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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: IAR 515B
A Brief Overview of Buddhist Studies at the University of British Columbia
by Jessica L. Main For prospective students: At the University of British Columbia (UBC), Buddhism is studied using a variety of disciplinary approaches and in historical periods spanning the ancient to the contemporary. The centre of this constellation of teaching … Continue reading
Posted in ASIA 250, ASIA 450, IAR 515B, Main, Teaching
Tagged Asian Studies, Buddhist History, IAR, Main, Teaching, UBC, Visiting Professor
IAR 515B: Buddhism and Contemporary Society, Winter 2010
Buddhism, Violence, and the State in Modern and Contemporary Asia (3 credits) Course Syllabus Excerpt Wed 2:30-4:30 C.K. Choi Building Instructor: Jessica L. Main, jessica.main@ubc.ca, (604) 822-9305, C.K. Choi Building, Room 283 Office hours: Mondays, 10:00 am to 11:30 am … Continue reading
Posted in IAR 515B, Teaching
Tagged Contemporary Buddhism, Engaged Buddhism, IAR515B, Nationalism, Politics, Revivalism, Teaching, Theory, Violence
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
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
