Sumeru News — Buddhism around the World
Tibetan Diaspora Flocks to Polls
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This article about Toronto’s Tibetan community voting for the new government of Tibet in exile, at the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre in Etobicoke, is from The Globe & Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/tibetan-diaspora-flocks-to-polls/article1949175/
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Canadian Scholars @ AAR 100th convention
Buddhism around the World Conferences Education Events
The American Academy of Religion will be hosting its 100th anniversary conference in San Francisco later this year. Here is a list of Canadian scholars who will be presenting Buddhist papers there… Justin Stein, University of Toronto Hidden Treasures: Reiki Masters’ Appeals to Vajrayana Buddhism Katrin Froese, University of Calgary Awakening with Desire in Chan Buddhism and Daoism... Read more »
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Vancouver theologian to advise Dalai Lama on climate
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From the Vancouver Sun… http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Vancouver+theologian+advise+Dalai+Lama/5077711/story.html
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2nd Global Conference on World’s Religions – Montréal, Sept 7, 2011
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama will open the Second Global Conference on World’s Religions After 9/11, at the Palais des Congrès in Montréal, sharing the stage with many notables from Buddhist and non-Buddhist spiritual traditions. This is a one-day event. The theme is world peace through religion. Ticket prices range from $100 – $300. Further... Read more »
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Ven. Mathieu Ricard on Global Warming
Buddhism around the World Environmental Issues
Earlier this year, Sumeru published Rimey Lama Chopa, translated by Glenn Mullin, with a foreward by Ven. Mathieu Ricard. Fifty percent of profits from sales of the book go to support Karuna-Shechen humanitarian projects in the Himalayas. Ven. Ricard’s recent opinion piece in The New York Times explains why it’s so important… http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/opinion/global/24iht-june24-ihtmag-ricard-30.html?_r=1
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