Issue No. 20 (2025/2026)

Table of Contents


Memorial

In Memoriam: Michael Hee Ium, A Fearless Friend
 Scott, Tony, University of Toronto

Ganden Monastery and the "Monasticization" of Tibetan Pilgrimage: The Unfinished Work of Michael Ium
 Ium, Michael, † Austrian Academy of Sciences,  Hartmann, Catherine, University of Wyoming


Buddhist Education Foundation of Canada Annual Article Awards

Reimagining Individual Karma and Collective Family Destiny in Yuan Drama: A Buddhist-Confucian Synthesis in A Slave to Money Buys a Creditor as His Enemy
 Zhang, Qian, University of Calgary

The Collector of Teeth: The Stone Jizō of the Mountain of Fear
 Stathoukos, Adrian, McGill University


Special Issue: Teaching Buddhism in Canada

Editor's Introduction: Buddhist Studies Pedagogy in Contemporary Canada—A Snapshot of the State of the Field
 Jensen, Christopher, Carleton University

Articles

Engaging with Truth and Reconciliation: De-colonizing Pedagogies in Buddhist Spiritual Care and Counselling
 Bright, Jenny, Emmanuel College, University of Toronto

Making #BlackLivesMatter in Buddhist Studies Curricula
 McNicholl, Adeana, Vanderbilt University

A Transdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Buddhist Studies
 Garrett, Frances, University of Toronto

Reflections

In-class Micro Experiential Activities for Buddhism Courses
 He, Yongshan, University of Winnipeg

Keeping Mindfulness Buddhist: An Experiment in Collaborative Teaching and Learning
 Engelmajer, Pascale F., Carroll University,  Rondolino, Massimo A., Carroll University

Reflections on Teaching Graduate Seminars in Buddhism and East Asian Religions at McMaster University
 Benn, James A., McMaster University

Meeting students where they are: How I teach Buddhist philosophy to post-pandemic Gen Z sophomores
 Lännström, Anna, Stonehill College

Ungrading Courses on Buddhism
 Van Overmeire, Ben, Duke Kunshan University

Manifesto for a Pedagogy of the Soul
 Salguero, C. Pierce, The Abington College of Pennsylvania State University


Book Reviews

Saving the Dead: Tibetan Funerary Rituals in the Tradition of the Sarvadurgatipariśodhana Tantra, by Rory Lindsay
 Hirsch, Julia, Stanford University

Lotus Blossoms and Purple Clouds: Monastic Buddhism in Post-Mao China, by Brian J. Nichols
 Sun, Haolun, Freie Universität Berlin

Xuanzang: China's Legendary Pilgrim and Translator, by Benjamin Brose
 Huang, Xinglei, English Base for Buddhist Exchange