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Housed at the University of British Columbia and supported by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, our mandate is to foster understanding of modern and contemporary Buddhist forms, and how they are involved in socio-economic and political life in Asia and abroad in Buddhist diaspora communities in the Vancouver region. For more information about the Program, please contact us. For more information about the TLKY Canada Foundation, please visit The Buddhist Door website.
Category Archives: Abstracts
Report: “Buddhism in Canada” Conference 2010
From October 15 to 17, 2010, the Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program convened an international conference on “Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions.” The conference was an opportunity to investigate the contours of Buddhism in Canada and its dramatic … Continue reading
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Keynote Address: Raphaël Liogier
Professor Raphaël Liogier, from the Institut d’études politiques d’Aix-en-Provence, will present a keynote address for the conference, “Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions”: “Buddhism and the Hypothesis on Individuo-globalism” Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010 Time: 5:00pm – 6:15pm Place: … Continue reading
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Keynote Address: Charles Prebish
Professor Charles S. Prebish, from Utah State University, will present a keynote address for the conference, “Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions”: “The Swans Came to Canada Too: Looking Backward and Looking Forward.” Date: Friday, October 15, 2010 Time: … Continue reading
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Conference Panel: Establishing Buddhism in Canada
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 11:30am – 1:00pm “The Lotus and the Maple Leaf: The Evolution of Soka Gakkai Buddhism in Canada.” Daniel A. Métraux (Mary Baldwin College). My proposed paper will focus on the foundation and subsequent expansion of Soka … Continue reading
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Conference Panel: Tradition and Authenticity in Tibetan Buddhism
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 9:30am – 11:00am “The Play of Meaning: Reflections on a Canadian Buddhist Death Ritual.” Angela Sumegi (Carleton University). In this paper, I explore the challenges and advantages of constructing a Buddhist death ritual peculiar to local … Continue reading
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