Clerical Privileges and the Jurisdiction of the Buddhist Clergy: Do They Exist?
DATE Friday, November 15, 2019 TIME 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM LOCATION UBC | C.K. Choi Room 120 | 1855 West Mall About this event The demarcation and maintenance of jurisdictional boundaries between religious institutions and lay society have been at the center of the conflict between religion and the state since the formation of […]
Photos from Three Lectures on Korean Buddhism
About this Event The UBC Buddhism and Contemporary Society held a series of three lectures and a roundtable discussion. These lectures and the roundtable were held at the C. K. Choi Building. Original post for the three events HERE September 27, 2012 New Visions for Engaged Buddhism: The Jungto Society and the Indra’s Net Community […]
Three Lectures on Korean Buddhism
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program will present three evening lectures on Korean Buddhism this September: Lectures are free and open to the public. To account for numbers, please RSVP here.
UBC Tzu-chi Buddhist Forum holds Conference on Lay Buddhism
“Lay Buddhism: An Old Issue Viewed in New Perspectives” March 24-26, 2011 The Eighth International Symposium Sponsored by UBC Tzu-chi Buddhist Forum (to be held in the Auditorium, Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall, UBC, Vancouver) Speakers include: Christoph Anderl (University of Oslo); Benjamin Brose (University of Michigan); Jinhua Chen (UBC); Paul Copp (University of Chicago); […]
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 […]