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Mindful China: Embracing Early Meditation and Vipassanā Practices in Search for Awakening, and Secular Well-being

Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

There has been a surge of interest in earlier meditation techniques as well as in Theravāda meditation, particularly vipassanā, throughout the Sinitic world over the past few decades. These Theravāda-inspired meditation techniques, whether rediscovered in canonical scriptures or newly introduced from South-East Asia, retain the allure of being early Buddhist practices and are welcomed as such […]

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Jātaka, Purgatory, and Supernatural Stories (zhiguai)—On the Classicization of Buddhist Stories from the Perspective of Fa Yuan Zhu Lin

Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This presentation focuses on the collection Fa Yuan Zhu Lin compiled by the Tang Dynasty’s Buddhist scholar Daoshi, and explores the role of Fa Yuan Zhu Lin in the canonization of Buddhist stories, focusing on the Jātaka (Buddha’s past life stories), purgatory, and supernatural stories. The Jātaka stories can be divided into types such as treasure hunting in the […]

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UBC South Asia Colloquium: Mrinalini Sinha

Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The UBC South Asia Research Colloquium offers a forum for specialists in South Asia to share their research in front of an interdisciplinary audience. This seminar features speaker Dr. Mrinalini Sinha (University of Michigan). "Complete Political Independence: The Curious Genealogy of a Nationalist Indian Demand" The Indian National Congress, the mainstream old anti-colonial political institution […]

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Franco Fête

Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Do you speak French and want to meet/hang out with other french-speaking folks at UBC? Come celebrate the new year with the Centre de la Francophonie de UBC ! Join us on February 2 at 4 p.m. at the auditorium of the Asian Center at UBC. We'll have live music, wine and hors-d'oeuvres. The best […]

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UBC Climate Solutions research Collective Welcome and Launch on September 29, 12-2pm written on blue background with wind turbines shown in bottom right corner

Climate Solutions Research Collective Welcome & Launch

Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join the launch of UBC’s new pan-university initiative to connect researchers on climate change solutions. Learn about the initiative, engage with fellow UBC climate researchers, and contribute your ideas for the collective.

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MIS Night

Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

In collaboration with UBC’s Management Information Systems department, MIS Night brings tech-enthusiasts together for an evening of connecting and learning more about the field. Traditionally known as BizTech’s kick-starter event of the year, get ready for the opportunity to mingle with a diverse range of students, faculties, and industry professionals.

$10

Exhibition: Leslie Cheung 張國榮 – Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003)

Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Co-presented by UBC Asian Library and the Department of Asian Studies, Leslie Cheung 張國榮: Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003) commemorates the 20th anniversary of the passing of the legendary Hong Kong actor, singer, and performer, Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing. In addition to books and scholarly journals, the exhibition features a collection of original Asian-language film posters from some of Cheung’s most popular and critically […]

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A New Translation and Study of The Zhuangzi (Sayings of Master Zhuang)

Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This lecture will explore the Western reception of the Zhuangzi, a foundational text of the Chinese philosophical tradition and the cornerstone of Daoist thought, and how the early European encounters with South and East Asian religious traditions profoundly shaped the development of modern Orientalism and expansion of Western religious perspectives.

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Ikkyū and the Crazy Cloud Anthology: Then and Now

Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This lecture will explore selected translations of the Kyōunshū 狂雲集 (Crazy Cloud Anthology), an anthology of poems in literary Chinese by medieval Rinzai monk Ikkyū Sōjun 休宗純 (1394-1481). The readings will concentrate on poems from Ikkyū’s later years spent during the catastrophic Ōnin War (1467-1477). Ikkyū’s experience as a refugee watching the world crumble around […]

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Relaxing and affordable Physiotherapy with Bestbodyphysio

Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Bestbodyphysio is satisfied to report that Physiotherapist Shahnaz Gupta l has joined our group. Shahnaz Gupta’s scholastic vocation remembers both a Bachelor of Science for Kinesiology from Simon Fraser University, and a Masters of Physical Therapy from the College of British Columbia. Notwithstanding him certificates, Shahnaz Gupta has additionally finished tasks in the Mulligan idea, […]

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