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Robert Campany Numata Lecture/Reading Group
Buddhism around the World Buddhist Studies China Education Events Hamilton Mahayana Toronto
The UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / McMASTER UNIVERSITY YEHAN NUMATA PROGRAMME IN BUDDHIST STUDIES presents: Robert Campany (Vanderbilt University) LECTURE The Incredible Vanishing Religion: Glimmers of Buddhist Imagination from Medieval China THURSDAY, January 31, 2013, 2-4 pm, University of Toronto Mississauga, Instructional Building, IB 220 The Buddhism familiar to many Americans and Europeans today has aptly been... Read more »
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Trailer for David Cherniack’s RETREAT movie
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The trailer for David Cherniack’s RETREAT movie is now available for viewing on Vimeo. It is the first 10 minutes of the 108-minute documentary. Here’s the link. Here’s the blurb: RETREAT follows thirty-five Westerners as they attempt an intense, eight-week, silent, meditation retreat in Thailand led by the American Buddhist teacher, B. Alan Wallace. Some... Read more »
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David Cherniak’s new Retreat movie
Buddhism around the World Events Movies Practice! Retreats
David Cherniak’s new Retreat movie premieres next week-end. Here’s a note from him about it… RETREAT, a feature documentary I just finished will get it’s world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Monday Jan. 28 at 8pm in the historic Arlington Theatre. It seats 2000+ so bring your friends. From the press kit:... Read more »
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Buddhist Translators without Borders
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Rev. Heng Sure, from Gold Mountain Monastery in San Francisco, has written a fascinating article for the Interfaith Observer about using modern social media tools to translate ancient Buddhist texts. Here’s the article: http://theinterfaithobserver.org/journal-articles/2013/1/15/buddhist-translators-without-borders.html
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Professor Albert Welter on Buddhist Relic Veneration in Medieval China
Buddhism Buddhism around the World China Education Events Vancouver
UBC’s Tzu-chi Buddhist Studies Forum, together with the Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program (generously supported by the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Foundation), are pleased to invite you to a public lecture by Professor Albert Welter, University of Winnipeg. January 24, 5:00 – 6:30pm, Asian Center 604 Buddhist Rulers and Rulers of Buddhists: Buddhist Relic Veneration in... Read more »
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