Sumeru News — Buddhism in Canada

Suwanda Sugunasiri’s Canadian Buddhist legacy

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Dr. Suwanda Sugunasiri, one of Canada’s Buddhist pioneers, had the opportunity recently to elaborate on some of his contributions to Buddhism in Canada. The article (fourth in a series) was posted on a popular Sri Lankan news site. Here’s the link… http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=117800

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Dr. Danny Fisher has a new website

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Dr. Danny Fisher is a Buddhist teacher dedicated to the practice and promotion of a “A People’s Buddhism,” an approach to the Buddha’s teachings that emphasizes lovingkindness, compassion, and social justice for all. Along with his many Buddhist activities, he is also a dedicated environmentalist, trained and certified as a Climate Reality Leader by Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore... Read more »

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Shambhala Sun magazine seeks editor

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The Shambhala Sun Foundation is looking for an editor to work in the short-term as a member of our print and online editorial team. The successful candidate will be assigned to a variety of projects. The Shambhala Sun Foundation is an independent nonprofit based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the leading publisher of Buddhist-inspired periodicals... Read more »

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Anthology of writings by Canadian Buddhist women nears completion

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Early last year we put out a call for material for an anthology of writing by Canadian Buddhist women teachers, scholars and practitioners … and the response was overwhelming! The project is now nearing completion of the editing phase, under the able leadership of Tanya McGinnity (www.fullcontactenlightenment.com) and we are almost ready to begin the... Read more »

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Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, Canadian visit summer 2015

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We are pleased to post Rinpoche’s summer 2015 teaching schedule for Canada. August 7–9 Karma Sonam Dargye Ling (KSDL) Toronto, Ontario CA www.ksdl.org August 11-13 Tergar Montreal Quebec CA Contact: Mingyur Lhamu Mingyur21@gmail.com www.tergar.org Her Eminence Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche was born as the eldest daughter of Kyabje Mindrolling Trichen Gyurme Künzang Wangyal, the 11th... Read more »

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