Learn | Explore | Connect

at the University of Toronto

  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Personnel
  • Events
    • Events
    • Past Events
  • Funding
    • Funding
    • Phool Maya Chen Scholarship
    • Machik Ödrön Fund for Tibetan Language
    • Bill and Belle Levman Graduate Award
  • Programs
    • Learning Languages
      • Tibetan Studies
    • The Circled Square Podcast
    • Engaging Education in Buddhist Studies
    • Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies
    • Mentoring Matters
    • Student Flourishing
  • Community
    • Faculty & Teaching Staff
    • Post Doctoral Fellow
    • Research Partners
    • Students
    • Alumni
  • Emaho! Blog

February 12, 2026

Theravada Buddhism and Film: Nang Nak

  • Film

Details

February 12, 2026
3:10 pm - 6:00 pm
Jackman Humanities Building, Rm 213
170 Saint George Street



What is Theravada Buddhism? You might think of insight meditation, orange-robed monastics, and peaceful temples. But what about ghosts, spirit mediums, and violence?

Theravada Buddhism and Film is a lecture-and-film series open to all members of the University of Toronto community. With light refreshments, we will screen Buddhist films and explore what Theravada Buddhism is beyond popular conceptions. Each film screening will be preceded by an academic talk to ground our thinking.

Thursday, Feb. 12, 3:10–6:00 PM
Film: Nang Nak
Buddhist Country: Thailand
Discussant: Arist Bravo

Cosponsored by the Department for the Study of Religion. See the DSR’s event listing here.

Other events in the series:

Thursday, Mar. 19, 3:10–6:00 PM
Film: Uppalavanna
Buddhist Country: Sri Lanka
Discussant: Dr. Geethika Dharmasinghe

Questions or concerns?
Email Arist Bravo at arist.bravo@mail.utoronto.ca

Add to iCal Add to Google Calendar
logo for U of T Robert H.N Ho family foundation center for buddhist studies
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation

The University of Toronto operates on land that for thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and  the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land. Learn more about this history.

Copyright © 2026