Information on launch of the Centre and the activities for the Centre’s inaugural week 22-25 March 2017 in Paris.
International Conference on Buddhist Manuscript Cultures
January 20-22, 2017. Princeton University.
Winter Program 2016
A video of the 2016 Winter Program. December 10-19, 2016 at Dharma Drum Mountain in Taiwan.
Fourth Volume of Chinese Translation Series of Foreign Studies on Buddhism and East Asian Religions (Chinese)
Fourth Volume of “Chinese Translation Series of Foreign Studies on Buddhism and East Asian Religions” Series. By Karashima Seishi, translated by Qiu Yunqing, and Wu Weilin.
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.
Medieval Japan’s Unique Interpretation of Monastic Discipline and the Precepts
Professor Paul Groner. May 30, 2016. Asian Centre Room 604.
Como: Angry Spirits and Urban Soundscapes in Ancient Japan
Prof. Michael Como. April 5, 2016. C.K. Choi building room 231.
Third Volume of Chinese Translation Series of Foreign Studies on Buddhism and East Asian Religions (Chinese)
Third Volume of “Chinese Translation Series of Foreign Studies on Buddhism and East Asian Religions” Series. By Jinhua Chen, translated by Yang Zeng, Huang Jinghua, Fan Jingjing, Wu Weilin, Chen Zhiyuan, and Liu Xuejun.
When the Himalaya Meets with Alps: International Forum on Buddhist Art & Buddhism’s Transmission to Europe
August 27, 28, 2016. Madrid, Spain.
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.
