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Dharma Shines at Toronto’s First UN World Interfaith Harmony Week Event

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via Washington Bangla Radio USA and World Interfaith Harmony Week. http://worldinterfaithharmonyweek.com/newspost/dharma-shines-at-torontos-first-un-world-interfaith-harmony-event/

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La situation en Tibet, via Radio-Canada

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Cette reportage est une diffusion de Radio-Canada (4 minutes de longeur) conçernant la situation en Tibet avec des immolations. http://www.radio-canada.ca/audio-video/#urlMedia=http://www.radio-canada.ca/Medianet/2013/CBFT/2013-02-06_11_30_00_tjmidi_2527_06_500.asx&pos=0

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Numata Lecture, McMaster U, 2.14.13

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The UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / McMASTER UNIVERSITY YEHAN NUMATA PROGRAMME IN BUDDHIST STUDIES presents: Geoffrey Samuel (Cardiff University) The Multiple Meanings and Uses of Tibetan Sacred Dance: ‘Cham in Context THURSDAY, February 14, 2013, 4-6 pm, McMaster University, University Hall 122 In some ways ‘cham or Tibetan sacred dance is one of the best known... Read more »

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Numata events at U of T and McMaster

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The UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / McMASTER UNIVERSITY YEHAN NUMATA PROGRAMME IN BUDDHIST STUDIES presents: CRISTINA SCHERRER-SCHAUB (Université de Lausanne) THURSDAY, February 7, 2013, 3-5 pm, U of T, JHB 317 READING GROUP: Tibet – An Archaeology of the Written To obtain the reading materials please contact Christoph Emmrich at christoph.emmrich@utoronto.ca FRIDAY, February 8, 2013, 4-6 pm, McMaster, University... Read more »

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Sugunasiri discusses his novel “Untouchable Woman’s Odyssey” in Lanka-focused arts mag from Toronto

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My Bindi, a Lankan arts, culture and lifestyle website based in Toronto, has recently posted an interview with Canadian Buddhist novelist, Suwanda Sugunasiri. Here’s the link: http://www.mybindi.com/articles/interview-with-suwanda-sugunasiri-author-of-untouchable-womans-odyssey The novel centres on a love relationship between two people struggling to overcome ethnic and caste barriers in post-colonial Sri Lanka (with a strong Buddhist rebirth angle).

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