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 answer. Apparently . . . Read More.
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Just published! by Karma Yönten Gyatso ISBN 978-1-896559-03-2 This book is available as a free download from our “Latest Releases” page. ♦ To download the book, you can . . . Read More. Between Ignorance & Enlightenment is an audio CD of eight dharma sermons in English, produced in 2003 by Fo Guong Shan Temple of Mississauga, book-ended by an Ode to the Triple Gem and Songs of Fo Guang Shan. Between Ignorance & Enlightenment II . . . Read More.  Comments are closed  Buddhism in Canada, Dharma poems  Buddhism, Buddhist community, Education, Mahayana The Sumeru Press is pleased to announce publication of Rebirth as Empirical Basis for The Buddha’s Four Noble Truths, by Prof. Suwanda Sugunasiri, PhD. Rebirth is a chronological analysis of Buddha’s enlightenment meditation and how Buddha’s growing awareness of the rebirth process was . . . Read More. Comments are closed Buddhist Psychology, Publishing in a digital world Buddhism, Education, Publishing, Theravada According to United Airlines’ Hemispheres magazine, Buddhist psychology is one of the hot new trends for 2010 – specifically, the Mind & Life Institute in Boulder, CO. Here’s a link to the article… Mind & Life Institute in Tech Trends 2010 I . . . Read More. Comments are closed Buddhism around the World, Buddhist Psychology Buddhism, Education, Practice!, Psychology, Trends Controversial new article from Canada’s leading news magazine, that’s for sure… . . . Read More. Comments are closed Buddhism around the World, Buddhism in Canada, Teacher Stories Buddhism, Dalai Lama The Tibet Album: British Photography in Central Tibet 1920-1950 http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/tibet_prm-collections.html This collection of 4000+ photographs is from the Pitt Rivers Museum and the British Museum. It is by far the most extensive digital resource I found on this subject, and part of . . . Read More. The Tibetan Cultural Centre in Etobicoke hosted this event on September 23, 24 and 25, 2009. www.maitreyaproject.org Cristian Cowan, who is travelling with the exhibition, is keeping an excellent blog full of interesting facts . . . Read More. We are pleased to announce Sumeru’s forthcoming publication of “REBIRTH as a basis for the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths” by renowned Canadian Buddhist scholar and activist, Dr. Suwanda Sugunasiri. This exegesis of the pivotal events of Buddha’s enlightenment, from the point of view . . . Read More. Comments are closed Buddhism around the World, Forthcoming, Publishing in a digital world Buddhism, Publishing, Theravada The University of Toronto has a growing program in Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health. In conjunction with this initiative, the directors of the program are launching a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, with a working title of: “The International Journal for Buddhism and Psychology.” Aims: To . . . Read More. Comments are closed Buddhism around the World, Buddhism in Canada, Publishing in a digital world Buddhism, Education, Publishing Here are some links to information about His Holiness’ recent visit to Montréal. Sorry I wasn’t able to post them before . . . Read More. Project MUSE is an initiative by Johns Hopkins University to provide easy keyword search through academic journals. A search for “Buddhism” yields 2186 scholarly articles. . . . Read More. Comments are closed Buddhism around the World, Publishing in a digital world Buddhism, Education, Publishing I have begun to post my photographs of Buddhist pilgrimage sites on Panoramio, viewable through Google maps and Google Earth. Bodhgaya, Ajanta, Shwedagon (in Rangoon), and Koh Samui (in Thailand) are up. Many more to come. You can browse the locations or search “Karma . . . Read More. Thrangu Rinpoche, one of the great living Vajrayana masters, will visit Canada this summer: Aug. 12 – 14 Aug. 15 – 25 Recently began to converse on Facebook with Chagdud Tulku’s lineage in Uruguay. Their web address is http://pt.chagdud.org/en/ Their sister site of Tibetan music may also be of . . . Read More. Comments are closed Buddhism around the World, Publishing in a digital world Buddhism, Teachers, Temples, Vajrayana Released in 2006 to mixed reviews. Will it get some . . . Read More. June 19, 7:00 pm University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, AA 303 Y. KARUNADASA Lecture: Time and Space: A Buddhist Perspective Most early Indian philosophical systems recognized the objective reality of both time and space. However, in this regard . . . Read More. There’s a new documentary movie out, about a Tibetan geshe’s search for the reincarnation of his deceased teacher. It’s called “Unmistaken Child,” and was produced by an Israeli film crew over a period of six years in India and Tibet. The movie was well . . . Read More. Comments are closed Buddhism around the World, Buddhism in Canada, Teacher Stories Buddhism, Movies, Vajrayana |
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