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Category Archives: Research
APM: Japanese Buddhism After the Earthquake
Japanese Buddhism After the Earthquake: Memorials, Spiritual Comfort, and Emergency Response Originally posted on March 31, 2011, at Asia Pacific Memo (#69) byJessica L. Main – jessica.main [at] ubc.ca On the 7th day after the earthquake, at precisely 2:46 p.m., … Continue reading
Posted in APM, News, Research, State of Buddhism in Asia
Tagged Earthquake, Japanese Buddhism, Main
UBC Tzu-chi Buddhist Forum holds Conference on Lay Buddhism
“Lay Buddhism: An Old Issue Viewed in New Perspectives” March 24-26, 2011 The Eighth International Symposium Sponsored by UBC Tzu-chi Buddhist Forum (to be held in the Auditorium, Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall, UBC, Vancouver) Speakers include: Christoph Anderl (University … Continue reading
Posted in Conference Schedules, Conferences, Research
Tagged Conference, Lay Buddhism, UBC Tzu-chi Buddhist Forum
Prof. Jim Placzek on the Bhikkuni Ordination Issue
Fully Ordained Nuns in Theravada Buddhism Originally posted at Asia Pacific Memo by Jim Placzek – placzek66 [at] gmail.com There are no fully ordained nuns, or Bhikkhunis, in Theravada Buddhism. Last year, after 35 years in the West, the Theravadin … Continue reading
Posted in APM, News, Visiting Professors
Tagged Bhikkhuni Ordination, Placzek, Thai Forest Tradition
Prof. Tsering Shakya on the Karmapa Controversy
Karmapa Controversy – Raid on a Tibetan Monastery in India Originally posted at Asia Pacific Memo by Tsering Shakya – tsering.shakya [at] ubc.ca There is media frenzy in India following a police raid on the temple residence of Ugyen Thinley … Continue reading
Posted in APM, News, Research, State of Buddhism in Asia
Tagged India, Karmapa, Shakya, Tibetan Budd
Threads, Robes, and Alms-Rounds: Thai Buddhist Monks in the Recent Yellow Shirt vs. Red Shirt Conflict
by Jessica L. Main, reposted from Asia Pacific Memo. Reports disseminated by Buddhist news aggregators suggest instances when Buddhist monks act along political “lines” while claiming political neutrality. The recent conflict in Thailand is no exception.
