Video and Q&A: Other Power III – “Other Power” in Tibetan, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Buddhism
About this Event Presented on December 10, 2022 by an amazing group of panelists, this symposium was made possible by the generous support of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, co-sponsored by the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS) To know more about this event, go to the Other Power III: “Other Power” […]
Video and Q&A – BDK Symposium: Translating the Abhidharmakośa
About this Event Presented on October 15, 2022 by an amazing group of panelists, this symposium was made possible by by the generous support of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, co-sponsored by The Society for the Promotion of Buddhism (BDK) Translation Project To know more about this event, go to the BDK Symposium: […]
Virtual Symposium: Other Power III: “Other Power” in Tibetan, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Buddhism
Date Sat, Dec 10, 2022 Time 5:00 – 8:00 PM Registration Closed This event is an online panel, and can be attended online via Zoom. This event is made possible by the generous support of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, co-sponsored by the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS). We are delighted […]
BDK Symposium: Translating the Abhidharmakośa
Date Sat, Oct 15, 2022 Time 5:00 – 8:00 PM Registration Closed This event is an online panel, and can be attended online via Zoom. This event is made possible by the generous support of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, co-sponsored by The Society for the Promotion of Buddhism (BDK) Translation Project. We […]
UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Lecture Series: Dr. John Kieschnick
This lecture is sponsored by Tianzhu Global Network for the Study of Buddhist Cultures with administrative support from FROGBEAR. Hosted by UBC Department of Asian Studies. UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Lecture Series Karma in Chinese Buddhist Historiography About the event Friday, October 9, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:30 AM Over the course of 1500 years, Chinese Buddhist […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lecture: Rongdao Lai on Education Modernization in Chinese Buddhism
Monastic education is one of the most important projects in the modernization of Chinese Buddhism. This talk begins by exploring several paradigm shifts associated with Buddhist educational modernization that began in the 1920s, a period of fervent growth and significant changes. I argue that the reimagining of a national Buddhist community and reinterpretation of orthodoxy produced a distinctly Buddhist citizenship discourse, which became the basis for Buddhist engagement with the nation-state in terms of property rights, political participation, and wartime activism. These changes proved to be essential in inspiring and shaping the discourse and conceptualization of education within the tradition. The second part of the talk offers some observations and reflections on the current state of Buddhist education in mainland China and Taiwan.
Keynote Lecture: Prof. Natasha Heller on Buddhist Children’s Picture Books from Taiwan
DATE Saturday, November 4, 2017 TIME 6:30 to 8:00 pm LOCATION UBC | St. John’s College Social Lounge | 2111 Lower Mall The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society is delighted to welcome Dr. Natasha Heller, who will present the keynote address for this year’s annual symposium on the theme of “Buddhism and Youth” […]
Lecture: Paul Groner on the Japanese Monk Shunjō (1155-1227) and Tendai Monastic Discipline
DATE Saturday, October 23, 2017 TIME 5:00 PM LOCATION UBC | Asian Centre | Room 604 | 1871 West Mall Dr. Paul Groner from the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia will come to UBC and give us a Guest Lecture entitled: “The Thirteenth Fourteenth Century Encounter of Chinese Tiantai and Japanese Tendai” […]