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

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East Asian Studies @ U of T closing?

A Strategic Planning Committee at the University of Toronto has recently proposed an amalgamation of the East Asian, Italian, German, Slavic, Spanish & Portuguese, and Comparative Literature Departments into a new “School of Languages and Literatures.” This would result in even less support for Buddhist studies . . . Read More.

Buddhism in Canada conference, Vancouver

The “Buddhism and Contemporary Society” Program, funded by the Tung Lin Kok Canada Foundation, will be hosting a conference on October 15-17, 2010, at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. The title of the conference is Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions.

The program operates a . . . Read More.

Buddhist papers @ IAHR Conference

Here is a list (in no particular order, sorry) of Buddhist papers being presented at the 20th Quinquennial World Congress of the IAHR, being held at the University of Toronto, August 15-21, 2010. A Google search of the presenters’ names and paper titles should give you . . . Read More.

Religion: A Human Phenomenon

The 20th Quinquennial World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religion will take place at the University of Toronto, August 15-21, 2010.

View or download the program (114 pages) . . . Read More.

Media, Religion & Culture

The 7th annual International Conference on Media, Religion and Culture is on this week at Ryerson University in Toronto. The program runs to 112 pages. While a preponderance of presentations deal with Christianity, Islam, secularism and such, there are a few Buddhist nuggets being presented.

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UBC Buddhism Conference

The Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia will be hosting a conference on Canadian Buddhism in October 2010:

Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions
15-17 October 2010
University of British Columbia
Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program
funded by the Tung Lin . . . Read More.

WILD GEESE: Buddhism in Canada

Wild Geese: Buddhism in Canada
Edited by John S. Harding, Victor Sogen Hori, and Alexander Soucy
The most comprehensive study of Buddhism in Canada to date

McGill-Queen’s University Press

Paper (0773536671) 9780773536678   /   CA $29.95, US $29.95
Cloth (0773536663) 9780773536661   /   CA $95.00, US . . . Read More.

Purification of Mind @ U of T

New College of the University of Toronto and the Toronto Mahavihara present

A lecture on Purification of mind through mindfulness
by Ven. Uda Iriyagama Dhammajeeva Thero

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 / 7 – 9 pm
William Doo Auditorium, New College, 45 Willcocks Street

Ven. . . . Read More.

Buddhism & Diaspora Conference

The Tung Lin Kok Yuen  Conference:
Buddhism and Diaspora
Friday May 14 – Sunday May 16, 2010
University of Toronto Scarborough Campus
Keynote Speaker: Professor Victor Hori . . . Read More.

Buddhist Literary Heritage Project

From their website…

Preserving A Heritage of Peace, Wisdom and Compassion

Welcome to the interim website of theBuddhist Literary Heritage Project

The sacred literature of Buddhism is one of the world’s greatest cultural heritages.

Its vast number of wide-ranging works focus on cultivating . . . Read More.

Between Ignorance & Enlightenment

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.

Asian Diaspora Conference / UofT

The University of Toronto is hosting a conference on Saturday, March 6, 2010 , 9:30 am – 4:00 pm, at the Munk Centre (St. George Campus), entitled “Asian Diaspora Conference 2010.”

Approximately 15 speakers will be present, covering a wide range of topics.

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REBIRTH & the FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

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.

Canadian Buddhist Resource Centre launched

The Canada Tibet Committee announced on Saturday that they are launching a new resource centre.

Here is the press release, from PR-Inside.com:

Canada Tibet Committee launches resource centre for Buddhists with message from Dalai Lama

You can also find out more at CTC’s own website:

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Integrating Science & Contemplation

Find out more on the web at: http://www.mindandlife.org/

Find out more on Facebook . . . Read More.

Science for Monks

Integration is the name of the game in this initiative. Buddhism is about facing and . . . Read More.

Mind & Life Institute

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

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