By Yönten, on December 4th, 2011%
Dharma Brothers: Kodo and Tokujoo, A Historical Novel Based On The Lives Of Two Japanese Zen Masters (Volume 1) Arthur Braverman CreateSpace, December 2010 592 pages, 6 x 9 ISBN-13: 978-1453861530 (Also available in a Kindle digital edition)
From the publisher… Dharma Brothers: Kodo and . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on November 19th, 2011%
There’ll be a screening of Dharma Rising, David Cherniack’s recently completed two part film about Buddhism in the West on Dec 8 at Innis Town Hall at 7 pm.
For details and a description of the films: http://dharmarising.eventbrite.com/ DHARMA RISING Is Western Buddhism becoming Dharma . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on October 6th, 2011%
Charles Prebish is among the most prominent scholars of American Buddhism. He has been a pioneer in studying the forms that Buddhist tradition has taken in the United States. Now retired, he has written this unusual new book, An American Buddhist Life: Memoirs of a Modern . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on September 20th, 2011%
Review from the Halifax Chronicle Herald: http://thechronicleherald.ca/ArtsLife/1263838.html
By Yönten, on August 27th, 2011%
Geshe Thubten Jinpa, PhD, is one of Canada’s treasures. He is the former translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and founder of the Institute of Tibetan Classics in Montréal where he lives.
On the ITC website are offered a selection of texts translated . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on August 19th, 2011%
From The Buddhist Channel: Burnaby Buddhists Prepare for Visit of Tibetan teacher Kalu Rinpoche
Here is the link for more information, including detailed schedules for Rinpoche’s activities on Saltspring Island and in Vancouver: Kalu Rinpoche 2011 Visit @ Kagyu Kunkhyab Chuling
By Yönten, on August 16th, 2011%
The Flower is Full of Everything Except One Thing from Plum Village Online Monastery on Vimeo.
A Deep Volition to Practice: Question and Answer Session from Plum Village Online Monastery on Vimeo.
Miracles of Reconciliation from Plum Village Online Monastery on . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on August 14th, 2011%
From This45: http://this.org/magazine/2011/05/26/this45-gordon-laird-sensei-doug-duncan/
From Doug Sensei’s website: http://www.dharma-japan.org/
By Yönten, on August 14th, 2011%
Here’s a nice article from the Vancouver Sun, reviewing Thaye’s public talk and retreat…
http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/thesearch/archive/2011/08/10/thich-nhat-hanh-offers-path-to-end-pain-anger.aspx
By Yönten, on July 20th, 2011%
Justin Whitaker, of the blog American Buddhist Perspective recently reviewed Charles Prebish’s new book, “An American Buddhist Life: Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer” which was published by Sumeru last month. Here’s a brief quote…
“Subtitled ‘Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer,’ Charles Prebish’s . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on June 24th, 2011%
The 2011 North American Kagyu Monlam began in Richmond, BC, several days ago. Webcasts of this auspicious event can be seen at: http://www.kk-video.com/wp/
The main Kagyu Monlam site can be seen at: http://kagyumonlamnorthamerica.org/
By Yönten, on June 4th, 2011%
2011 Buddhist Teachers Council
New York’s Garrison Institute will host this landmark event between June 8-11. It will be preceded by a 3-day conference for established Buddhist teachers called: 2011 Pioneering Buddhist Teachers Meeting, to be held June 5-8.
Attendance at both events is . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on June 2nd, 2011%
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.
By Yönten, on May 14th, 2011%
Open Mind, Open Heart: Touching the Wonders of Now Sunday, August 14, 2011
Orpheum Theatre 884 Granville Street, Vancouver
1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Tickets are $20 CAD and are available online through Ticketmaster: http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1100465CC6D7D356
Tickets are still available.
For . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on April 30th, 2011%
For the first time in the West, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche will teach on Nagarjuna’s “Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way” at Thrangu Monastery, 8140 No. 5 Road, Richmond BC, during a retreat running from July 1 – 10, 2011. Over the course of the . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on April 30th, 2011%
HH Sakya Trizin will bestow the Vajrakilaya Empowerment and Teachings Vancouver, BC August 19-20, 2011
“Of the profound and inexhaustible ocean of teachings that Guru Padmasambhava possessed, Vajrakilaya is one of the most important. Its empowerment, teachings and pith instructions were given to one . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on March 20th, 2011%
July 7, 1935 – March 10, 2011
Rev. Dr. Leslie Sumio Ryosho Kawamura, husband to Toyo, passed away with grace and serenity at Foothills Medical Centre on March 10, 2011 at the age of 75 years with his family present.
He is lovingly . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on February 25th, 2011%
RIMEY LAMA CHOPA: A Tibetan Rimey Tantric Feast, A Rite to Invoke the Supreme Nectar of Wisdom
Sumeru turns two years old today.
We are pleased to announce publication of RIMEY LAMA CHOPA: A Tibetan Rimey Tantric Feast, A Rite to Invoke the . . . Read More.
|
Recent Posts
- Every Lost Country
- Buddhism and the Environment
- A day in the life of Phap Van Buddhist Temple
- Studying Buddhism in Practice
- Great Eastern Sun: The Shambhala Community in Nova Scotia
- Tibetan protest in Canada
- Call for Papers (Conference): “Icons of Impermanence: Contemporary Buddhist Art”
- Yamantaka//Sonic Titan
- Designer Babies Welcome in Buddhism
- Yamantaka: the Band
- Samsara: the Movie
- CBC Quirks and Quarks on Vipassana
- Leonard Cohen: Old Ideas
- The Cyborg Buddha Project
- Year of the Water Dragon, Campbell River, BC
- Buddhists weigh in on Canada’s new Office of Religious Freedom
- Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society promotes organic farming in PEI
- What do Canadian Buddhists think about Alberta’s tar sands development?
- Numata Lectures
- Corporate Craving and Buddhist Compassion
- Canadian Buddhism Survey update
- Thrangu Monastery, Richmond, BC
- Lingyen Mountain Temple, Richmond, BC
- International Buddhist Society Temple, Richmond, BC
- Seokwang-sa, Surrey, BC
|
|