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Mar 10 2020
2020 International and Intensive Program on Buddhism ONLINE with McMaster University

2020 International and Intensive Program on Buddhism ONLINE with McMaster University

July 31–August 15 2020 ONLINE with McMaster University / University of Toronto, Canada. Application deadline June 15, 2020.Continue reading

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Jan 22 2020
[CANCELLED] UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Lecture Series: The Buddhahood of Ordinary Persons: Revisioning the Lotus Sūtra in Medieval Japan

[CANCELLED] UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Lecture Series: The Buddhahood of Ordinary Persons: Revisioning the Lotus Sūtra in Medieval Japan

Jacqueline Stone (Princeton University). Friday, March 6, 2020, 5:30–8 pm. University of British Columbia, St John’s College.Continue reading

Posted in: Lecture, Tianzhu
Nov 08 2019
[CANCELLED] Guest Lecture: Sun Wukong: The Monkey God

[CANCELLED] Guest Lecture: Sun Wukong: The Monkey God

Li Ling (Sichuan University). 4 pm Thursday, March 5, 2020. UBC Asian Centre, Room 604.Continue reading

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Oct 23 2019
Guest Lecture: Clerical Privileges and the Jurisdiction of the Buddhist Clergy: Do They Exist?

Guest Lecture: Clerical Privileges and the Jurisdiction of the Buddhist Clergy: Do They Exist?

Cuilan Liu (University of Pittsburgh). 5 pm, Friday, November 15, 2019. UBC C.K. Choi Building, Room 120.Continue reading

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Oct 21 2019
Guest Lecture: Cataloging the Medieval Japanese Sacred Transmitted Documents (shōgyō 聖教) from Shinpukuji 真福寺 and Amanosan Kongōji 天野山金剛寺

Guest Lecture: Cataloging the Medieval Japanese Sacred Transmitted Documents (shōgyō 聖教) from Shinpukuji 真福寺 and Amanosan Kongōji 天野山金剛寺

George Keyworth (University of Saskatchewan). 2:30 pm, Thursday, November 14, 2019. UBC Asian Centre, Room 604.Continue reading

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Oct 21 2019
Guest Lecture: Through Altruism to Enlightenment

Guest Lecture: Through Altruism to Enlightenment

Rey-Sheng Her (Tzu Chi University). 2:30 pm Thursday, November 7, 2019. UBC Asian Centre, Room 604Continue reading

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Oct 03 2019
Guest Lecture: The influence of Buddhism on Chinese language

Guest Lecture: The influence of Buddhism on Chinese language

Peng Lu (Wuhan University). 2:30 pm–4 pm, Thursday, October 3, 2019. UBC Asian Centre, Room 604.Continue reading

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Sep 21 2019
Tianzhu Book Prize Lecture: The Meanings of Meditation in Early Zen Buddhism

Tianzhu Book Prize Lecture: The Meanings of Meditation in Early Zen Buddhism

Sam van Schaik (British Library). 7 pm, Saturday, September 21, 2019. UBC St. John’s College.Continue reading

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Sep 12 2019
UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Lecture Series: A Place for Doubt: The Theory and Practice of “Questioning Meditation” (Kanhwa Sŏn 看話禪 ) in Korean Zen Buddhism

UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Lecture Series: A Place for Doubt: The Theory and Practice of “Questioning Meditation” (Kanhwa Sŏn 看話禪 ) in Korean Zen Buddhism

Robert E. Buswell Jr. (University of California, Los Angeles). 5 pm. Thursday, September 12, 2019. UBC Ponderosa Commons Ballroom.Continue reading

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May 02 2019
Database of Chinese Medieval Texts

Database of Chinese Medieval Texts

Introduction of the Database of Chinese Medieval Texts (DMCT)Continue reading

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Mar 06 2019
CFA – Doctoral School: “Women and Nuns in Chinese Buddhism”

CFA – Doctoral School: “Women and Nuns in Chinese Buddhism”

June 3-7 2019. Ghent University. The selected candidates will be notified by March 10th.Continue reading

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Jan 30 2019
Guest Lecture: Chiasmus in Bodhisattva Literature: Two Examples and Theorizing a Meta-Structure

Guest Lecture: Chiasmus in Bodhisattva Literature: Two Examples and Theorizing a Meta-Structure

Matthew Orsborn (Taiwan National University). January 30, 2019. 370 Dwinelle Hall, University of California, Berkeley.Continue reading

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      • Yuci Lingdu wanshou gong zhitu (recto) (禦賜靈都萬壽宮之圖 (碑陽)) ; Zongzhu Ningshen Guangxuan zhenren xiang (verso) (宗主寧神廣玄真人像 (碑陰 ))
        This stone inscription in Chinese is located at Jidu Temple 濟瀆廟, Jiyuan, Henan, China. It is dated 1305 (Yuan 元 period). Dimensions: 137 cm (H) ✕ 73 cm (W) ✕ 12 cm (D). Further details are provided in the accompanying metadata spreadsheet, "Inscription metadata for Cluster 2.1 (2017): Jiyuan Shi (China)" under ID JD-18.
      • Sanguan Guandi beiji (三官關帝碑記)
        This stone inscription in Chinese is located at Ziwei Palace (紫微宮遺址), Jiyuan, Henan, China. Dimensions: 145 cm (H) ✕ 71 cm (W) ✕ 16.5 cm (D). Further details are provided in the accompanying metadata spreadsheet, "Inscription metadata for Cluster 2.1 (2017): Jiyuan Shi (China)" under ID ZW-5.
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