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“Zen Masters of China, The First Step East” review
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Zen Masters Of China, The First Step East Richard Bryan McDaniel Foreword by Albert Low Tuttle Publishing 9780804842822 Publication Date: September 2012 320 pages, 5.1 x 8 in. $22.95 From the publisher: Zen Masters of China presents more than 300 traditional Zen stories and koans, far more than any other collection. Retelling them in their proper... Read more »
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Dixie Dharma’s Canadian complexion – review and response
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DIXIE DHARMA Inside a Buddhist Temple in the American South by Jeff Wilson 296 pp., 18 illus., 6 tables ISBN 978-0-8078-3545-6 $36.95 cloth http://uncpress.unc.edu/books/T-9131.html From the publisher: Buddhism in the United States is often viewed in connection with practitioners in the Northeast and on the West Coast, but in fact, it has been spreading and... Read more »
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Sumeru e-books!
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Our first two e-book titles: Rimey Lama Chopa (Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, translated by Glenn Mullin) and An American Buddhist Life (Charles Prebish) will be out next week! You’ll be able to buy them for Kindle, Kobo, iPad, Nook, Sony e-Reader, and a variety of other formats, from your favourite online vendor, along with the print versions. Our next... Read more »
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The Monks and Me book review
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THE MONKS AND ME: How 40 Days in Thich Nhat Hanh’s French Monastery Guided Me Home Mary Paterson Hampton Roads Publishing, Sept 2012 ISBN: 978-1571746856 Paperback, 256 pages $18.95 From the publisher: “Death can be a destabilizing force. And when it touches you closely, you must somehow discover a way to find and rebuild your... Read more »
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A fake Sumeru Books in China?
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I recently received an e-mail from a Chinese domain name registration company informing me that someone in China wishes to register the domain name: “sumeru-books.cn” and asking if they are either a distributor or a partner of sumeru-books.com. I explained that they are not, and that we would consider their registration of the name to... Read more »
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