Photos from Jan W. Walls’ Lecture on Buddhism and Business Ethics

This gallery contains 9 photos.

The lecture on “Corporate Craving and Buddhist Compassion: Is There a Middle Ground for Buddhism in Business?” by Dr. Jan W. Walls took place in the C. K. Choi Building, on February 2, 2012.

Photos from Simon Wickham-Smith’s Lecture on Contemporary Mongolian Literature

This gallery contains 8 photos.

The lecture on “Spiritual Ecology in Contemporary Mongolian Literature” by Simon Wickham-Smith took place in the C. K. Choi Building, on January 26, 2012.

Report on Eugene Wang’s Lecture on the Dunhuang Caves

Professor Eugene Wang presented his lecture “What to See in a Buddhist Cave?” to around 40 people at the C. K. Choi Building on November 30, 2011.

Professor Wang began with a summary of the Dunhuang Caves, which are famous for their distinctive Buddhist murals and sculptures. Each cave had a specific layout inviting the visitor into a Buddhist “world”–complete with a central column, statues of buddhas, and murals on the walls and ceiling. Murals often portrayed the previous lives of the Buddha (Jataka tales) and the final moments of the Buddha’s life. Used to illustrate the operation of karma, some portrayed beings emerging from Buddhist hells and predictions of their future births. Prof. Wang concluded that the caves themselves guide the visualization practice of those who enter them: from awakening to the truth of karma and rebirth, to repenting evil acts from a myriad of previous lives, to finally becoming a buddha. 

Call for Papers: Icons of Impermanence: Contemporary Buddhist Art (July 6-8, 2012)

“Icons of Impermanence: Contemporary Buddhist Art”

UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, funded by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, will hold a conference on contemporary Buddhist art July 6-8, 2012 at the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus. Part of event series for Summer 2012 that includes the “Visions of Enlightenment” exhibition (May 10 – September 30), sponsored by the Canadian Society for Asian Arts, at the Museum of Anthropology, UBC.

• Abstract submission deadline:  April 10, 2012
• Conference weekend:  July 6-8, 2012

Upcoming Lecture: Jan W. Walls on Corporate Craving and Buddhist Compassion

UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Jan W. Walls.

“Corporate Craving and Buddhist Compassion: Is There a Middle Ground for Buddhism in Business?”

Date: Thursday, 02 February 2012
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Place: Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall

Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come first-serve basis. Doors will open 30 minutes prior to the lecture.

To download a .pdf poster for printing: Jan W. Walls Poster.