Event: The Dimensions of Silence in Buddhism with Susan Gillis Chapman
DATE October 17, 2018 TIME 5:00 PM LOCATION UBC Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road About the event What is silence? Is it merely the absence of sound, or can silence be a gateway into more subtle forms of communication with ourselves, our world and each other? In this lecture, we explore progressive dimensions […]
Event: Dr Ambedkar’s Legacy – Our Campaign to Outlaw Caste Discrimination in Great Britain with Santosh Dass MBE
DATE Thursday October 11, 2018 TIME 5:00 PM LOCATION UBC | C.K. Choi Building Room 120 | 1855 West Mall The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society is proud to co-sponsor the Second Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture with Ms. Santosh Dass MBE This year’s Memorial Lecture is dedicated […]
Event: The Basic Knowledge and Practice of Buddhism, with Venerable Professor Tsung Tzu Shih
DATE Tuesday October 16, 2018 TIME 2:00 to 4:00 pm LOCATION UBC | Asian Centre Auditorium | 1871 West Mall Dakinava Buddhist Educational and Cultural Society (DBECS) has invited Master Ven. Tsung Tzu to give talks on topics related to the foundations of Buddhism. Please join us! Topics of discussion will include: 1. The […]
Video: Robert Thurman, “Buddhism as a Civilization Matrix and the Current Global Crisis”
Professor Robert Thurman, an expert on Tibetan Buddhism, and author of several books on Tibet, Buddhism, art, politics, and culture presented a lecture entitled Buddhism as a Civilization Matrix and the Current Global Crisis at UBC’s Chan Centre (April 27, 2008): Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: Part 7: […]
Lecture: A Tryst with Destiny? The Politics of Buddhist Heritage and the Making of Modern India
DATE Thursday, November 30, 2017 TIME 5:00 to 6:30 PM LOCATION UBC | C. K. Choi Room 120 | 1855 West Mall, Vancouver This is a public talk hosted by Dr. Douglas Ober, CISAR Research Associate About this event One of the more curious incidents in the making of modern India occurred on the eve […]
Keynote Lecture: Prof. Natasha Heller on Buddhist Children’s Picture Books from Taiwan
DATE Saturday, November 4, 2017 TIME 6:30 to 8:00 pm LOCATION UBC | St. John’s College Social Lounge | 2111 Lower Mall The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society is delighted to welcome Dr. Natasha Heller, who will present the keynote address for this year’s annual symposium on the theme of “Buddhism and Youth” […]
Lecture: Paul Groner on the Japanese Monk Shunjō (1155-1227) and Tendai Monastic Discipline
DATE Saturday, October 23, 2017 TIME 5:00 PM LOCATION UBC | Asian Centre | Room 604 | 1871 West Mall Dr. Paul Groner from the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia will come to UBC and give us a Guest Lecture entitled: “The Thirteenth Fourteenth Century Encounter of Chinese Tiantai and Japanese Tendai” […]
Lecture: Dr. Ben Wood on Procedures for Locating Incarnations (tulkus) in Tibetan Historical Literature
DATE October 16, 2017 TIME 5:00 to 7:00 PM LOCATION UBC | C.K. Choi Building Room 120 | 1855 West Mall Searching for the Right Buddha: Procedures for Locating Incarnations (tulkus) in Tibetan Historical Literature About the Event UBC Himalaya Program is hosting a talk which will consider the topic of incarnate lamas (tulkus)—births of the […]