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The Encounter with Modernity in Chinese Buddhist Historiography
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / McMASTER UNIVERSITY YEHAN NUMATA BUDDHIST STUDIES PROGRAM presents: JOHN KIESCHNICK (Stanford University) LECTURE: The Encounter with Modernity in Chinese Buddhist Historiography FRIDAY, April 4, 2014, 3-5 pm, UTSG, JHB 317 Over 1500 years, Chinese Buddhists developed a distinctive way of writing about the past, informed on the one hand by... Read more »
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Annual Kwan Yin Festival in Lytton, BC
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The annual Kwan Yin Festival for peace and healing in Lytton B.C. will be celebrated on Sunday, June 22, 2014 on the Chinese temple site. A temple dedicated to Kwan Yin stood in Lytton 1880-1928. The ceremony will be performed by the monks of Lions Gate Buddhist Priory. Vegetarian potluck to follow. All are welcome.... Read more »
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Numata lecture on Nalanda, Reading group on Ajanta
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The University of Toronto / McMaster University Yehan Numata Buddhist Studies Program presents: NICOLAS MORRISSEY (University of Georgia) LECTURE: Reflections on an Enigmatic Structure at Nalanda and Visual Eclecticism in the Buddhist Art of Medieval Bihar and Bengal THURSDAY, January 23, 2014, 3-5 pm, UTSG, JHB 317 The monument identified as ‘Stone Temple Number 2’ within... Read more »
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Critical Indology series launches with Buddhist lecture (updated location info)
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Critical Indology Lecture Series This new lecture series presents scholars whose work is indebted to the study of the history, languages, and cultures of South Asia through the textual testimony of the region, and who at the same time in their work critically reflect on that debt, the baggage, and responsibilities that come with it,... Read more »
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“Buddha’s Truthful Heirs?” TLKY Canada lecture, U of T, Thurs. Dec 12, 2013 @ 5 pm
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Dear Friend, On behalf of the University of Toronto Scarborough, I invite you to attend our upcoming event, which is part of the 2013-2014 Tung Lin Kok Yuen Perspectives on Buddhist Thought and Culture series (a TLKY Canada event). We are honoured to host Dr. Markus Viehbeck, Assistant Professor at the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe... Read more »
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