December 11, 2021. Online, via Zoom
China, India, and Iran – Scientific Exchange and Cultural Contact
October 8-9, ONLINE with the Needham Research Institute (NRI), the Ancient India and Iran Trust (AIIT), and the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (FAMES) at Cambridge University
Announcement: Yin-Cheng Distinguished Lecture Series (印證佛學傑出學術系列講座)
New multi-university lecture series on Buddhism and Contemporary Society.
The Georgetown-IDP Lecture Series: Following the Silk Roads to North America
July 28 – August 25, 2021. Online via Zoom.
CFA: Residential Fellowship at the National Humanities Center
CFA deadline October 7, 2021
Textiles in Manuscripts Workshop
June 2–3, 2021, ONLINE
Webinar: Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists
Chenxing Han and Dr. Jessica Main (The University of British Columbia). 7:00pm (PDT). Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Online, via Zoom.
Reevaluating Mountain Practice in Premodern Japan: Buddhist Studies Workshop with Kikuchi Hiroki
April 15, 2021, with KIKUCHI Hiroki (University of Tokyo). ONLINE, via Zoom.
Buddhist Perspectives on White Racial Ignorance and Identity
April 8, 2021, with Emily McRae (New Mexico). Online, via Zoom.
Online Screening of Master Sheng Yen
March 31, 2021. Online via Vimeo.
Training Program—FROGBEAR Summer 2021 Training Sessions
Applications due March 30, 2021.
Book Launch: Revisiting Buddha-Nature in India and China by Dr. Christopher Jones and Dr. Li Zijie
February 18, 2021, with Dr. Christopher Jones (Cambridge) and Dr. Li Zijie (SOAS University of London). Online, via Zoom
The Chinese Buddhist Approach to Science: the Case of Astronomy and Calendars
New journal article by Jeffrey Kotyk.
A Timely Message from the Cave: The Mahāmudrā and Intellectual Agenda of dGe-bshes Brag-phug-pa dGe-’dun-rin-chen (1926–1997), the Sixty-Ninth rJe-mkhan-po of Bhutan
New monograph by Dagmar Schwerk.
Special issue on Buddhism and Technology in the Journal of the Japanese Association for Digital Humanities
Open access. Guest editors: Marcus Bingenheimer, Christian Wittern, and Jinhua Chen.
First issue of Journal of Chan Buddhism
First issue of Journal of Chan Buddhism. Edited by Jinhua Chen, George Keyworth, and Steffen Döll.
Announcement: Jinhua Chen Inducted into Royal Society of Canada
Congratulations to Professor Chen who was inducted as a Royal Society of Canada Fellow!
Third volume of Brill Book Series
Third volume of Brill Book Series: Studies on East Asian Religions. Authored by Sheng Kai, edited by Jinhua Chen.
Second volume of Brill Book Series
Second volume of Brill Book Series: Studies on East Asian Religions. The series editors are Susan Andrews, Jinhua Chen, and Guang Kuan.
Call for participants: CRTA Workshop
Saturday, October 17, via Zoom.
Guide to Buddhist Studies in France (updated October 2021)
An informative guide on higher education in France.
FROGBEAR April 2020 Newsletter
Latest updates from FROGBEAR project and its affiliated networks and partners.
International Conference on “Esoteric Buddhism and East Asian Society”
March 7-8, 2020. University of British Columbia.
Summer School in Classical Chinese and Japanese
July 6–31, 2020. Venice, Italy – Ca’ Foscari University.
CFA: Sheng Yen Education Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chinese Buddhism at UBC
Deadline to apply March 15, 2020
Report on CRTA (Chinese Religious Texts Authority) workshop
Report on the CRTA workshop, December 15-19, 2019 Aussois, France.
Update – Cluster 2.1 and 3.2
Clusters 2.1 and 3.2 Field Visits in Northern China. June-July, 2019.
Update – Cluster 1.2 Religion and Technology
Cluster 1.2 at DILA. July 17-25, 2019.
Rules of Engagement
New book publication: Rules of Engagement, edited by Susan Andrews, Jinhua Chen, and Cuilan Liu.
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.
An International & Intensive Program on Buddhism at Oxford
August 11-30, 2019; Oxford, UK.
Job Opportunity for FROGBEAR Digital Research Assistant at UBC
1 year opportunity at UBC. Application deadline July 21, 2019.
