Lecture: Rongdao Lai on Education Modernization in Chinese Buddhism
Monastic education is one of the most important projects in the modernization of Chinese Buddhism. This talk begins by exploring several paradigm shifts associated with Buddhist educational modernization that began in the 1920s, a period of fervent growth and significant changes. I argue that the reimagining of a national Buddhist community and reinterpretation of orthodoxy produced a distinctly Buddhist citizenship discourse, which became the basis for Buddhist engagement with the nation-state in terms of property rights, political participation, and wartime activism. These changes proved to be essential in inspiring and shaping the discourse and conceptualization of education within the tradition. The second part of the talk offers some observations and reflections on the current state of Buddhist education in mainland China and Taiwan.
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 […]
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 […]
Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture – Decoding Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar: Ideas and Praxis
DATE Thursday, November 2, 2017 TIME 5:00 to 6:30 PM LOCATION UBC | C. K. Choi Room 120 | 1855 West Mall Join us for the new Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture with Professor Vivek Kumar About the Speaker Dr. Vivek Kumar is a Professor of Sociology & Professor Dr. Ambedkar Chair (I/C), Member […]
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 […]
Lecture: Prof. Wendi Adamek on Nirvāṇa Portrayed at Shanyingshan and Baoshan
DATE September 28, 2017 TIME 4:00 PM LOCATION UBC | Asian Centre | Room 604 | 1871 West Mall We are excited to announce that Dr. Wendi Adamek, who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics and Religion at the University of Calgary and holder of the Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies, will give […]
Lecture by Dartmouth College’s Sienna Craig on Tibetan Medicine — Nov 7
UBC’s Himalaya Program invites you to join us for the second talk of the Himalaya Program Fall Event Series! Visit the Himalaya Program website for full event details. Please RSVP for this FREE event.