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Photos – Panel Discussion: Contemporary Buddhism and Emancipation, Dr. Ambedkar International Symposium 2023

Photos – Panel Discussion: Contemporary Buddhism and Emancipation, Dr. Ambedkar International Symposium 2023

Original post for the event HERE This panel was part of Dr. Ambedkar International Symposium for Emancipation About this Event Date: April 21, 2023 Leading scholars, Sangha Bhikkhus (Monks), and community leaders will participate in a facilitated dialogue on the vision of Dr. Ambedkar, as he outlined it in his monumental publication, The Buddha and […]

Photos of Workshop – Biodegradable Blessings: Prayer Flags and Ephemeral Materiality in Indigenous Himalayas

Photos of Workshop – Biodegradable Blessings: Prayer Flags and Ephemeral Materiality in Indigenous Himalayas

Original post for the event HERE About this Event Date: April 17, 2023 Dr. Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia (University of Southern California) lead this interdisciplinary workshop connecting three different methods: firstly, the study of material religion; secondly, scholarly conversations around Buddhist communities and climate change; and thirdly, doing community-based collaborative projects in Buddhist studies. The workshop […]

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 […]

Photos from “Icons of Impermanence: Contemporary Buddhist Art” Conference

About this Event Original post for the event HERE Icons of Impermanence: Contemporary Buddhist Art, the conference organized by UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, was held last July 6 to 8, 2012, at the CK Choi Building and the Museum of Anthropology. This conference was held in conjunction with the Visions of Enlightenment exhibition (also […]

Photos from Jan W. Walls’ Lecture on Buddhism and Business Ethics

February 2, 2012 – “Corporate Craving and Buddhist Compassion: Is There a Middle Ground for Buddhism in Business?” by Dr. Jan W. Walls took place in the C. K. Choi Building. Original post for the event HERE

Photos from Simon Wickham-Smith’s Lecture on Contemporary Mongolian Literature

January 26, 2012 – “Spiritual Ecology in Contemporary Mongolian Literature” by Simon Wickham-Smith in the C. K. Choi Building. Original post for the event HERE The report can be found here HERE

Photos from Paul R. Fleischman’s Lecture on Vipassana Meditation

September 29, 2011 – “Vipassana Meditation: A Practice and a Path” by Dr. Paul R. Fleischman in the First Nations Longhouse Original post for the event HERE The report can be found HERE

Photos from Donald Stadtner’s lecture on Sacred Sites of Burma

Dr. Donald Stadtner presented a lecture at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology: A cooperative effort of the UBC Museum of Anthropology (MOA), Canadian Society for Asian Arts, Rosalie Stronck Family Foundation, and UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program funded by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation. May 29, 2011 – “Sacred Sites of Burma” Original […]

Photos from the Venerable Sik Yin Kit’s Lecture on Prison Dhamma

March 18, 2011 – “Dhamma in Prison – The True Transformation?” at IK Barber Learning Centre. Original post for the event HERE

Photos from Tim Ward’s talk and book signing

UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presented a lecture by Tim Ward, author of five books and international communications consultant for development and environmental organizations. He spoke about his experiences as a novice in the Thai Forest tradition and the 20th anniversary edition of his book cited below. He also signed copies of his book for […]

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