Sumeru News — Art
7th c. Chinese Buddhist statues in Kitchener
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After months of negotiation, THEMUSEUM in downtown Kitchener is honoured to be announcing the North American premiere of a spectacular collection of rock carvings from Chongqing, China. Having only left China once before, these almost fifty stunning sculptures, which are part of a World Heritage Site, will be on display at THEMUSEUM beginning this September.... Read more »
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The Trap, a movie by Lina Verchery
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In a Cape Breton village, Buddhist monks and nuns pray in their abbey, while French-speaking fishermen put out to sea to haul in their lobster traps. Seemingly divided by language, culture and religion, these people share more than meets the eye. The film delicately weaves a connection between the beliefs of the two groups, both... Read more »
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Call for Papers (Conference): “Icons of Impermanence: Contemporary Buddhist Art”
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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 the “Visions of Enlightenment” exhibition (May 10 – September 30), sponsored... Read more »
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Yamantaka//Sonic Titan
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New album now available to play or download from their website: http://yamantakasonictitan.bandcamp.com/
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Yamantaka: the Band
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Yamantaka // Sonic Titan are a music collective from Montreal. They bill themselves as a Black Metal band. The two leads, Alaska B and Ruby Atwood, identify themselves as practicing Buddhists. Here’s a recent article about them: http://www.avclub.com/toronto/articles/alaska-b-and-ruby-atwood-of-yamantaka-sonic-titan,68404/ Speaking of Buddhist Metal (?), don’t forget Affinity in Toronto, with Sean Hillman on drums. Sean is a... Read more »
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