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The American Academy of Religion will be hosting its 100th anniversary conference in San Francisco later this year. Here is a list of Canadian scholars who will be presenting Buddhist papers there… Justin Stein, University of Toronto Hidden Treasures: Reiki Masters’ Appeals to Vajrayana Buddhism Katrin . . . Read More. Over the coming year, Sumeru will be undertaking a survey of Canadian Buddhist organizations, in association with the University of Toronto, with the supervision of Professor Frances Garrett, associate chair of the Centre for the Study of Religion. Our goal is to create a printed . . . Read More. From the publishers… PRESS RELEASE June 17, 2011 It is with pleasure that we present the latest issue (Number 6) of the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies. In this issue, you will read • a comparative essay on Paccekabuddhas, based in Pali and Chinese . . . Read More. Further to our previous post about Buddhist summer camps in Toronto… here is further information from the sponsoring organization. Buddhist Education Network of Ontario BuddhistSchoolforyouth.ca 416-910-4858 Our programs are presented in various locations in the GTA Buddhist Education Network of Ontario was initially formed . . . Read More. Sumeru announces publication of: AN AMERICAN BUDDHIST LIFE: Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer AN AMERICAN BUDDHIST LIFE Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer By Charles S. Prebish ISBN 978-1-896559-09-4 $24.95 US/CAN €17.50 EUR Perfect bound paperback, 266 pages, 6” x 9″ . . . Read More. The 2011 Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada Essay Prize The Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada announces a student essay competition demonstrating the association between Buddhism/ Buddhist psychology and western psychology, science or society. Submissions should focus on the specific and creative ways that the western academic . . . Read More. We recently received a copy of CRITICAL BUDDHISM Engaging with Modern Japanese Buddhist Thought James Mark Shields Ashgate Press (Surrey, England, 2011) 216 pages ISBN 978-1-4094-1798-9 hardback An e-book edition is also available Dr. Shields received a PhD at McGill University and is currently Assistant . . . Read More. Coming soon, from SUMERU… AN AMERICAN BUDDHIST LIFE: Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer by Charles S. Prebish The Sumeru Press Inc. Paperback, 6×9, 266p, illustr. ISBN 978-1-896559-09-4 $24.95 Charles Prebish came to Utah State University in January 2007 following more than thirty-five years on . . . Read More. Former Canadian diplomat Ted Lipman will be the new CEO of the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation, part of whose mandate is to promote Buddhist education worldwide. Here is an article about the appointment from artdaily.org http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=46679 Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada and the University of Toronto Buddhism & Psychology Student Union present Learning Event on Buddhist Education for Youth Education for Compassion and Wisdom, a holistic approach Keynote address: Professor Jack Miller Professor, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning The Ontario Institute for . . . Read More. Please join us for a workshop on new research by faculty and students in Buddhist Studies at the Department for the Study of Religion. From 12 noon – 5 pm on April 18, faculty and students in the Department will introduce and discuss their recent . . . Read More. The University of Toronto/McMaster University Yehan Numata Buddhist Studies Program is pleased to announce an international conference on the lives of ordained Buddhist nuns in India from the time of the Buddha until the eventual disappearance of the bhikṣuṇī saṅgha from Indian soil. BUDDHIST NUNS . . . Read More. The University of Toronto/McMaster University Yehan Numata Buddhist Studies Program is pleased to announce a free, public lecture by Professor Gregory Schopen (UCLA): “The Limited Reach of Religious Doctrine: Debt, Slavery, and Who could Become a Buddhist Nun (or Monk) in Early India.” Time and . . . Read More. Christian Wedemeyer, Assistant Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School, will be a Numata Program visiting speaker on March 3, 2011, from 4-6 pm at the Jackman Humanities Building (170 St George St), Room 317. He will deliver a . . . Read More. The third biennial Montreal Zen Poetry Festival runs March 10-13, 2011. This year’s theme: silence always speaks Twitter page: MtlZENpoetry Facebook page The University of Toronto/McMaster University Yehan Numata Program in Buddhist Studies Presents Professor Anne Monius, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University On Thursday, February 3, 2011, 4-6 pm. Professor Anne Monius’ Lecture, “With No One to Bind Action and Agent: The Fate of Buddhists as Religious . . . Read More. The University of Toronto/McMaster University Yehan Numata Program in Buddhist Studies Presents Professor Albert Welter, University of Winnipeg On Thursday, February 17, 2011, 4-6 pm, Professor Welter will join the Numata Reading Group at U of T, Jackman Humanities Building, 170 St. George St., Room 318. . . . Read More. The Politics of Food and Diplomacy in the Imjin War (1592-98) By Nam-lin Hur, The University of British Columbia / Korea Colloquium Series Monday, January 31, 2011, 3:00 PM 11377 Bunche Hall, UCLA What dictated the 1592-98 war in Korea? In this talk, Hur suggests that the . . . Read More. |
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