Hybrid Conference: Buddhism and The Cold War
About the Conference Buddhism and The Cold War is an informal conference gathering of scholars selected and invited to present their approved papers. A Call for Papers has been conducted to select the abstracts and themes to be explored. If you’re not presenting and would like to attend, please complete this form by June 20 […]
Keynote Lecture: Prof. Laura Harrington, “Shaken, Not Stirred: Richard Gard, the CIA, and the Invention of Cold War Buddhism”
This event is sponsored by the RHNHFF BCS Program, with generous support of the Department of Asian Studies UBC. Date Fri, June 27, 2025 Time 7:00 – 9:00 PM PST Location UBC | Ponderosa Ballroom Online In Person This event is hybrid, free and open to the public, and can be attended in person or […]
Hybrid Symposium – The Buddha The Scientist
This event is sponsored and hosted by BC Children’s Hospital, Plum Village, and The RHNHFF BCS Program. Symposium Date May 20, 2025 Location Asian Centre | UBC
Call for Papers – The 20th IASBS Conference
This lecture is sponsored by The International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS). [Original post here] Date Sep 28-29, 2024 Location Ryukoku University | Kyoto, Japan Registration Form Registration Instructions Please click the “Registration Form” above and send it to the contact email address below by September 15th, 2024. Fee: JPY 2,000.00. Please send the […]
Conference – Burning Refuge
[Original post here] Date March 7-9, 2024 Location Harvard Divinity School Closed Conference Themes Buddhism and Race, White Supremacy & Colonialism Buddhism and Sex, Gender & Queer/Trans Being Buddhism and Capitalism & Labor Buddhism and AI, Technology & Meta-Narratives of Progress Buddhism and Environmental Justice, Animal Liberation & Deep Ecology Keynote Speakers Ven. Kodo Nishimura […]
Panel Discussion: Contemporary Buddhism and Emancipation, Dr. Ambedkar International Symposium 2023
Date Fri, Apr 21, 2023 Time 2:00 – 3:15 PM Registration Closed This event is hybrid, and can be attended in person or online via Zoom. However you choose to attend, please use the Zoom Registration button to register. In person attendees will be asked to follow all current UBC pandemic health guidelines in response […]
Video and Q&A – Keynote Lecture: Prof. Jin Y. Park, “What Is Ethics For? A Minimalist Approach to Buddhist Ethics”
About this Event Presented on October 1, 2022 by Professor Jin Y. Park, this keynote is part of the academic workshop, Buddhist Ethics 3.0: In Memory of Michael Jerryson (1974-2021). To know more about this event, go to the Keynote page: What Is Ethics For? A Minimalist Approach to Buddhist Ethics. This event was made […]
Video and Q&A – Keynote Lecture: Prof. Jay L. Garfield, “Buddhism and Nonviolence in the Contemporary World”
About this Event Presented on September 30, 2022 by Professor Jay L. Garfield, this keynote is part of the academic workshop, Buddhist Ethics 3.0: In Memory of Michael Jerryson (1974-2021). To know more about this event, go to the Keynote page: Buddhism and Nonviolence in the Contemporary World. This event was made possible by by […]