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Visit from Monks of Longquan Monastery, Beijing to UBC
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Via Lower Mainland Buddhism… Jan 20 and 22 (Chinese Language): Visit from Monks of Longquan Monastery, Beijing to UBC UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, generously supported by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, together with UBC’s Tzu-chi Buddhist Studies Forum, are pleased to welcome Ven. Xianli 賢立 and Xianxun 賢遜 to UBC campus. (These are Chinese... 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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Vipassana Retreat with Brian Ruhe in Mission BC
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Via Lower Mainland Buddhism… Westminster Abbey Vipassana Weekend Retreat. January 17 – 19th Join Brian Ruhe for a silent weekend of Vipassana Meditation and Buddhist Philosophy. Happy New Year!! Make a New Year’s resolution! WMA is a Catholic Monastery in Mission about a 1.5 hour drive from Vancouver with 31 Benedictine monks and it’s a great place... Read more »
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Dr. Robert Thurman in Toronto, Saturday, Feb 15
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The Art & Science of Mindfulness Healing Wisdom & Compassion in Buddhist Psychology with Dr. Robert Thurman Join us for an evening that explores the HEART of MINDFULNESS with one of the world’s leading teachers of Buddhism, Dr. Robert Thurman; chosen by TIME as one its 25 most influential Americans, describing him as a “larger... Read more »
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