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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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Martha Grey Buffalo on YouTube
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Martha is a 19-year-old Native Canadian from Edmonton. She has inspired many with her Facebook photo galleries of pow wow dancers and singers, and of Tibetan-Canadian events, showing some striking parallels between these two cultures. Now she has launched a YouTube channel featuring an amazing collection of Tibetan music videos. Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/greybuffalo Not... Read more »
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UBC Buddhism Conference
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The Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia will be hosting a conference on Canadian Buddhism in October 2010: Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions 15-17 October 2010 University of British Columbia Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program funded by the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation The IAR offers a wide... Read more »
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Asian Religions in BC
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The University of British Columbia will be publishing a new scholarly overview of Asian religions in BC later this year. Here is the link to more details… http://www.iar.ubc.ca/programs/pastprograms/asianreligions
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Vancouver Sun shoots down “Wild Geese”
Just in case you might have thought journalists don’t go for the easy sensationalistic approach to complex stories, the recent book review of Wild Geese from the Vancouver Sun will remind you that in Canadian society, sarcasm and derision often pass for objective analysis… http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Buddhism+nice+might+believe/3002161/story.html It makes a fascinating counterpoint to my review, presented below.
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