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 […]
Public Lectures: Jeffrey Hopkins on Gender and Sexuality in Tibetan Buddhism
Professor Jeffrey Hopkins will be giving two lectures at UBC (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”
Public Lecture: Levi McLaughlin on Education and the Soka Gakkai
“How to Cultivate a Mass Movement: Buddhism, Education, and the Rise of Soka Gakkai, Japan’s Largest Active Religion” Presented by Levi McLaughlin, Department of Religion, Princeton University. Date: Wednesday January 7, 2008 Time: 12:00 – 1:15 PM Place: Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall Though too often ignored, the […]
Public Lecture: Jessica Main on Japanese Buddhism as Civil Society
“The Constitution of a Religion: Ōtani-ha Shin Buddhism as Civil Society Actor” Presented by Jessica L. Main, Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University. Date: Friday January 9, 2008 Time: 12:00 – 1:15 PM Place: Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall Contemporary Japanese Buddhism has, to a large extent, been […]
Lecture: Stefania Travagnin on Contemporary Taiwanese Buddhism
“Contemporary Society and Buddhist Modernity: Translating Modalities of Faith and in Twentieth-century Taiwanese Buddhism” Presented by Stefania Travagnin, Visiting Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions, Department of Religious Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia. Date: Wednesday January 14, 2008 Time: 12:00 – 1:15 PM Place: Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall […]
Public Lectures: Robert Thurman on Buddhism and the Current Global Crisis
Professor Robert Thurman, an expert on Tibetan Buddhism, will be giving a series of three lectures at UBC (April 26 and 27, 2008): “The Mañjuśrī Connection: Relations between Tibetan and Chinese Buddhisms” “The Layman Vimalakīrti and the Basic Mahāyana Buddhist Path” “Buddhism as a Civilization Matrix and the Current Global Crisis”
Announcement: Ian Harris as TLKY Visiting Professor, Winter 2008
Ian Harris Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Visiting Professor in Buddhism and Contemporary Society (Jan – May 2008) The Institute of Asian Research welcomes Professor Ian Harris as the TLKY Canada Foundation Visiting Scholar. Professor Harris was a Senior Scholar at the Becket Institute, St. Hugh’s College, Oxford (20014) and is currently Professor of […]
Public Lecture: Ian Harris on Buddhism Under Pol Pot
“Buddhism in Extremis: The Fate of the Buddhist Order Under Pol Pot” Presented by Professor Ian Harris, Professor of Buddhist Studies, University of Cumbria. Date: Wednesday February 27, 2008 Time: 12:30 – 2:05 PM Place: Centre for Southeast Asia Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall The Buddhist monastic sector (sangha) was virtually […]
Report: Renowned Buddhist Monk Matthieu Ricard Shares Insight on Happiness
reposted from Asia Pacific Report 31.1 (2007): 2. The community and campus are still buzzing about a recent visit from world-renowned monk, author, photographer and biochemist, Dr. Matthieu Ricard. He visited Vancouver and UBC between March 9th and 11th to present a series of lectures as part of the Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program funded […]