[Information Session] UBC: A Tryst with Destiny? The Politics of Buddhist Heritage and the Making of Modern India by Dr. Douglas Ober (November 30, 2017)

An information session hosted by Douglas Ober, CISAR Research Associate. The event will take place on November 30 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm at Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, University of British Columbia. Abstract: One of the more curious incidents in the making of modern India occurred on the eve of Independence when a group of seventy-two …

[Blog] A Post-Reading Group Reflection on Jowita Kramer’s Visit to McMaster University’s Religious Studies Department

By Crystal Beaudoin On Friday, March 18 2016, the Religious Studies Department at McMaster University hosted our second Yehan Numata Reading Group. Our guest scholar was Dr. Jowita Kramer from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Munich, Germany). Dr. Kramer's research focus is on the history and philosophy of Tibetan and Indian Buddhism, intertextuality in Buddhist commentarial literature and …

The University of Toronto/McMaster University Yehan Numata Program Lecture Series, 2015-2016 Schedule

By Larissa Fardelos The University of Toronto/McMaster University Yehan Numata Program in Buddhist Studies hosts an annual lecture series that invites Buddhist Studies scholars from around the globe to Southern Ontario for public lectures and reading groups at both University of Toronto and McMaster University. A uniquely collaborative Buddhist Studies program between the two universities, …