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Buddhapuja research by Sugunasiri now on YouTube

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This is to announce that the recent research on the Buddhapuja in Sinhala Buddhism and Arahant Mahinda as its Redactor by Prof. Suwanda H J Sugunasiri is now available on YouTube, hosted by www.torontobodymind.ca. Here is the URL: https://www.youtube.com/user/torontobodymind. Full text for FREE download: http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/search?q=sugunasiri&submit=Go&rep=tspc You may contact the author at suwanda.sugunasiri@utoronto.ca. BCC Presss Release re... Read more »

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Plot to save the earth – update

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Wow. Less than a week since launching our global Buddhist eco-initiative, Plot to save the earth, from the Oak Ridges Moraine and we already have 104 members in our open Facebook group, sending in pictures from all over the planet. Visit us there to see the pictures, join the group, and invite your friends to... Read more »

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Plot to save the earth

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I saw this picture on my cousin’s FB page. My cousin, Mickey Glantz, is a world-renowned climatologist from Boulder, CO. (http://fragilecologies.com) When the Vietnamese and Americans normalized relations after the Vietnam war, he was the first person they invited to visit. He designed the badge while he was in Kathmandu recently for a climate change conference.... Read more »

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Shambhala teacher Paul Warwick dies

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Via the Shambhala Sun: Shambhala teacher Paul Warwick dies Shambhala teacher Paul Warwick died at his home in Bellingham, Washington, on February 2. He was a mentor to many in the Shambhala community, serving in numerous capacities across the organization since meeting Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1974. With his wife, Acharya Jenny Warwick, he helped establish... Read more »

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The New Burma?

Buddhism around the World Buddhist community Education Events Interfaith Toronto

The New Burma? Religion, Democracy and the Rohingya Wednesday, 27 February 2013 | 4 to 6pm | 280A York Lanes| York University The world has watched for decades, hoping for political reform that would bring freedoms to Burma. While the past two years have brought remarkable political and cultural changes, the hope of freedoms quickly... Read more »

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