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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: Visiting Professors
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
Gustaaf Houtman Looking Back on the 2008-2009 Year
excerpted from the Institute of Asian Research Annual Report 2008-2009. By Gustaaf Houtman. During my tenure at UBC, I taught Introduction to Buddhism (ASIA 250) and the graduate seminar on Buddhism and Politics in Burma (IAR515B). Both were a delight … Continue reading
Posted in Houtman, Reports, Visiting Professors
Tagged Houtman, Report, Visiting Professor
Announcement: Gustaaf Houtman as TLKY Visiting Professor, Winter 2009
Gustaaf Houtman Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Visiting Scholar (Jan – May 2009) The Institute of Asian Research welcomed Dr. Gustaaf Houtman as the TLKY Canada Foundation Visiting Scholar. Dr. Houtman is the Editor of Anthropology Today and served … Continue reading
Posted in ASIA 250, IAR 515B, Research, Teaching, Visiting Professors
Tagged ASIA250, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Contemporary Buddhism, Engaged Buddhism, Houtman, IAR515B, Teaching, Theravada Buddhism, Visiting Professor
Khmer Buddhist Monks Denied Religious Freedom in Vietnam
By Ian Harris, Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Visiting Professor in Buddhism and Contemporary Society, reposted from Asia Pacific Report 32.2 (2008): 1, 7. The Mekong delta area, known in Cambodia as Kampuchea Krom, has been populated by Khmer … Continue reading
Posted in Harris, News, Research, State of Buddhism in Asia, Visiting Professors
Tagged Cambodia, Contemporary Buddhism, Harris, IAR, Politics, Theravada Buddhism, Vietnam, Violence, Visiting Professor
Announcement: Ian Harris as TLKY Visiting Professor, Winter 2008
Ian Harris Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Visiting Professor in Buddhism and Contemporary Society (Jan – May 2008) The Institute of Asian Research welcomes Professor Ian Harris as the TLKY Canada Foundation Visiting Scholar. Professor Harris was a Senior … Continue reading
Posted in ASIA 250, IAR 515B, Research, Teaching, Visiting Professors
Tagged ASIA250, Contemporary Buddhism, IAR515B, Pol Pot, Politics, Teaching, Theravada Buddhism, Visiting Professor
