Public Lecture: Venerable Sik Yin Kit on Dhamma in Prison
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Venerable Sik Yin Kit, the Head Nun of the Po Lam Buddhist Association of Chilliwack, BC: “Dhamma in Prison: The True Transformation?” Date: Friday, March 18 2011 Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM Place: Lilloet Room, Room 301, I.K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, UBC
Photos from “Buddhism in Canada” Conference 2010
The international conference “Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions” was held last October 15 to 17, 2010, at the CK Choi Building and the Asian Centre. Original post for the Conference HERE October 15, 2010 – “Canadian Buddhist Outreach: Hospitals and Prisons” Original post for this event HERE October 15, 2010 – “Conference Panel: […]
Report: Phakchok Rinpoche on Social Development
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon (September 18, 2010), Phakchok Rinpoche spoke about “Compassion in Action: Integrating Buddhism and Social Development” to an audience of 80 people at UBC’s I.K. Barber Learning Centre. Phackchok Rinpoche presented a well-known orientation in Buddhist social engagement: that by developing the self, one can develop society. Helping others begins […]
Photos from Phakchok Rinpoche’s Lecture
Phakchok Rinpoche gave a talk at UBC’s I.K. Barber Learning Centre on September 18, 2010:“Compassion in Action: Integrating Buddhism and Social Development” Original post for the event HERE
Public Lecture: Phakchok Rinpoche on Buddhism and Social Development
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Phakchok Rinpoche, head of the Tibetan Taklung Kagyu lineage: “Compassion in Action: Integrating Buddhism and Social Development” Date: Saturday, September 18, 2010 Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM Place: I.K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, Dodson Room
Conference Panel: Establishing Buddhism in Canada
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 11:30am – 1:00pm “The Lotus and the Maple Leaf: The Evolution of Soka Gakkai Buddhism in Canada.” Daniel A. Métraux (Mary Baldwin College). My proposed paper will focus on the foundation and subsequent expansion of Soka Gakkai International in Canada (SGI-Canada). At present SGI has chapters in most of Canada’s major […]
Conference Panel: Canadian Buddhist Outreach: Hospitals and Prisons
Friday October 15, 2010, 2:30pm – 3:30pm “Buddhism in Canada’s Health Care: Broadening the Spectrum of Human Experience at End of Life.” Anne Bruce (University of Victoria). Buddhism has been and continues to be a religion that is concerned about dying, death and the dead. Buddha declared that among all the realizations, the realization of […]
Conference Schedule: Buddhism in Canada
“Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions” The University of British Columbia, October 15-17, 2010, funded by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and the Numata Foundation. Registration, refreshments, meals, and all conference panels will be held at the C.K. Choi Building in the […]
Thich Nhat Hanh to Visit Vancouver in August 2011
The Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh and monastics of Plum Village, Deer Park Monastery, Blue Cliff Monastery, and Magnolia Village will hold a residential meditation retreat and a public lecture in Vancouver, August of 2011: ***official website: http://www.tnhvancouver2011.org/*** Retreat: “Awakening the Heart” Dates: August 8-13, 2011 Location: UBC Point Gray Campus (more details available here) Lecture: […]
Report: Michael Zimmermann on Buddhism and Society
On April 26 and 27, 2010, Professor Michael Zimmermann presented two well-received lectures at UBC’s Asian Centre and C.K. Choi Building, “Is Violence Avoidable? On War and Peace in Indian Buddhism” and “Engaged Buddhism: Social Entanglement with Spiritual Gain?” Zimmermann challenged his audience with the perennial issue of violence and religion, offering a periodization of […]