[Blog] Academic workshop on “Buddhist Women: Practitioners and Teachers Past and Present”

By Lisa Su. The article is re-published with Dharma Drum Vancouver Center's permission. Speakers from various institutions around North America congregated at the Dharma Drum Mountain Vancouver Center to hold an academic workshop on the topic of "Buddhist Women: Practitioners and Teachers, Past and Present." These speakers were not only scholars, but also Buddhist practitioners, …

[Event Announcement] VIFF: A Buddhist Focus (Sept.29-Oct.14, 2016)

This year, VIFF presents a collection of interesting films with a Buddhist focus. Check the list below for details: October 1 & 2: Suffering of Ninko Ninko no junan Gateway | Dragons & Tigers We’re in the ancient Japan of the Hyaku-monogatari (the classical ghost-story anthology The Hundred Tales), but you’ve never seen a Japanese …

[Event Announcement] Public Lecture: Prof. David McMahan on Buddhism and Global Secularisms

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society is delighted to welcome Professor David L. McMahan, who will present a keynote address for our annual conference, “Buddhism in the Global Eye”: “Buddhism and Global Secularisms” Thursday, August 11, 2016 | 7:30 to 9:00 pm UBC | Asian Centre | Auditorium | 1871 West Mall The …

[Event Announcement] UBC Conference: Buddhism in the Global Eye: Beyond East and West (August 10-12, 2016)

Buddhism in the Global Eye: Beyond East and West University of British Columbia • August 10–12, 2016 Co-sponsored by the University of British Columbia’s Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society (Jessica L. Main, director) and The Modernization of Buddhism in Global Perspective Project (SSHRC Insight Grant: John S. Harding, …

[Event Announcement] 2016 Dongguk University-UBC Joint-Conference

“조선시대의 불교문화: 새로운 연구성과 및 향후의 연구과제 (Buddhist Culture in Chosŏn Korea: New Findings and Research Challenges)” Event Details Start: 10 August 2016 8:00 am End: 11 August 2016 5:30 pm Venue: University Golf Club, 5185 W 10th Avenue * Free to attend but registration is required at ze.xiaoyi@gmail.com (Xiaoyi Ze) by July 23rd, Saturday. …

[Blog] HH Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa on The Relevance of Tibetan Buddhism in the 21st Century

By Shanshan Zhao The development of technology and urbanization in the contemporary society has set more people free from farm and traditional labor. Worries and concerns have been raised towards this rapid progress, yet many Buddhist teachers regard it as an advantage for the spread and practice of Buddhism. On May 15th, 2016, His Holiness …

[Updated Schedule] Research Roundtable: East Asian Manuscript and Print as Harbingers of the Digital Future (May 26-28th, 2016)

Sponsored by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies together with the Peking University Institute for the Study of Buddhist Texts and Arts, the UBC Department of Asian Studies, Centre for Japanese Research, St. John’s College, Library, and Asian Library. Objectives This roundtable examines ways in which the transition from manuscript to print and the …

[Blog] Bringing Buddhist Art to Vancouver: A Luncheon Preview of “Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Arts on China’s Silk Road” Exhibition (May 7th-September 4th, 2016)

By Ngoc Le Buddhist arts enthusiasts, scholars and local press gathered on February 16th for a special presentation of the upcoming exhibition “Cave of Temples Dunhuang: Buddhist Arts of the Silk Road” at Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in downtown Vancouver. Notable attendants were Tim Whalen, Director of the Getty Conservation Institute; Marcia Reed, Chief Curator …

[Event Announcement] Exhibition Preview: “Cave Temples of Dunhuang”, Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, Feb.16, 2016

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation and China Global: The Vancouver Society for Promotion of Chinese Art and Culture will host a special luncheon preview of “Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on China’s Silk Road” - a major exhibition opening at the Getty Centre in Los Angeles on 7 May 2016. The Preview …