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“Tibet: Home of the Brave” Montréal première 9.9.11
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From the film’s website, http://tibetterredesbraves.net/en/accueil/ A cinematic journey to one of the most remote places on the planet, Tibet: Land of the Brave transports the audience into the everyday lives of Tibetan herders, seen through the eyes of Gyamtso, Marijo and their daughter, Yangchen. Following this Tibetan-Canadian couple, who are expecting their second child in Tibet’s... Read more »
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“An American Buddhist Life” by Charles Prebish receives another A+ review
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Charles Prebish’s newest book, “An American Buddhist Life: Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer” was recently reviewed on the Full Contact Enlightenment blog. Here’s the link: http://fullcontactenlightenment.com/
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Key Buddhist texts translated by Geshe Thubten Jinpa for free download
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Geshe Thubten Jinpa, PhD, is one of Canada’s treasures. He is the former translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and founder of the Institute of Tibetan Classics in Montréal where he lives. On the ITC website are offered a selection of texts translated by Geshe Jinpa. Here is the link: http://www.tibetanclassics.org/Jinpa_Translation.html
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Buddhist Council of Canada – the definitive history
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Various people have written about the Buddhist Council of Canada, which operated in the 1980s, but none have given a definitive account of the who, what, where, when, why and how of it. Now Suwanda Sugunasiri has written a comprehensive history which has been edited and revised by John Negru and Stanley Fefferman. Since those... Read more »
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Tulku Lobsang, Vancouver, Sept. 15-18, 2011
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Tulku Lobsang, a doctor of Tibetan medicine, invites to join three separate events to learn and practice the Tibetan yogic tradition, including Tsa Lung and Tummo. Tulku Lobsang teaches in Europe and Americas practices from the Tibetan yogic tradition, including Tsa Lung and Tummo. Three teachings will be organized in Room 527, Vancouver School of... Read more »
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