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Engagement in Tibet

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RESCHEDULED Dr. Losang Rabgey will speak on Engagement in Tibet Tuesday , 9 November 2010 5:30 to 7:30pm Room 100 of the  University of Toronto’s Jackman Humanities Building, at 170 St George Street. A University of Virginia Senior Fellow since 2006, Dr. Losang Rabgey is a founder and executive director of Machik, a non-profit organization that... Read more »

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Buddhist Art of Dunhuang @ U of T

Art Buddhism around the World Buddhist community Education Toronto

Buddhist Art of Dunhuang, a slide-lecture presentation A unique art gallery on-site in the desert along the Silk Road Designated as a World Heritage Site in 1987 by the United Nations Speaker: Ms. Ksanti Ling, Executive Editor, Dunhuang Academy, Gansu, China Saturday, September 25, 2010 University of Toronto 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm William Doo Auditorium, New College 45 Willcocks Street (at... Read more »

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Numata Lectures/Reading Groups, 2010-2011

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Here’s the posting on upcoming Numata Buddhist Studies lectures at the University of Toronto and McMaster University: NATASHA HELLER (University of California Los Angeles) Lecture: How to Be a Buddhist Recluse in the Yuan Dynasty Thursday, October 14, 2010, 4-6 pm, McMaster, University Hall 122 Reading Group: Buddhism and Revenge: Tales of Injustice from Taiping... Read more »

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Tim Ward @ U of T

Buddhism around the World Buddhism in Canada Buddhist Psychology Theravada Toronto

From the U of T Buddhist Studies newsletter… “On the 20th anniversary of the publication of his book, What the Buddha Never Taught,  join Canadian author Tim Ward at the University of Toronto in a lively discussion about being a student in a Buddhist monastery in the jungles of Thailand, and how he finds Buddhist wisdom relevant... Read more »

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Thich Nhat Hanh, Vancouver, 2011

Buddhism around the World Buddhism in Canada Peace work Practice! Teacher Stories Vancouver Visiting Teachers Zen

Thich Nhat Hanh, world-honoured Vietnamese Zen Master, peace activist, and inspirational teacher, will be in Vancouver in August 2011. Here is the information about his visit, from his hosts – the University of British Columbia… NOTE: This information is updated in other posts on Sumeru. Use the search button in the upper right corner of... Read more »

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