Asian Buddhist Diasporas and New Religious Movements in Canada | Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima and Dr. Jacqueline Ho
Dear Dhamma Friends,
Stay tuned for next Friday afternoon as we continue with our Dhammapariyesanā series #48.
Please join the host Bhante Dr. Chandima to interview Dr. Jacqueline Ho about Asian Buddhist Diasporas and New Religious Movements in Canada. Dr. Ho has explored the challenges that Asian Buddhist diasporas encounter in reaching out to the wider community and some of the cultural barriers on both sides of practitioners and "westerners" interested in Buddhism.
Dr. Jacqueline Ho is a religious studies instructor at Mount Royal University. She has been teaching Eastern religions, comparative religions, and selected topics in religion such as death and the afterlife for the last decade. She is a book review editor for the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Dr. Ho is also a Buddhist meditation instructor in the Vajrayana tradition who leads guided meditations at a Calgary temple and has been practicing meditation for more than twenty years.
Her doctoral research investigated the challenges that Asian Buddhist diasporas face in their outreach programs to the wider community including cultural and language barriers, participation, and membership. Her main focus has been on Taiwanese Buddhist groups with a global presence, with a case study on the True Buddha School. Dr. Ho's master's research also encompassed other Taiwanese groups such as the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, Dharma Drum Mountain, and the Fu Yan Buddhist College in their interpretation and practice of Venerable Master Yin Shun's teaching of Humanistic Buddhism (Ren Jian Fo Jiao). Humanistic Buddhism espouses the aim of transforming the world into a place that is free from suffering (Ren Jian Jing Tu or "Pure Land in Human Realm") rather than seeking rebirth in other realms, and practices have included humanitarian aid, charitable activities, and education. Collectively, the groups have more than fifteen million members and have branches in major cities worldwide. Her interest also involves the query of how the propagation of Buddhism has become a global enterprise since the 20th Century including services that are broadcasted live to global audiences, large multi-language translation projects, marketing and promotion divisions, and the increased involvement of lay people in dharma propagation roles.
See you at 12.30pm (Calgary, Canada). (2.30pm EST)
May you be well and happy!
Patisota Team
Her doctoral research investigated the challenges that Asian Buddhist diasporas face in their outreach programs to the wider community including cultural and language barriers, participation, and membership. Her main focus has been on Taiwanese Buddhist groups with a global presence, with a case study on the True Buddha School. Dr. Ho's master's research also encompassed other Taiwanese groups such as the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, Dharma Drum Mountain, and the Fu Yan Buddhist College in their interpretation and practice of Venerable Master Yin Shun's teaching of Humanistic Buddhism (Ren Jian Fo Jiao). Humanistic Buddhism espouses the aim of transforming the world into a place that is free from suffering (Ren Jian Jing Tu or "Pure Land in Human Realm") rather than seeking rebirth in other realms, and practices have included humanitarian aid, charitable activities, and education. Collectively, the groups have more than fifteen million members and have branches in major cities worldwide. Her interest also involves the query of how the propagation of Buddhism has become a global enterprise since the 20th Century including services that are broadcasted live to global audiences, large multi-language translation projects, marketing and promotion divisions, and the increased involvement of lay people in dharma propagation roles.
See you at 12.30pm (Calgary, Canada). (2.30pm EST)
May you be well and happy!
Patisota Team
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