Launch of Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies (HIJBS)
Articles from inaugural issue (Vol. 1, No. 1) of Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies (HIJBS) now available.
Tianzhu Book Prize Nomination 2019
Nomination application has been extended to June 30, 2019. Please use Tianzhu Book Prize Nomination Form for submission.
Buddhist Beasts: Reflections on Animals in Asian Religions and Culture-Published Papers
15 Buddhist Beast conference papers have been published in the journal Religions.
New FROGBEAR Research Cluster
Talismans and Talisman Cultures in Contemporary Vietnam, Korea, and Japan: Meaning, Making, Medium
Database of Chinese Medieval Texts
Introduction of the Database of Chinese Medieval Texts (DMCT)
International Funding Opportunity for Buddhism and East Asian Religions Research in Canada
Ongoing applications accepted.
China Through Saskatchewan Eyes: Evelyn Potter’s 1971 Journey
March 15 to June 15, 2019 at Diefenbaker Canada Centre.
CFA: 2019 Cluster Site Visits
Applications are due January 21, 2019. Please use our online application form for submission. Any questions should be directed to frogbear.project@ubc.ca.
A REFLECTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL AND INTENSIVE PROGRAM ON BUDDHIST AT UBC
A REFLECTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL AND INTENSIVE PROGRAM ON BUDDHIST AT UBC Posted on October 5, 2018 by Meng Zhang The International and Intensive Program on Buddhism was held at University of British Columbia from July 27 to August 15, 2018. This program consisted of six seminars delivered by six international scholars. Each Continue reading
Major Award for University of Hamburg: Understanding Written Artefacts
Congratulations to Michael Friedrich and colleagues at Hamburg!
News Report on Cambridge Intensive Program (in Chinese)
News Report from Chinese Daily about the 2018 Cambridge Intensive Program on Buddhism
A Student Reflection of The International and Intensive Program on Buddhism at UBC
Zhang, Anqi is an undergraduate student in the Department of Asian and African Studies in Shanghai International Studies University.
Perceiving the Change of China through the Scope of Buddhism
Interview with Zhe Ji (CEIB) by Shuyue He. Originally posted to CJBS.
Check out the FROGBEAR YouTube Channel!
We are happy to announce the FROGBEAR YouTube channel!
Outstanding Achievement Award: Traces of Words
Awarded by the Canadian Museum Association to Fuyubi Nakamura and her team. Congratulations!
UBC President welcomes students to Intensive Program on Buddhism
Words of welcome from UBC president Santa J. Ono.
Tianzhu Book Prize Lecture
Dr. Jiang Wu lecture August 12, 2018 at UBC.
A Report on the Buddhist Studies in Canada Round Table Discusion at the XVIIITH Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies
By Crystal Beaudoin, McMaster University
Announcement: Jinhua Chen awarded UBC Killam Research Prize
Congratulations to Professor Chen on this award!
2017-2018 Winter Program in Action
Check out this amazing video to review the Winter Program in action.
UBC receives $4.9 million for global Buddhist academic network
Press release on the creation of the Tianzhu Network for the Study of Buddhist Cultures.
Collaboration with the Database of Religious History
To get involved, or for more information, please contact Willis Monroe (willismonroe@gmail.com).
Announcement: Social Life History of Chinese Buddhist Monks
A Major Project led by FROGBEAR cluster leader, Kai SHENG, has been newly awarded by the Chinese National Social Sciences Fund
Student Report – Digital Projects Student Librarian
For the 2017 co-op term, we were happy to receive Mariah Gastaldo as Digital Projects Student Librarian. Gastaldo, a Masters of Library and Information Studies student at the University of British Columbia, took up the task of collecting and reviewing data from
Eugene Wang receives major award from HGI
Funding from Harvard Global Institute provided for work in the Dunhuang caves.
New Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona
We are excited to partner with this newly launched Center for Buddhist Studies!
Profile of Tianzhu-SSHRC Scholars
Join us in welcoming fellowship recipients and learning more about our Tianzhu post-doctoral fellow!
Conference Report: Buddhism and Business, Market and Merit
Report by Hassan Pirbhai, University of Calgary
Buddhist Transformations and Interactions
In memory of Antonino Forte, who passed away in 2006.
Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia
May 11 – October 9, 2017 at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC.
First volume of Brill Book Series
We are pleased to announce the release of the first volume in a new series published by Brill. The series editors include Meir Sharar, James Benn, and Jinhua Chen.
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.