Report: “Buddhist Studies Today” Symposium, Summer 2015
This summer UBC hosted a symposium, “Buddhist Studies Today,” bringing established Buddhist Studies scholars together with the first cohort of recipients of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies through the American Council of Learned Societies. This special event was held on July 7–9 at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced […]
New Sound Recording Available
A sound recording of C. Pierce Salguero’s keynote address given at this past summer’s conference, Buddhism and Wellbeing, is now available! Click here to listen to Dr. Salguero’s talk. Stay tuned for information on next year’s conference, and please sign up for our mailing list to receive notifications of upcoming events! On May 29, 2015, The Robert […]
Buddhist Studies Today: Report from the Vancouver Sun
Scholars talk Buddhism’s value in modern society Symposium hints at Vancouver’s rise as global cultural centre By Chuck Chiang, Vancouver Sun, July 5, 2015 An elite group of Buddhism academics have gathered in Vancouver to advance the study of the religion’s philosophies and applications in the modern world, a gathering that organizers say shows the […]
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society
On October 17, 2014, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation and the University of British Columbia (UBC) announced the renaming of the University’s Chair and Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society to The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chair in Buddhism and Contemporary Society and The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and […]
Report: Simon Wickham-Smith’s Lecture on Spiritual Ecology in Contemporary Mongolian Literature
Around 20 people attended the exhaustive lecture by Simon Wickham-Smith on the Spiritual Ecology in Contemporary Mongolia, which was held in Conference Room 210 at the C.K. Choi Building in the UBC Point Grey Campus on the evening of January 26, 2012. In his lecture, Wickham-Smith spoke about the evocative works of seminal Mongolian poets writing in the 1980s […]
Report: Eugene Wang’s Lecture on the Dunhuang Caves
Professor Eugene Wang presented his lecture “What to See in a Buddhist Cave?” to around 40 people at the C. K. Choi Building on November 30, 2011. Professor Wang began with a summary of the Dunhuang Caves, which are famous for their distinctive Buddhist murals and sculptures. Each cave had a specific layout inviting the […]
Report on Dr. Paul Fleischman’s lecture on Vipassana Meditation
Dr. Paul R. Fleischman gave a talk on “Vipassana Meditation: A Practice and a Path” to around two hundred people at the First Nations Longhouse’s Great Hall on September 29, 2011. He provided an detailed overview of its historical development, philosophical underpinnings, and practical requirements of this meditational practice–stressing its modern systematization and adaptation to modern lives. Dr. […]
Report: Tim Ward’s Lecture, A “Behind the Robes” Account of Life in a Thai Monastery
On February 8, 2011, at the UBC Asian Centre Auditorium, Tim Ward addressed an audience of 30 people about his experiences as a novice in the Thai Forest tradition as part of a speaking tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary edition of his book, What the Buddha Never Taught. He signed copies of his book and […]
Report: Donald Stadtner’s Lecture on Sacred Sites of Burma
On May 29, 2011, Dr. Donald Stadtner spoke to around 40 museum-goers on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology. Based on his recent book, he discussed both established and new: “Sacred Sites of Burma” Stadtner discussed the characteristics of successful sacred sites and reasons why they consistently draw large numbers of […]
Report: Ven. Sik Yin Kit’s Lecture on Teaching Vipassana in Canadian Prisons
Around 90 people attended the Venerable Sik Yin Kit’s lecture on Prison Dhamma at I.K. Barber Centre, UBC campus, early Friday evening, March 18, 2011: “Dhamma in Prison: The True Transformation?” The Venerable Sik reflected on her experiences as a meditation teacher in Fraser Valley prisons. She shared many stories and her views on […]