By Yönten, on November 15th, 2010% 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.
By Yönten, on November 14th, 2010% 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
By Yönten, on November 14th, 2010% 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.
By Yönten, on November 13th, 2010% 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/
By Yönten, on November 13th, 2010% “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.
By Yönten, on November 13th, 2010% 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)
By Yönten, on November 13th, 2010% 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.
By Yönten, on November 12th, 2010% 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.
By Yönten, on November 6th, 2010% Why are there no affiliates of Zen Peacemakers in Canada?
http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/
By Yönten, on November 6th, 2010% 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.
By Yönten, on November 3rd, 2010% 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.
By Yönten, on November 2nd, 2010% 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.
By Yönten, on November 2nd, 2010% Dalai Lama Renaissance film in Montreal . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on November 1st, 2010% 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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