central Asia facilitated by the Silk Road trade routes: “From Buddhism to Nestorian Christianity: The Importance of the Silk Roads in the Movement of Ideas and Religions […]
Public Lecture: Wendi Adamek on Fathers and Daughters in Chinese Buddhism
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society and the UBC Tzu-chi Buddhist Studies Forum are delighted to welcome Professor Wendi Adamek (University of Calgary), who will present a lecture entitled, “Fathers and Daughters in Chinese Buddhism” Friday, April 10, 2015 | 4:00 to 5:30 pm UBC | Asian Centre | Auditorium | 1871 West Mall […]
Public Lecture: Raoul Birnbaum on Hongyi Dashi, the 20th Century Chinese Monk
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society and the UBC Buddhist Studies Forum are delighted to welcome Professor Raoul Birnbaum (University of California, Santa Cruz). He will present a lecture entitled, “Biographical Imperatives, Autobiographical Pacts: Hongyi Dashi and the Construction of Buddhist Lives in 20th c. China” Tuesday, March 17, 2015 | 3:00 to 4:30 pm […]
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 […]
Workshop: Charlotte von Verschuer on The Illustrated Biography of the Priest Ippen
Thanks to the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and the Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver, Professor Christina Laffin will be hosting Dr. Charlotte von Verschuer from the École pratique des hautes études (EPHE) for a week long visit as part of the French Scholars Series. Through the support of the Robert H.N. Ho Family […]
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 […]
Public Lecture: Shi Zhiru on Bells, Hells, and Dizang in Chinese Buddhism
We are pleased to welcome Professor Shi Zhiru (Pomona College) to UBC. Her lecture entitled, “For Whom The Bell Tolls: Bells, Hells, and Venerating Dizang in China” will take place at: UBC Robson Square | Room C100 | 800 Robson Street Monday, OCTOBER 20, 2014 | 6:30 – 8:00 PM Lectures are free and open to the public. Please […]
Public Lecture: Brian Victoria on Zen Terrorism in 1930s Japan
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, funded by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, is pleased to welcome Professor Brian Victoria, for a talk on “Zen Terrorism: Meditation as a Terrorist Weapon in 1930s Japan” on June 9, 2014 at the Asian Centre, UBC, Point Grey campus.