Report: Phakchok Rinpoche on Social Development
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon (September 18, 2010), Phakchok Rinpoche spoke about “Compassion in Action: Integrating Buddhism and Social Development” to an audience of 80 people at UBC’s I.K. Barber Learning Centre. Phackchok Rinpoche presented a well-known orientation in Buddhist social engagement: that by developing the self, one can develop society. Helping others begins […]
Photos from Phakchok Rinpoche’s Lecture
Phakchok Rinpoche gave a talk at UBC’s I.K. Barber Learning Centre on September 18, 2010:“Compassion in Action: Integrating Buddhism and Social Development” Original post for the event HERE
Public Lecture: Phakchok Rinpoche on Buddhism and Social Development
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Phakchok Rinpoche, head of the Tibetan Taklung Kagyu lineage: “Compassion in Action: Integrating Buddhism and Social Development” Date: Saturday, September 18, 2010 Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM Place: I.K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, Dodson Room
Conference Panel: Establishing Buddhism in Canada
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 11:30am – 1:00pm “The Lotus and the Maple Leaf: The Evolution of Soka Gakkai Buddhism in Canada.” Daniel A. Métraux (Mary Baldwin College). My proposed paper will focus on the foundation and subsequent expansion of Soka Gakkai International in Canada (SGI-Canada). At present SGI has chapters in most of Canada’s major […]
Conference Schedule: Buddhism in Canada
“Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions” The University of British Columbia, October 15-17, 2010, funded by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and the Numata Foundation. Registration, refreshments, meals, and all conference panels will be held at the C.K. Choi Building in the […]
First Meeting of the Lower Mainland Buddhism Group
Workshop: Connecting with Vancouver Buddhist Communities held on December 15, 2009 at the Institute of Asian Research. 25 leaders and organizers from different Buddhist communities in the Vancouver area, including those affiliated with Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Southeast Asian Theravada, Tibetan, and Engaged Buddhist traditions, came together on December 15, 2009. Discussions ranged from the possibility […]
Conference on the Mongolian Buddhist Revival
A one-day focus on contemporary Mongolian religiosity co-sponsored by the Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, and The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation at the Contemporary Mongolia conference. Organized by Julian Dierkes and Tsering Shakya. Conference main page and abstract page.
Public Lecture: Levi McLaughlin on Education and the Soka Gakkai
“How to Cultivate a Mass Movement: Buddhism, Education, and the Rise of Soka Gakkai, Japan’s Largest Active Religion” Presented by Levi McLaughlin, Department of Religion, Princeton University. Date: Wednesday January 7, 2008 Time: 12:00 – 1:15 PM Place: Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall Though too often ignored, the […]
Public Lecture: Jessica Main on Japanese Buddhism as Civil Society
“The Constitution of a Religion: Ōtani-ha Shin Buddhism as Civil Society Actor” Presented by Jessica L. Main, Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University. Date: Friday January 9, 2008 Time: 12:00 – 1:15 PM Place: Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building Room 120, 1855 West Mall Contemporary Japanese Buddhism has, to a large extent, been […]
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 […]