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Studying Buddhism in Practice John S. Harding, editor Paperback, 200 pages, $29.95 Published by Routledge, January 2012 ISBN: 978-0415464864 Hardcover and e-book also available About the author: JOHN S. HARDING is Associate Professor and Chair of the Religious Studies Department at the University of Lethbridge . . . Read More. UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, funded by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, will hold a conference on contemporary Buddhist art July 6-8, 2012 at the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus. Part of event series for Summer 2012 that includes . . . Read More. Suwanda Sugunasiri, Canadian Buddhist scholar and community activist, weighs in on Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis, an important aspect of bioethics, with a Buddhist perspective: http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=44144 Reviewer Nicole Libin writes… AN AMERICAN BUDDHIST LIFE: Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer “… this book is a gem. I strongly recommend American Buddhist Pioneer as a learning tool. Prebish, it seems, has seen it all and is more than willing to . . . Read More. M Wang Numata program 2011-12 This is a very recently-formed organization. Here is their mission statement: The Buddhism and Psychology Student Union (BPSU) is a child of the ongoing dialogue between Buddhism and the mind sciences. Our main aim is to offer a forum for University of Toronto students . . . Read More. Ann Henderson’s 1991 film, A Song for Tibet, is available for free online viewing through the National Film Board of Canada’s website: http://www.nfb.ca/film/a_song_for_tibet/ It lends an important contextual perspective to Québec film-maker Geneviève Brault’s new film, Tibet: Land of the Brave, premiering this month (see . . . Read More. From the film’s website, http://tibetterredesbraves.net/en/accueil/ A cinematic journey to one of the most remote places on the planet, Tibet: Land of the Brave transports the audience into the everyday lives of Tibetan herders, seen through the eyes of Gyamtso, Marijo and their daughter, Yangchen. Following . . . Read More. Charles Prebish’s newest book, “An American Buddhist Life: Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer” was recently reviewed on the Full Contact Enlightenment blog. Here’s the link: http://fullcontactenlightenment.com/ Mostly in Chinese From the publishers… PRESS RELEASE June 17, 2011 It is with pleasure that we present the latest issue (Number 6) of the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies. In this issue, you will read • a comparative essay on Paccekabuddhas, based in Pali and . . . Read More. Sumeru announces publication of: AN AMERICAN BUDDHIST LIFE: Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer AN AMERICAN BUDDHIST LIFE Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer By Charles S. Prebish ISBN 978-1-896559-09-4 $24.95 US/CAN €17.50 EUR Perfect bound paperback, 266 pages, 6” x 9″ . . . Read More. The 2011 Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada Essay Prize The Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada announces a student essay competition demonstrating the association between Buddhism/ Buddhist psychology and western psychology, science or society. Submissions should focus on the specific and creative ways that the western . . . Read More. Coming soon, from SUMERU… AN AMERICAN BUDDHIST LIFE: Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer by Charles S. Prebish The Sumeru Press Inc. Paperback, 6×9, 266p, illustr. ISBN 978-1-896559-09-4 $24.95 Charles Prebish came to Utah State University in January 2007 following more than thirty-five years . . . Read More. Well-known Canadian Buddhist author, community organizer and educator Suwanda Sugunasiri has just published his first novel: Untouchable Woman’s Odyssey. by Suwanda Sugunasiri The story is set in a mythical setting but within the wider geographic context of South Asia. It begins to unfold . . . Read More. The University of Toronto/McMaster University Yehan Numata Program in Buddhist Studies Presents Professor Anne Monius, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University On Thursday, February 3, 2011, 4-6 pm. Professor Anne Monius’ Lecture, “With No One to Bind Action and Agent: The Fate of Buddhists as . . . Read More. The University of Toronto/McMaster University Yehan Numata Program in Buddhist Studies Presents Professor Albert Welter, University of Winnipeg On Thursday, February 17, 2011, 4-6 pm, Professor Welter will join the Numata Reading Group at U of T, Jackman Humanities Building, 170 St. George St., Room . . . Read More. New Voices, New Visions: Film & Workshop Series on Documentary Film in Tibet and Burma On February 18-20, 2011, the University of Toronto’s Department for the Study of Religion has organized a showcase of films by emerging Tibetan and Burmese filmmakers. Filmmakers will be in . . . Read More. |
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