Sumeru News — Buddhism
Jade Buddha for Universal Peace at Linh Son Temple, Toronto
Buddhism Buddhism in Canada Events Montreal Peace work Toronto
The Jade Buddha is currently at Linh Son Temple in North York from 17 July – 3 August, and already thousands of people have gone to pay homage. You will be able to see photos of the crowds on the Jade Buddha website or via their Twitter page: @JadeBuddhaPeace . Linh Son Temple is the... Read more »
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Buddhism showcased in PEI festival
Buddhism Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Prince Edward Island
The Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society has been in PEI since 2008, but has been the focus of some suspicion and xenophobic attention. The changing demographic composition of the small province has become an issue not just for them, and the town of Summerside has been actively promoting a new vision of diversity with a... Read more »
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Dr. Bryan Levman, Buddhologist
Buddhism Buddhism in Canada Buddhist Studies Education Toronto
Congratulations to Dr. Bryan Levman, who recently received his PhD in Buddhist Studies from the Department of Religion at the University of Toronto! His thesis was titled Linguistic Ambiguities: the Transmissional Process, and the Earliest Recoverable Language of Buddhism. Dr. Levman has served as the secretary for the Buddhist Council of Canada since 2010.
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Buddhist Art Exhibition, Toronto / June 9-22
Art Buddhism Buddhism in Canada Events Toronto
The Canada Wisdom Compassion Centre, in association with the Prajna Temple, the Bodhi Association Canada and the Buddhist Terma Foundation, sponsored by the Respon International Group, presents their second Buddhist Culture & Art Show. The exhibits include Buddhist painting, calligraphy, thangkas, ancient classics, musical instruments, 3D works and more. The event runs June 9 –... Read more »
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Buddhist art online
Art Buddhism Buddhism around the World
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has released their photography collection online for non-commercial use, for free. The collection includes more than 600 photos of Buddhist artifacts in their possession. Well worth visiting… http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search?ft=buddhist You can find hundreds more by changing the search word to “Tibet”, “Japan”, etc.
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