Rebel Buddha Tour – Halifax/Toronto

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, of the Nalandabodhi group of centres, has a new book out, entitled “Rebel Buddha” with a complementary website: http://www.rebelbuddha.com/

To promote the book, he is embarking on a series of speaking engagements with a panel of speakers and two of the events . . . Read More.

UCalgary Buddhist archives

The Numata Chair of Buddhist Studies at the University of Calgary holds archives of previous events they have sponsored, with some material available via the web. Here is their link: http://www.ucalgary.ca/numatachair/previous_events

UBC Buddhist archives

The Institute of Asian Research Contemporary Tibetan Studies Program holds a variety of materials in archives, some of which can be accessed via the web. Here’s the link: http://www.iar.ubc.ca/programs/ctsp/archives.aspx

The IARC Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program hosts a blog with a variety of archival links. . . . Read More.

TULKU: Divine birth, ordinary life (NFB movie)

The National Film Board of Canada recently released an autobiographical movie by Gesar Mukpo. In this documentary, young Canadian Gesar Mukpo struggles with life as a tulku — the reincarnation of a great Buddhist master.

Details at… http://films.nfb.ca/tulku/

“Buddha’s Life Narrative from Kathmandu” lecture @ UofT

“Sources and Sentiments in Sugata Saurabha, a mid-20th Century Narrative on the Buddha’s Life from the Kathmandu Valley”

Professor Todd Lewis, Numata Program visiting speaker on Thursday, November 18, 2010, from 4 – 6 pm U of T, Munk Centre, Room 208N

Todd Lewis has been Associate . . . Read More.

Aung San Suu Kyi released, 2202 more prisoners to go

The world is grateful for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi today.

Thousands of other political prisoners remain behind bars in Burma. (http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/index.php/news-and-reports/news-stories/aung-san-suu-kyi-released-1-down-2202-to-go/2)

Canadian Buddhist Radio

Did you know you can listen to Buddhist radio in Canada? As it turns out, CMR (Canadian Multicultural Radio) at 101.3 FM, broadcasts a variety of shows from Buddhist communities…

Radio Sinhala (Saturday 6-7 am) Radio Tibet (Saturday 7-7:30 am) Namaste Radio – Nepali (Saturday . . . Read More.

Canadian Buddhist Blogs

Thanks to the awesome Blogisattva directory (http://www.blogisattva.org/p/blog-directory.html), here is a list of Canadian Buddhist blogs… WOW!

http://www.lashamutual.com/

http://bodhileaf.wordpress.com/

http://www.zendotstudio.blogspot.com/

http://my-buddha-nature.info/

http://fullcontactenlightenment.com/

http://panchenlama.wordpress.com/

http://www.amareway.org/

http://azenperspective.com/

http://paxicab.wordpress.com/

http://108zenbooks.com/

http://yuttadhammo.sirimangalo.org/

http://bhikkhublog.blogspot.com/

http://diydharma.org/

And of course – Sumeru (which you are now reading) and www.canadianbuddhism.info (our directory of Canadian . . . Read More.

No Zen Peacemakers in Canada

Why are there no affiliates of Zen Peacemakers in Canada?

http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/

Engagement in Tibet

RESCHEDULED

Dr. Losang Rabgey will speak on Engagement in Tibet Tuesday , 9 November 2010 5:30 to 7:30pm Room 100 of the  University of Toronto’s Jackman Humanities Building, at 170 St George Street.

A University of Virginia Senior Fellow since 2006, Dr. Losang Rabgey is . . . Read More.

HHDL Psychology Symposium UTSC

While His Holiness the Dalai Lama was in Toronto recently, he participated in a small private symposium hosted by the University of Toronto Scarborough on the topic: “Cognitive Science, Mindfulness and Consciousness.”

Here is a re-cap of the event from The Varsity, U of T’s . . . Read More.

How is this place Buddhist?

A workshop to be held on the 5th and 6th of November 2010 at UT Scarborough.

WHAT: UT Scarborough and TLKY are running a symposium on social practices of place and environment in Buddhist societies. Taking the form of a lively conversation structured by . . . Read More.

Dalai Lama Renaissance film in Montreal

Dalai Lama Renaissance film in Montreal . . . Read More.

21ème bazar tibétain annuel / 21st Annual Montreal Tibetan Bazaar

Canada-Tibet Committee hosts… Friday, November 26 at 4:00pm – November 27 at 5:00pm L’Église Santa Cruz Church Hall, 60, Rachel Ouest Montréal, Québec

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