Ian Harries on Khmer Buddhist Monks, Denied Religious Freedom in Vietnam
By Ian Harris, Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Visiting Professor in Buddhism and Contemporary Society, reposted from Asia Pacific Report 32.2 (2008): 1, 7. The Mekong delta area, known in Cambodia as Kampuchea Krom, has been populated by Khmer speakers for around one and a half millennia. Not surprisingly, the Vietnamese annexation of the […]
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 […]
Video: Matthieu Ricard on the Neuroscience of Meditation
Matthieu Ricard, PhD in Biochemistry and a Tibetan Buddhist monk, lectured at the Ridge Theatre (March 10, 2007): Change Yourself, Change the World Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: Part 7: Part 9: Part 10: Part 11: Part 3: Ricard’s lectures were made possible by the generous support […]
Public Lectures: Matthieu Ricard on Happiness and the Mind
Matthieu Ricard, PhD in Biochemistry and a Tibetan Buddhist monk, will deliver a series of lectures at UBC, the Ridge Theatre, and the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society Temple (March 9 to 11, 2007), connected to his new book Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill (2007): “Training the Mind: Science and […]
Public Lecture: Ian Harris on Monastic Boundaries and the Concept of State
“Buddhist Monastic Boundary (sima) as an Explanatory Concept in the Contemporary Conception of the State in Southeast Asia” Presented by Professor Ian Harris, Senior Research Fellow, Documentation Center of Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Date: Monday October 2, 2006 Time: 12:00 – 1:15 PM Place: Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West […]