Issue No. 14 (2019)
Table of Contents
Articles
Spiritualizing the Internet: Exploring Modern Buddhism and the Online Buddhist World
Gandhi, Rutika, University of Lethbridge
The Historical Buddha: Response to Drewes
Levman, Bryan, University of Toronto
Book Reviews
Buddhism Beyond Gender: Liberation from Attachment to Identity
Hayes, Matthew R., University of California (LA)
Architects of Buddhist Leisure: Socially Disengaged Buddhism in Asia’s Museums, Monuments, and Amusement Parks
Marchman, Kendall, University of Georgia
Educating Monks: Minority Buddhism on China’s Southwest Border
Nguyen, Dat Manh, Boston University
The Driftwood Shrine: Discovering Zen in American Poetry
Emory-Moore, Christopher, University of Waterloo
News and Views
Reflection on “Buddhism in Indonesia:” A Talk by Prof. Philip Buckley at McGill University
He, Shuyue, McGill University Li, Jingjing, McGill University
The Slash Between: Going Home as an Insider/ Outsider
Gandhi, Rutika, University of Lethbridge
Crowdfunding the Hospital: Why Tzu-Chi’s Hospital Project Succeeded but Other Grassroots Hospital Projects Failed? A Report on Dr. Cheng-pang Lee’s Talk at SFU David Lam Centre
Tsang, Maggie Ka-ying, Simon Fraser University
“Buddhism and the Barbarian in Chinese Zen:” A Talk by Dr. Christopher Byrne at McGill University
Widaatalla, Nahid, McGill University Li, Jingjing, McGill University
“Buddhism and Orality:” A Talk by Dr. Caley Smith at McGill University
Li, Jingjing, McGill University
A Reflection on Dr. Robert Sharf’s Lecture “Buddhist Modernism, Meditation, and Mindfulness: What is at Stake?” on March 6, 2018 at Emmanuel College, Victoria University, University of Toronto
Munjee, Rose Mina, Emmanuel College
Chinese Buddhist Canon: The Yongle Northern Canon Editions: A Talk by Dr. Darui Long at UBC, March 8, 2018
Mitchell, Maggie, University of British Columbia
Yuima-e 維摩會 in Sixteenth-Century Japan: Recently Acquired Manuscript Now Available in McGill’s Rare Books and Special Collections
Li, Jingjing, McGill University
Reconstructing Ānanda’s Grief in the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra: A Lecture by Dr. Charles Li at UBC, March 14, 2018
Mitchell, Maggie, University of British Columbia
Reflection on Professor James Robson’s Talk “Buddhism and Daoism in Medieval China”
He, Shuyue, McGill University Li, Jingjing, McGill University
“Buddhism and Compassion:” A Talk by Julia Stenzel at McGill University
Moevus, Adrien, McGill University
“Buddhism and Religious Diversity in Nepal:” A Talk by Professor Chiara Letizia
Simoes-Gomes, Austin, McGill University
Animals That Transcend Cultures, Boundaries and Species: A Panel from Buddhist Beasts: Reflections on Animals in East Asian Cultures Conference
Mitchell, Maggie, University of British Columbia
Places to Go, Things to Do: A Report of the Research in Religious Studies Conference at the University of Lethbridge
Mitchell, Maggie, University of British Columbia Gandhi, Rutika, University of Lethbridge Chan, Emmett, University of British Columbia
Tārā, Dhāraṇī, the Mañjuśrīnāmasangīti and a Sanskrit Reading with Rev. Professor Naresh Man Bajracharya of Lumbini Buddhist University
Simoes-Gomes, Austin, University of Toronto Moore, Amber Marie, University of Toronto
Digital Humanities Workshop at McMaster University
Zhao, Shanshan, McMaster University
“Diverse Textual Sources in the Study of Buddhism” at Congress 2018
Altenburg, Gerjan, McMaster University
A Reflection on Professor Barend J. ter Haar’s Lecture Series at the UBC International and Intensive Program on Buddhism
Le, Jing, East China Normal University
A Reflection on the International and Intensive Program on Buddhist at UBC
Zhang, Meng, University of British Columbia
Perceiving the Change of China through the Scope of Buddhism
He, Shuyue, McGill University
Buddhist Young Adult Fiction: In Search of a Linguistic Connection
Le, Ngoc, Simon Fraser University
The Vocational Calling of a Buddhist Spiritual Caregiver: A Socio-political Perspective Reflection
Lau, Francis, Emmanuel College