Sumeru News — Books

“Flowers on the Rock: Global and Local Buddhisms in Canada” published by McGill/Queen’s U Press

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Via the publisher’s website… Flowers on the Rock: Global and Local Buddhisms in Canada Edited by John S. Harding,  Victor Sogen Hori and  Alexander Soucy Analyzing the dramatic growth of Buddhism in Canada in global and historical contexts. When Sasaki Sokei-an founded his First Zen Institute of North America in 1930 he suggested that bringing Zen Buddhism to America was... Read more »

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Dhamma Aboard Evolution, new e-book from Nalanda Publishing

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PRESS RELEASE Oct. 13, 2014 / Nalanda Publishing Canada Dhamma Aboard Evolution: the Breakthrough Research on the Aggañña Sutta by the well-known US Fulbright & Canadian Scholar Prof.  Suwanda H J Sugunasiri The Aggaña Sutta has been characterized by Western scholars as ‘satire’ and ‘parody’. But this research shows how the Buddha is outlining the... Read more »

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Shambhala Sun Foundation online auction 2014

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The Eighth Annual Shambhala Sun Foundation Online Auction runs from November 24 – December 9. Here is a sneak peak at the site, and what has already been donated (including some great books published by Sumeru)… www.shambhalasun.com/auction Interested in letting the world know about your Buddhist organization or initiative? Consider donating items for the event. The... Read more »

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The Driftwood Shrine to be published by Sumeru

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We are pleased to announce the upcoming publication of The Driftwood Shrine: Discovering Zen in American Poetry, by John Gendo Wolff, Sensei at the Great Wave Sangha in Michigan. Here’s how Gendo sensei describes the book… . . . if we yearn for a spiritual authenticity and originality in an age of reckless and irresponsible... Read more »

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Sumeru Books rights now with 2 Seas Agency

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We are pleased to announce that foreign language translation rights for Sumeru Books are now being handled by 2 Seas Agency. This is a great development for us because 2 Seas has an excellent list in eastern spirituality and will bring our dharma works to the wider world. Stay tuned for big developments through the... Read more »

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