Kameyama Lecture: Eugene Wang on Dunhuang Cave Murals
The UBC Kameyama Lecture Series, with the UBC Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, presents a lecture by Dr. Eugene Wang, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art at Harvard University: “What to See in a Buddhist Cave?” Date: Wednesday, 30 November 2011 Time: 4:30 – 6:00 PM Place: C.K. Choi Building, Room 120, 1855 West Mall, […]
Public Lecture: Sonja Arntzen on Telling it Slant
Sonja Arntzen, Professor Emerita, University of Toronto, will present a lecture: “Telling it Slant”: Dreams and Religious Meaning in the Sarashina Diary (Kameyama Lecture, Department of Asian Studies) 5:00 pm, Friday, September 30, at UBC’s Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall, Room 604 Altogether eleven dreams are recorded in Sarashina Diary (c. 1060 by Sugawara Takasue no […]
Kameyama Lecture: Eun-su Cho on 19th Century Korean Buddhism
UBC Kameyama Lecture Series on Buddhist Studies Proudly Presents Professor Eun-su Cho of Seoul National University for the following talk: Late 19th Century Korean Buddhism – A Missing Link Date: Thursday, October 28 , 2010 Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM Location: Asian Center 604 Typical narratives of Korean history at the turn of the twentieth century list […]
Kameyama Lecture: James Benn on Tea
UBC Kameyama Lecture Series on Buddhist Studies Proudly Presents Professor James Benn of McMaster University for the following talk: “Buddhist Episodes from the Prehistory of Tea in China” Date: Thursday, October 7 , 2010 Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM Location: Asian Center 604 James A. Benn (PhD, UCLA 2001) is Associate Professor of Buddhism and East […]
Report: John McRae Rethinks the Early History of Chan Buddhism
Professor John McRae, a well-known scholar of Chinese Chan Buddhism, presented a lecture on early Chan history entitled, “Rethinking Bodhidharma and the Beginnings of Chinese Chan/Zen Buddhism,” at the Asian Centre on February 4, 2010. The lecture drew around 50 students and faculty. Professor McRae kept all on their toes, combining careful text analysis with […]
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 […]
Annual Report: Buddhism and Contemporary Society, 2006-2007
by Tsering Shakya, Canada Research Chair in Religion and Contemporary Society in Asia. This year the Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program began with the appointment of Professor Kate Crosby as the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Chair in Buddhism and Contemporary Society at UBC. Professor Crosby will be joining UBC from the University of […]
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 […]