2009 July | SUMERU

Shrine project update

By Yönten, on July 29th, 2009%

This summer, Yönten has taken extensive archival photographs of the shrine rooms at Ching Kwok Temple, Fu Sien Tong Temple, Karma Sonam Dargye Ling, Zen Buddhist Temple, Pyung Hwa Sa, Khmer Buddhist Temple of Ontario, and Yanviriya II Thai Buddhist Temple, as well as . . . Read More.

Buddhism in Canada website update

By Yönten, on July 29th, 2009%

This summer, Sumeru has had the unique opportunity to work with George Klima and Chris Ng to revamp the extremely popular Buddhism in Canada website – a directory of all the Buddhist temples, centres, organizations, etc.

The website was created in 1995 and was . . . Read More.

Gaden Jangtse tour in Canada

By Yönten, on July 25th, 2009%

The Gaden Jangtse monks are again touring in Canada with a variety of programs in cities across the country.

For details of their itinerary, here is the link. The tour schedule is in the upper right corner (and subject to change, so contact local . . . Read More.

Devotion and Defiance

By Yönten, on July 17th, 2009%

Devotion and Defiance: Communist Crackdown on Buddhism in Tibet is a 34-minute video produced by the International Campaign for Tibet.

Ustream Buddhist Broadcasts

By Yönten, on July 17th, 2009%

Here’s a link to 113 different Buddhist video streams from all traditions.

http://www.ustream.tv/discovery/channel/religion-buddhism

Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

By Yönten, on July 16th, 2009%

Here’s a great video about Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, celebrating the 50th anniversary of his parinirvana, from a great blog called “Remembering the Masters”. http://www.rememberingthemasters.org/2009/06/tribute-to-jamyang-khyentse-chokyi.html

Blogisattva Awards

By Yönten, on July 12th, 2009%

Here’s your portal to many of the world’s best Buddhist blogs…

http://blogisattva.blogspot.com/2008/02/2008-blogisattva-awards-nominees.html

Toronto temple project

By Yönten, on July 11th, 2009%

On July 7, I photographed at Zen Buddhist Temple, Ching Kwok Temple, Fu Sien Tong Temple and Karma Sonam Dargye Ling. About 250 photos in all. Currently processed in Photoshop.

On July 15, I photographed at Pyung Hwa Sa, a . . . Read More.

Panoramio photos

By Yönten, on July 11th, 2009%

I have begun to post my photographs of Buddhist pilgrimage sites on Panoramio, viewable through Google maps and Google Earth. Bodhgaya, Ajanta, Shwedagon (in Rangoon), and Koh Samui (in Thailand) are up. Many more to come. You can browse the locations or . . . Read More.

Deep Knowing: Dharma art by Soyolmaa from Mongolia

By Yönten, on July 7th, 2009%

Deep Knowing: A Woman’s Journey in the Buddha Dharma – A reflection featuring the Buddhist paintings by contemporary Mongolian artist Soyolmaa, is now available through Amazon in a book format designed by Marianne Solome of Chicago.

Here is a brief video about the book…

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Thrangu Rinpoche to visit Canada, August 2009

By Yönten, on July 2nd, 2009%

Thrangu Rinpoche, one of the great living Vajrayana masters, will visit Canada this summer:

Aug. 12 – 14 Ottawa, Canada Teaching: Seven Points of Mind Training of Atisha Program: August 13 – 14 (Contact details to be posted) Aug. 15 – 25 Toronto, Canada KTZL . . . Read More.

Burma VJ – Canadian dates

By Yönten, on July 2nd, 2009%

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country will receive its Canadian premieres August 7, 2009.

Toronto: opening August 7, Royal Cinema

Ottawa and Vancouver: opening August 7, theatres to be announced

Here is a brief . . . Read More.