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National Post on how to be a Buddhist tourist
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Yet another story on someone’s brush with Buddhism, this time in Sri Lanka: http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/03/23/trouble-at-the-zenhouse-a-canadians-adventure-tour-of-sri-lanka-yields-a-crash-course-in-buddhism/ Think of it as Buddhism Lite. Filling, but with fewer calories.
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Zomia lecture at U of T
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Friday March 22nd, 3-5 pm Jackman Humanities Building room 317 University of Toronto, St. George campus Prof. Geoffrey Samuel The Concept of Zomia and its Relevance to Tibetan Studies The term ‘Zomia’ was introduced in 2002 in an article by the Dutch sociologist and Bangladesh specialist Willem van Schendel as part of a critique of the... Read more »
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Souls of Zen movie at the Japan Foundation in Toronto
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There will be a second screening of the Souls of Zen movie at the Japan Foundation in Toronto. Second screening! Friday, March 22 6:30 pm (doors open at 6 pm) Souls of Zen Dir. Tim Graf/PG/60 min/2010 In English and Japanese with English subtitles Souls of Zen presents perspectives on Buddhism as practiced by clergy, lay... Read more »
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Tibetan Uprising Day and Tibetan Martyrs Day on March 10
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Events across Canada for Tibetan Uprising Day 2013 Ottawa: Sunday, March 10 12:00 Rally on Parliament Hill 13:00 Walk to Chinese Embassy 13:30 Prayer vigil in solidarity with Tibetan people details – http://www.tibet.ca/en/ottawa contact – ctcoffice@tibet.ca Toronto: Sunday, March 10 10:00 Rally at Chinese Consulate, 240 George Street Main program at Dundas Square details – info@ctao.org Victoria: ... Read more »
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Tibetan Bibliographic Instruction Workshop at U of T
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Tibetan Bibliographic Instruction Workshop East Asian Library Classroom, 8th floor Robarts Library (130 St. George Street) Date: Tuesday, April 9 Time: 11am-12:15pm Led by Dr Lauran Hartley, Columbia University’s Tibetan Collection librarian and the U of T’s new Liaison librarian for Tibetan Studies (see story on this partnership), this will be a general session covering search-strategies... Read more »
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