Converting Markets through Merit: Perspectives for Fostering a New Entrepreneurial Culture with Chan Buddhist Principles
Ven. Dayuan. 7pm Saturday June 17, 2017. Jack Poole Hall, Alumni Centre, UBCContinue reading
Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia
May 11 – October 9, 2017 at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC.Continue reading
An International Conference: From Xiangyuan to Ceylon: The Life and Legacy of the Chinese Buddhist monk Faxian (337-422)
March 25-27, 2017. Shanxi, China.
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2017 Summer Program – apply now!
**New dates** July 12-20, 2017. Mount Wutai, China. Deadline to apply May 1.Continue reading
Announcement of the Establishment of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies on Buddhism (CEIB) in Paris
Information on launch of the Centre and the activities for the Centre’s inaugural week 22-25 March 2017 in Paris.Continue reading
International Conference on Buddhist Manuscript Cultures
January 20-22, 2017. Princeton University.Continue reading
Winter Program 2016
A video of the 2016 Winter Program. December 10-19, 2016 at Dharma Drum Mountain in Taiwan.Continue reading
Liturgy, Icon, and Text in the Development of Esoteric Buddhism
By Charles D. Orzech . 4pm, February 9, 2017. UBC Department of Asian Studies, Room 604.Continue reading
Medieval Japan’s Unique Interpretation of Monastic Discipline and the Precepts
Professor Paul Groner. May 30, 2016. Asian Centre Room 604.
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Como: Angry Spirits and Urban Soundscapes in Ancient Japan
Prof. Michael Como. April 5, 2016. C.K. Choi building room 231.Continue reading
When the Himalaya Meets with Alps: International Forum on Buddhist Art & Buddhism’s Transmission to Europe
August 27, 28, 2016. Madrid, Spain.
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Lines and Enlightenment: Chan Buddhism and Literature in Medieval China
August 9, 2016. Vancouver, Canada.
The relationship between literary and religious activities has been a lasting theme for any society of any time all over the world. One lens to see through the patterns of interactions between the religious and literary practitioners is provided by the relationship between Chan Buddhism and literature in medieval China. This one-day workshop, co-sponsored by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the UBC Buddhist Studies Forum, invites several top scholars based in China and Canada to jointly shed new light on this intriguing issue.Continue reading
