Sumeru News — Buddhism around the World
Jyekundo Earthquake Relief
Buddhism around the World Charity
The severe earthquake on April 14, 2010 was centred in Yushu Township, Qinghai Province, in China. The area is more than 95% Tibetan, but under direct Chinese control. Jyekundo, the main town, is also spelled Kyigundo and Jiegu in the media. CBC Radio has run a number of stories on the air, focusing on local... Read more »
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Buddhist Literary Heritage Project
Buddhism around the World Education Publishing in a digital world
From their website… Preserving A Heritage of Peace, Wisdom and Compassion Welcome to the interim website of theBuddhist Literary Heritage Project The sacred literature of Buddhism is one of the world’s greatest cultural heritages. Its vast number of wide-ranging works focus on cultivating peace, wisdom and compassion—and these works are no less relevant today than they... Read more »
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Shadows in the Cloud
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The Information Warfare Monitor/ (Citizen Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto and the SecDev Group, Ottawa) and the Shadowserver Foundation announce the release of Shadows in the Cloud: An investigation into cyber espionage 2.0. The report can be downloaded from any of their websites. This report exposes a Chinese-based espionage ring that has preyed upon HH... Read more »
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Walrus does Bhutan
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One of Canada’s more thoughtful magazines reflects on Bhutan’s quest for happiness for all. Sort of reminds me of that segment of Arsenio Hall’s show years ago called “Things that make you go, ‘Hmmmmm’.” http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2010.04-field-note-hedonic-indicators/
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Breaking the Silence
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This new film by Canadian film-makers Pierre Mignault and Hélène Magny explores the face of non-violent resistance in Burma today. They recently received accolades for their work after the film’s first English-language presentation in Thailand recently. More on this story at: http://www.mizzima.com/edop/commentary/3441-the-face-of-burmas-non-violent-resistance.html
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