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We are pleased to announce completion of an agreement with Lightning Source, a division of Ingram Content Group, for print-on-demand services and global distribution of Sumeru books. Sumeru books will now be available around the world through more than 18 distribution channels, including Amazon, . . . Read More. Shambhala’s Sakyong Mipham and his wife the Sakyong Wangmo are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Drukmo Yeshe Sarasvati Ziji Mukpo, in Halifax on August 11. For full details, visit the Shambhala Community News link… http://www.shambhala.org/community/sns/index.php?id=558 The website “Buddhism in Canada” (www.buddhismcanada.com) has closed, after 16 years. The site was operated by George Klima, out of St. John, NFLD. A great debt of gratitude is owed to him for his unstinting service to the far-flung communities that the directory served. . . . Read More. A Strategic Planning Committee at the University of Toronto has recently proposed an amalgamation of the East Asian, Italian, German, Slavic, Spanish & Portuguese, and Comparative Literature Departments into a new “School of Languages and Literatures.” This would result in even less support for . . . Read More. Toronto’s Khenpo Sonam Topgyal Rinpoche will be bestowing Guhyagarbha teachings at the Blazing Wisdom Institute in New York State this autumn. Here is the info from Blazing Wisdom’s site: Teachings on The Guhyagarbha Tantra with Khenpo Sonam Topgyal Rinpoche Khensur Rinpoche Sonam Topgyal, senior . . . Read More. The new Thrangu Monastery which opened last month in Richmond, BC, now has a website with lots of interesting info. http://thrangumonastery.org/ His Excellence Chöje Ayang Rinpoche will bestow important Phowa initiations and teachings in Canada this autumn: Kinmount, ON August 28-29 (For information contact virgowoman@hotmail.com) Edmonton, AB September 1-5 (For information contact metaweave@shaw.ca) Vancouver, BC September 7-18 (For information contact amitabhafoundation.vancouver@gmail.com) H.E. Chöje Ayang Rinpoche . . . Read More. His Holiness Sakya Trizin will visit Canada in 2011 as part of a North American tour: Victoria Aug 17-18 Vancouver Aug 20-22 Calgary Aug 25 Toronto Aug 27-31 For tour details and contacts, visit their website… http://www.sakyatour.org/ The “Buddhism and Contemporary Society” Program, funded by the Tung Lin Kok Canada Foundation, will be hosting a conference on October 15-17, 2010, at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. The title of the conference is Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions. The . . . Read More. Lama Jigme Jinpa, a well-qualified Western Vajrayana practitioner who is affiliated with Machik Chöling, will be conducting a number of teachings and initiations relating to the Tibetan practice of Chöd during the first two weeks of October in Toronto, at the Institute of Traditional . . . Read More. Equator HD is offering a free preview of several programs on Rogers Cable right now, in the On Demand section. One of the shows is an interesting look at Thailand’s famous Tiger Temple, where the monks and caregivers co-exist peacefully with 10 tigers and . . . Read More. Perhaps you take your freedom to surf for granted. Please reconsider; China recently sentenced three Uyghur webmasters to life in prison for purported crimes against the state. Here is the link from Dossier Tibet: http://www.dossiertibet.it/node/10817 I was at a funeral recently and a young man asked me what I do. When I explained about Sumeru, he asked: “What are the big issues in Buddhism right now?” It was a great question for which I did not have a ready . . . Read More. Here is a list (in no particular order, sorry) of Buddhist papers being presented at the 20th Quinquennial World Congress of the IAHR, being held at the University of Toronto, August 15-21, 2010. A Google search of the presenters’ names and paper titles should . . . Read More. The 20th Quinquennial World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religion will take place at the University of Toronto, August 15-21, 2010. View or download the program (114 pages) here: http://www.religion.utoronto.ca/resources/iahr/Home.htm The 7th annual International Conference on Media, Religion and Culture is on this week at Ryerson University in Toronto. The program runs to 112 pages. While a preponderance of presentations deal with Christianity, Islam, secularism and such, there are a few Buddhist nuggets being . . . Read More. It seems Lethbridge, long home to Japanese-Canadians, is also home to a little-known gem – the Nikka Yuko Garden. The garden and its 1967 genesis are described in fond detail in an article in a recent edition of the Globe and Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/prairie-zen/article1664531/ The . . . Read More. The Ottawa Citizen Life section runs a regular panel for faith leaders to address difficult questions. This week’s question is: Does your faith group attempt to recruit new members? In this article, Rev. Innen Parchelo, of the Red Maple Sangha, answers for Buddhists. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Does+your+faith+group+attempt+recruit+members/3376312/story.html |
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