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Natural Appearances, Natural Liberation published

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Sumeru is pleased to announce publication of: 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 Foreword by Tulku Thondup Rinpoche ISBN 978-1-896559-10-0  $24.95 US/CAN   €17.50 EUR Perfect bound paperback, 180 pages, 6” x 9″ © Vajrayana Buddhism Association, 2011... Read more »

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Obon Ceremonies, July 30 & 31

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From The Comox Valley Echo: This year, on July 30 and 31, Reverend Grant Ikuta, the resident minister for the Steveston Buddhist Temple and recently-elected Bishop of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada, will be visiting five Japanese-Canadian cemetery sites on Vancouver Island and performing an additional Obon service at a private residence. The... Read more »

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Nitobe Japanese Garden @ UBC

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A nice write-up and video from the Vancouver Sun: http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Life+lessons+from+Nibobe+Garden/5146770/story.html

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American Buddhist Perspective gives “An American Buddhist Life” 5 stars

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Justin Whitaker, of the blog American Buddhist Perspective recently reviewed Charles Prebish’s new book, “An American Buddhist Life: Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer” which was published by Sumeru last month. Here’s a brief quote… “Subtitled ‘Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer,’ Charles Prebish’s latest book is a tour de force of American Buddhist studies. While... Read more »

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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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