By Yönten, on December 9th, 2009%
Buddhism in America, a historical overview by renowned Professor Charles Prebish, is now available as a free e-book download from Scribd. At first glance it appears to be a welcome perspective, and one of the few books about this subject other than . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on December 4th, 2009%
Digital Dharma: One Man’s Mission to Save a Culture looks like a wonderful movie about rescuing Tibet’s sacred literature. A wonderful cause, a wonderful resource, and an inspiration for future practitioners and scholars… www.digitaldharma.com
Trailer now posted on YouTube…
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By Yönten, on October 12th, 2009%
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 . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on October 11th, 2009%
Files now on BiC server and undergoing beta testing. Stay tuned for launch!
By Yönten, on October 11th, 2009%
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.”
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By Yönten, on September 4th, 2009%
Many Buddhists these days have the unfortunate karma of struggling with repressive regimes. In this they are not alone.
iRevolution is a blog focusing on the nexus of modern communications technology and liberation. It is definitely worth a look . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on August 24th, 2009%
Sumeru now supports Open Journal System – a free, open-source software package used to create and publish academic journals. OJS was created by a consortium of universities led by Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, known as the Public Knowledge Project (http://pkp.sfu.ca/). OJS . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on August 23rd, 2009%
The Buddhism in Canada website re-design is now one step closer to launch. Last week, Justin Wah Kan (working with Sumeru), received his MA in media production from Ryerson University for his work on the project. Congratulations, Justin!
By Yönten, on August 6th, 2009%
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. Happy browsing!
http://muse.jhu.edu/
By Yönten, on July 29th, 2009%
This summer, Yönten has taken extensive archival photographs of the shrine rooms at Ching Kwok Temple, Fu Sien Tong Temple, Karma Sonam Dargye Ling, Zen Buddhist Temple, Pyung Hwa Sa, Khmer Buddhist Temple of Ontario, and Yanviriya II Thai Buddhist Temple, as well as . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on May 25th, 2009%
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By Yönten, on May 24th, 2009%
We are pleased to announce our expansion with three new domains:
www.sumeru.ca
www.sumeru-press.com
www.sumeru-press.ca
The sites are currently under construction and will manifest shortly.
OM SVABHAVA-SHUDDHAH SARVADHARMAH SVABHAVA-SHUDDHO HAM
By Yönten, on April 22nd, 2009%
Buddhism in Canada (www.buddhismcanada.com), a directory of Canadian Buddhist temples, centres, associations, groups, etc. is partnering with The Sumeru Press for an important upgrade to their web service. The original site was created in 1997 and has been maintained by George Klima with some . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on April 22nd, 2009%
We are pleased to announce the addition of a new member to our team: Justin Wah Kan, application developer. Justin comes to us with a background in media production, content management systems and social media. He will be providing technical leadership on Sumeru’s upcoming . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on March 30th, 2009%
Sumeru will be publishing three important historical documents from the Buddhist Council of Canada, as part of our Buddhist Ephemera Project: Proceedings of the first National BCC Buddhist Congress (1989); and two issues of the Journal of the Buddhist Council of Canada . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on March 25th, 2009%
Sumeru has it here! Check out our “Ephemera” page to download…
By Yönten, on March 20th, 2009%
In the spirit of the Dharma, Sumeru joyously announces the publication of our first title:
A Rosary of Precious Offerings to Enrich the Mind
This collection of annotated photographs of Vajrayana Buddhist shrine offerings at Karma Tekchen Zabsal . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on March 10th, 2009%
All things are without inherent existence and subject to change. They arise and pass away.
So it is with records of the evolution of Buddhism in Canada. For the benefit of future historians, Sumeru is undertaking a project to digitize . . . Read More.
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