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2011 North American Kagyu Monlam webcasts

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The 2011 North American Kagyu Monlam began in Richmond, BC, several days ago. Webcasts of this auspicious event can be seen at: http://www.kk-video.com/wp/ The main Kagyu Monlam site can be seen at: http://kagyumonlamnorthamerica.org/

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Quebec painter finds happy success in Cambodia

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Stéphane Delaprée is a Canadian artist whose work has become synonymous with modern Cambodian figurative art, and a tremendous boon to Cambodia’s fragile tourist economy. Find out more about him… Here’s a link to his website: http://www.happypainting.net/ Here’s an article about him from the Vancouver Courier: http://www.vancourier.com/entertainment/Painter+wows+Cambodians/4963179/story.html

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Buddhist Fiction Blog goes live

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http://buddhistfictionblog.wordpress.com/ is a new blog recently launched by Kimberly Beek, a PhD candidate student at McMaster University in Hamilton. Aside from providing a place for readers to discuss their favourite books online, Kimberly is also engaged in research. Here’s an excerpt from her blog about that… “The proliferation of Buddhist ideas has found a way... Read more »

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Council of North American Buddhist Teachers happens next week

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2011 Buddhist Teachers Council New York’s Garrison Institute will host this landmark event between June 8-11. It will be preceded by a 3-day conference for established Buddhist teachers called: 2011 Pioneering Buddhist Teachers Meeting, to be held June 5-8. Attendance at both events is by Invitation As Buddhism becomes established in the West, one of... Read more »

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Natural Appearances, Natural Liberation

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Coming soon from The Sumeru Press Inc. NATURAL APPEARANCES, NATURAL LIBERATION: A Nyingma Meditative Guide on the Six Bardos of Living and Dying by Master Tam Shek-wing Translated by Samten Migdron and with a Foreword by Tulku Thondup Rinpoche ISBN: 978-1-896559-10-0 180 pages, 6″x9″ paperback

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