National Post gears up for HH Dalai Lama

Here’s an article from the National Post about preparations for the visit of HH the Dalai Lama to Toronto in October, 2010.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/09/27/monks-volunteers-helping-dalai-lama-roll-into-town/

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Canadian Buddhism directory launched

Sumeru launches The Dharma Directory, 2010 edition.

This guide lists Canadian Buddhist temples, monasteries, centres, groups, associations, study groups, charities, and other organizations. It is the most complete overview of Dharma activity in Canada available today, and presents the most current data.

It is accessible . . . Read More.

REBIRTH now available in print

We are pleased to announce publication of the print edition of Professor Suwanda Sugunasiri’s book: Rebirth as Empirical Basis for the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths.

The book is available from Amazon for $9.99.

For further details, please visit our Press Releases page and click on . . . Read More.

Buddhist Art of Dunhuang @ U of T

Buddhist Art of Dunhuang, a slide-lecture presentation A unique art gallery on-site in the desert along the Silk Road Designated as a World Heritage Site in 1987 by the United Nations

Speaker: Ms. Ksanti Ling, Executive Editor, Dunhuang Academy, Gansu, China

Saturday, September 25, 2010 University of Toronto 2:00 pm to 4:00 . . . Read More.

Sacred Relic Tour returns to Toronto

The Maitreya Sacred Relic Tour is returning to Canada briefly in 2010, and will be hosted at the Pho-Hien Buddhist Community Temple:

8, 9 & 10 October 2010 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Friday: 6pm Opening Ceremony Saturday: 10am to 7pm Sunday: 10am to 5pm

Pho-Hien Buddhist . . . Read More.

Numata Lectures/Reading Groups, 2010-2011

Here’s the posting on upcoming Numata Buddhist Studies lectures at the University of Toronto and McMaster University:

NATASHA HELLER (University of California Los Angeles) Lecture: How to Be a Buddhist Recluse in the Yuan Dynasty Thursday, October 14, 2010, 4-6 pm, McMaster, University Hall 122 . . . Read More.

H.E. Kalu Rinpoche in BC, Spring 2011

His Eminence Kalu Rinpoche will visit Kagyu Kunkhyab Chuling Vajrayana Buddhist Centre in Burnaby, BC, in the spring of 2011. Details to follow from the centre’s website: http://kkc-kdol.org/content/kalu-rinpoche-2011-visit

Tim Ward @ U of T

From the U of T Buddhist Studies newsletter…

“On the 20th anniversary of the publication of his book, What the Buddha Never Taught,  join Canadian author Tim Ward at the University of Toronto in a lively discussion about being a student in a Buddhist monastery in . . . Read More.

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vancouver, 2011

Thich Nhat Hanh, world-honoured Vietnamese Zen Master, peace activist, and inspirational teacher, will be in Vancouver in August 2011. Here is the information about his visit, from his hosts – the University of British Columbia…

NOTE: This information is updated in other posts on Sumeru.

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Buddhism in Canada conference update

The schedule, registration and accommodation details for the Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions conference being held at UBC in Vancouver, October 15-17, is now available. Here are the links:

SCHEDULE: http://ubcbuddhism.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/901/

REGISTRATION (Free!): http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CXSBTKP

ACCESS & ACCOMMODATION: http://ubcbuddhism.wordpress.com/access-and-accommodations/

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