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DalaiLamaToronto2010.org all live
Buddhism in Canada Dalai Lama Toronto
The website for the visit of His Holiness to Toronto in October is now fully functional. He will be here Oct. 22-25. Here is the link… http://www.dalailamatoronto2010.org/
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Asian Religions in BC: A Review
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Asian Religions in British Columbia (Edited by Larry DeVries, Don Baker, & Dan Overmyer; University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, 2010) provides a sociological overview of communities, places of worship, teachers and traditions in British Columbia whose background is Asian. For a detailed description of the book and its contents, please see our associated post.... Read more »
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Asian Religions in BC, from UBC Press
Books British Columbia Buddhism in Canada Temple Stories
University of British Columbia Press has graciously sent us a review copy of their new book, Asian Religions in British Columbia, first published in hardcover last month and shortly to be available in paperback. Our review will follow in an upcoming post, but here are some details on the publication… ASIAN RELIGIONS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA... Read more »
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Understanding the Chinese Buddhist Temple
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Just published! UNDERSTANDING THE CHINESE BUDDHIST TEMPLE by Karma Yönten Gyatso ISBN 978-1-896559-03-2 PDF e-book, 58 pages, 11” x 8½″, 23 MB © John H. Negru, 2010 This book is available as a free download from our “Latest Releases” page. ♦ To download the book, you can also click on the image above, or click... Read more »
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Jade Buddha in the news
The Regina Leader-Post featured an article about the Jade Buddha on June 7, in their Entertainment section… http://www.leaderpost.com/entertainment/Touring+jade+Buddha+statute+returns+home+Canada/3124143/story.html The Windsor Star, another Canwest publication, offered a very abbreviated version of the article the next day, in their Life section… http://www.windsorstar.com/life/Jade+Buddha+Canada+world+tour/3125062/story.html To put that in context, Sumeru first covered the Jade Buddha story three-and-a-half months ago,... Read more »
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