Report: “Buddhism in Canada” Conference 2010
From October 15 to 17, 2010, the Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program convened an international conference on “Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions.” The conference was an opportunity to investigate the contours of Buddhism in Canada and its dramatic growth over the last forty years. All together, the conference drew around one hundred participants to […]
Photos from Tim Ward’s talk and book signing
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presented a lecture by Tim Ward, author of five books and international communications consultant for development and environmental organizations. He spoke about his experiences as a novice in the Thai Forest tradition and the 20th anniversary edition of his book cited below. He also signed copies of his book for […]
Public Lecture: Tim Ward on What the Buddha Never Taught
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Tim Ward, author of five books and international communications consultant for development and environmental organizations.: “What the Buddha Never Taught: A “behind the robes” account of life in a Thai monastery” Date: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 Time: 5:30 – 6:30 PM Place: Asian Centre, 1871West […]
Keynote Address: Charles Prebish
Professor Charles S. Prebish, from Utah State University, will present a keynote address for the conference, “Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions”: “The Swans Came to Canada Too: Looking Backward and Looking Forward.” Date: Friday, October 15, 2010 Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm Place:Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall, Auditorium Following the change in immigration law […]
Conference Panel: Beyond the Temple: Exchange in Digital, Artistic, and Literary Worlds
Saturday, October 15, 2010, 9:00am – 10:30am “Correspondence Schools: Zen Buddhist Ecologies in Contemporary Canadian Art.” Melissa Curley (University of Iowa). Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Canadian artists working in what is broadly characterized as the alternative tradition in contemporary art made important contributions to transnational networks of artistic production and exchange. Vancouver was a […]
Threads, Robes, and Alms-Rounds: Thai Buddhist Monks in the Recent Yellow Shirt vs. Red Shirt Conflict
by Jessica L. Main, reposted from Asia Pacific Memo. Reports disseminated by Buddhist news aggregators suggest instances when Buddhist monks act along political “lines” while claiming political neutrality. The recent conflict in Thailand is no exception.
Introducing Asia Pacific Memo
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ASIA 250: Introduction to Buddhism, Winter 2010
Introduction to Buddhism: Indian Subcontinent to the New World (3 credits) Course Syllabus Excerpt Mon/Wed/Fri 9:00-10:00 Buchanan D222 Instructor: Jessica L. Main, jessica.main@ubc.ca, (604) 822-9305, C.K. Choi Building, Room 283 Office hours: Mondays, 10:00 am to 11:30 am Course Description: Beginning with the origins of Buddhism on the Indian subcontinent (c. 6th century BCE), this […]
Photos from Hopkin’s Lectures
Professor Jeffrey Hopkins gave two lectures at UBC’s Asian Centre and the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society Temple (April 20 and 21, 2009): “Gender, Sexuality and Tibetan Buddhism: How Sex Is Used in the Spiritual Path” “The Dalai Lama’s Blending of “Classical” Tibetan Buddhism with Contemporary Outlooks” Original post for the event HERE The […]
Report: Jeffrey Hopkins on Sex in Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama’s Blending of Old and New
Jeffrey Hopkins speaks at UBC (April 20 and 21, 2009). Hopkins clarified the ways sex is used on the path of Tibetan Buddhism, and commented on the Dalai Lama’s skillful blending of old and new in his Buddhist teachings. Jeffrey Hopkins spoke as part of the Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program lecture series, made possible […]