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Sep 11 2020
UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Distinguished Lecture Series: Karma in Chinese Buddhist Historiography

UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Distinguished Lecture Series: Karma in Chinese Buddhist Historiography

October 9, 2020, with John Kieschnick (Stanford). Online, via Zoom.Continue reading

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Jul 10 2020
2020 International and Intensive Program on Buddhism with McMaster University

2020 International and Intensive Program on Buddhism with McMaster University

July 31–August 15 2020 ONLINE with McMaster University, Canada. Continue reading

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Mar 06 2020
[CANCELLED] UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Distinguished Lecture Series: The Buddhahood of Ordinary Persons: Revisioning the Lotus Sūtra in Medieval Japan

[CANCELLED] UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Distinguished 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

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Mar 05 2020
[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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Jan 30 2020
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, 2020. 370 Dwinelle Hall, University of California, Berkeley.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 Distinguished 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 Distinguished 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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      • The list of donors of the Liao dynasty dharani pillar (陀羅尼經幢) at Yunju Temple (雲居寺) 2
        This side shows one cartouche, names and institutes of the donors of the dharani pillar. The major donor is a military official named （ 陳（辶氏？近？）貞）. Many donors are surnamed Zheng, possibly all from the same neighborhood North Zheng Yard （北鄭院）. The first one is a picture of the whole face [1]; the second is the […]
      • The list of donors of the Liao dynasty dharani pillar (陀羅尼經幢) at Yunju Temple (雲居寺) 1
        This side shows the names and backgrounds of the donors of the dharani pillar.These donors usually are grouped together by families. The donors include chestnut manor owner, a sutra scribe, military officials,and common folks of the Zheng Village（鄭邑）. The donors' names seemed to be carved by different people, because the fonts and styles of the […]
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