The University of British Columbia
UBC - A Place of Mind
The University of British Columbia
RHNHFF Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society
  • HOME
  • THE PROGRAM
    • Chair and Visiting Scholars
    • Jessica L. Main
    • Reports
  • SPEAKERS
    • Ethics & Everyday Life
    • Politics & Society
    • Literature & the Arts
    • Buddhist Philosophy
  • CONFERENCES & EVENTS
    • Past Conferences & Events
    • Conferences & Events Archive
    • Media
    • Media Archive
  • ALL POSTS
  • CONTACT
    • Mailing Form
    • Privacy Policy
Home / Conferences

Conferences

Here you can find all posts related to past, current and future conferences.

Conference Page Posted for “Buddhism and Wellbeing”

https://buddhism.arts.ubc.ca/conferences/buddhism-and-wellbeing-may-28-30-2015/

Buddhism and Wellbeing, May 28-30, 2015

Buddhism and Wellbeing: Therapeutic Approaches to Human Flourishing University of British Columbia • May 28–30, 2015 The 5th Annual Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Conference (Hosted by the University of British Columbia’s Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society). Venue: St. John’s College 2111 Lower Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T […]

Call for Papers: Buddhism and Wellbeing Conference: May 28-30, 2015

Full conference webpage may be found here: https://buddhism.arts.ubc.ca/conferences/buddhism-and-wellbeing-may-28-30-2015/ The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society, University of British Columbia, will host the fifth annual Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Conference at UBC’s Point Grey campus. “Buddhism and Wellbeing: Therapeutic Approaches to Human Flourishing” We are pleased to welcome […]

Conference: Buddhism and Politics in the Twentieth-Century

UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, funded by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, will hold a conference on Buddhism and Politics on June 6-7, 2014 at the C.K. Choi Building, Point Grey campus. ***Event is free and open to public registrants***  Register here Refreshments, snacks, and lunch will be available for registered guests. The organizers […]

Conference: New Perspectives on Buddhist Sacred Sites in East Asia

UBC Buddhist Studies Forum presents a conference: “The Space That Is More than Space: New Perspectives on Buddhist Sacred Sites in East Asia” Room 604, UBC Asian Centre, The University of British Columbia (UBC), August 2, 2013 8:30AM-8:50AM     Registration 8:50AM-9:00AM     Welcome Remarks 9:00AM-10:00AM Keynote speaker: Ven. Shenkai 釋聖凱 (Associate Professor, Tsinghua University), “Zhongguo fojiao […]

Public Lecture: Albert Welter on Buddhist Relic Veneration in Medieval China

UBC’s Tzu-chi Buddhist Studies Forum, together with the Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program (generously supported by the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Foundation), are pleased to invite you to a public lecture by Professor Albert Welter, University of Winnipeg. January 24, 5:00 – 6:30pm, Asian Center 604 “Buddhist Rulers and Rulers of Buddhists: Buddhist Relic Veneration in […]

Photos from “Icons of Impermanence: Contemporary Buddhist Art” Conference

About this Event Original post for the event HERE Icons of Impermanence: Contemporary Buddhist Art, the conference organized by UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, was held last July 6 to 8, 2012, at the CK Choi Building and the Museum of Anthropology. This conference was held in conjunction with the Visions of Enlightenment exhibition (also […]

Conference Panel: New Interactions with Japan Buddhist Images and Ideas

Saturday, July 7, 2012, 10:30am – 11:45am “Pilgrimage to Two Local Temples in Kyushu” Sherry Fowler (University of Kansas). By the sixteenth century many temples in Japan with a central icon of Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) were organized into different thirty-three stop pilgrimage routes covering thousands of kilometers. Over the centuries because of the success of the old […]

Conference Panel: Western Appearances

Saturday, July 7, 2012, 1:30pm – 2:45pm “Legend of the Colfax Buddha Heads: Landscape, Race, and the Visual Cultures of Buddhist Modernism” Gregory Levine (University of California at Berkeley). In 2005, the artist Casey O’Connor surreptitiously seeded hundreds of porcelain objects cast

Conference Panel: Contemporary Artists and their Buddhist Inspirations

Saturday, July 7, 2012, 9:00am – 10:15am “Changing Perspectives: Politics, Identity and Buddhism in Contemporary Sri Lankan Art” Sabine Grosser (University of Paderborn). Politics, identity and Buddhism – contemporary Sri Lankan artists are facing a complex globalized

  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Next
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society
Department of Asian Studies
607 – 1871 West Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z2
Email bcs.program@ubc.ca
Find us on
   
Back to top
The University of British Columbia
  • Emergency Procedures |
  • Terms of Use |
  • Copyright |
  • Accessibility