By Yönten, on May 16th, 2013 Keynote Addresses: Georgios Halkias and Masahiro Shimoda
You are cordially invited to two keynote addresses for the conference, “The Pure Land in Buddhist Cultures: History, Image, Praxis, Thought”:
*Please click on links above to register for each keynote lecture.
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Dr. Georgios Halkias, Oxford University, will present a keynote address for the conference, “The Pure Land in Buddhist Cultures” History, Image, Praxis, Thought”:
Pure Land in Tibet
“Three Paths to Amitabha’s Pure Land: “Sutra,” “Tantra” and “Great Perfection” Interpretations of Sukhavati in Tibet”
Date: Friday, May 31, 2013
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Place: Party Room, Student Union Building, UBC
RSVP is required: Please register here.
For information on the conference: Please click here.
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Dr. Masahiro Shimoda, Oxford University, will present a keynote address for the conference, “The Pure Land in Buddhist Cultures” History, Image, Praxis, Thought”:
The Pure Land in Ancient India
“Early Pure Land Buddhism Manifesting as Written Text in Ancient India: A Background for the Emergence of Buddhism of Otherness and Other Power”
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013
Time: 6:45pm – 8:45pm
Place: Isabel MacInnes Room, Walter H. Gage Residence, UBC
RSVP is required: Please register here.
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Dr. Halkias is currently a Visiting Associate Researcher at Oxford University where he specializes in the research of Tibetan Budhism, the transmission of Buddhism to Tibet, and Himalayan history and culture. He received his DPhil in Oriental Studies (Tibetan and Himalayan Studies) in 2006 at the University of Oxford and has carried out extensive fieldwork in India and Nepal. A list of recent publications from Dr. Halkias is available on his faculty profile.
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Dr. Shimoda is currently a Professor in Indian philosophy and Buddhist studies at the University of Tokyo. He is also the president of Japanese Association for Digital Humanities established in 2011. In 2010 Dr. Shimoda launched a government-funded, multi-nodal, and global project to build a digitized database of Buddhist resources. Links to recent publications from Dr. Shimoda are available here.
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This is the 3rd Annual Conference of the Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program (University of British Columbia, funded by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation), and the 16th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (hosted by the IASBS North American District).
By Yönten, on May 15th, 2013 All are welcome to register and attend the conference and keynote lectures. *Registration fee includes meals and refreshments for the weekend.
The Pure Land in Buddhist Cultures: History, Image, Praxis, Thought Conference will be taking place at the Vancouver campus of University of British Columbia from . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on May 14th, 2013 Enpuku-ji Zen Centre in Montréal’s Plateau district is now offering a vegetarian bed-and-breakfast room for rent on the airbnb site. Details here.
By Yönten, on May 14th, 2013 KKC presents a fundraising lunch on Sunday, May 26, 2013, at the Himalaya Restaurant in Vancouver. Tickets are $25 per person. Contact 604-434-4920 or info@kkc-kdol.org for more information.
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Lama Ole will give an introductory talk on Buddhism . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on May 14th, 2013 Dear Friends,
We want to update you about Thich Nhat Hanh’s public talk in Toronto, which will take place at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts on Saturday, August 17 at 3 pm.We are pleased to announce that tickets will go on sale on Saturday, . . . Read More.
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By Yönten, on May 5th, 2013 The Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic has just celebrated their 10th year of operation! Congratulations to Lynette Genju Monteiro and Frank Musten for their long-term work in the field of MBSR.
As part of their current initiatives, the OMc has launched a Mindfulness integrator on paper.li, bringing . . . Read More.
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By Yönten, on May 2nd, 2013 Buddhist summer day camp for teens
FOR AGES 13 -17, FULL DAY (9:30 AM – 3:30 PM) 2 WEEKS (JULY 15-19; 22-26, 2013)
Enjoy a respectful and friendly environment to explore the remarkable teachings of the Buddha (Dharma) taught in a stress-free secular context. . . . Read More.
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By Yönten, on April 30th, 2013 Dear All,
With students having begun planning their course schedules for the next academic year, I would like to send out the announcement of the new year-long Pali beginners course “Reading Pali with Burmese Manuscripts, I will be offering starting September, pasted below. It is . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on April 29th, 2013 WESAK 2013
you are cordially invited to join Buddhists from all traditions in celebrating the birth of the buddha at the Queen’s Park grounds
Join in a Buddha Puja Offer flowers to the Buddha Chant the Pure Land Sutras Bathe the Baby Buddha Transfer Merit . . . Read More.
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We recently received . . . Read More.
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