Summer Plans

By Yönten, on June 27th, 2010%

This summer promises to be a busy one for Sumeru. Here are the highlights:

♦ Just published Understanding the Chinese Buddhist Temple.

♦ Created a revised edition of Rebirth as Empirical Basis for The Buddha’s Four Noble Truths for . . . Read More.

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Have you heard the one about …?

By Yönten, on June 21st, 2010%

Not so easy to find Buddhist jokes, so I made one up:

It’s 2020 and the Canadian government decides to host a Buddhist conference in Nunavut as part of their initiative to demonstrate national presence in the north. They send . . . Read More.

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Blogisattva Awards

By Yönten, on June 21st, 2010%

If you would like to nominate Sumeru for a 2010 Blogisattva award, please click on our logo on the right, and it will take you to the Blogisattva Awards nomination submission page. Thanks for your . . . Read More.

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Summer Solstice 2010

By Yönten, on June 20th, 2010%

Impatient fireflies Love and quarrel on the porch Outside the zendo

Karma Yönten Gyatso, Richmond Hill 2010

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Understanding the Chinese Buddhist Temple

By Yönten, on June 15th, 2010%

Just published! UNDERSTANDING THE CHINESE BUDDHIST TEMPLE

by Karma Yönten Gyatso

ISBN 978-1-896559-03-2 PDF e-book, 58 pages, 11” x 8½″, 23 MB © John H. Negru, 2010

This book is available as a free download from our “Latest Releases” page.

. . . Read More.

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Sumeru adds Press Releases page

By Yönten, on June 14th, 2010%

In response to inquiries about our various publications, Sumeru has added a Press Releases page to our site, accessible through the top menu bar. For more detailed information about our books and work, please contact the publisher.

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Jade Buddha in the news

By Yönten, on June 9th, 2010%

The Regina Leader-Post featured an article about the Jade Buddha on June 7, in their Entertainment section…

http://www.leaderpost.com/entertainment/Touring+jade+Buddha+statute+returns+home+Canada/3124143/story.html

The Windsor Star, another Canwest publication, offered a very abbreviated version of the article the next day, in their Life . . . Read More.

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Martha Grey Buffalo on YouTube

By Yönten, on June 7th, 2010%

Martha is a 19-year-old Native Canadian from Edmonton. She has inspired many with her Facebook photo galleries of pow wow dancers and singers, and of Tibetan-Canadian events, showing some striking parallels between these two cultures.

Now she has launched a . . . Read More.

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UBC Buddhism Conference

By Yönten, on June 2nd, 2010%

The Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia will be hosting a conference on Canadian Buddhism in October 2010:

Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions 15-17 October 2010 University of British Columbia Buddhism and Contemporary Society . . . Read More.

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