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New book coming from Sumeru Books in spring 2015: Helping Hands

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We are pleased to announce our latest project: a collection of writings by Canadian Buddhist women. The anthology will be curated and edited by Tanya McGinnity (Buddhist blogger at www.fullcontactenlightenment.com). All profits will go to Buddhist Compassion Tzu Chi Foundation for activities enhancing the lives of women. Working title: HELPING HANDS Synopsis: Canadian Buddhist teachers... Read more »

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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies latest issue out

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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies has just published its latest issue at http://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cjbs. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies No 9 (2014) Table of Contents Editorial: Suwanda H J Sugunasiri Memorial: Words – Anthony K. Warder Pariyatti: Devolution... Read more »

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More Alive Than All the Living: Sovereign Bodies and Cultural Politics in Buddhist Siberia

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / McMASTER UNIVERSITY YEHAN NUMATA BUDDHIST STUDIES PROGRAM presents ANYA BERNSTEIN (Harvard University) LECTURE More Alive Than All the Living: Sovereign Bodies and Cultural Politics in Buddhist Siberia THURSDAY, February 27, 2014, 3-5 pm, UTSG, JHB 317 This talk explores religious practice among Buryats, a Siberian people, through scholarship on sovereignty... Read more »

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New free course in Buddhism in Toronto – updated

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New free course in Buddhism at Pho-Hien Temple Learning Modern Buddhism in Western culture context When: February 22 to November 2014, Saturdays at 2:00 – 4:00 pm Where: Pho-Hien Temple (普賢寺), 297 Garyray Dr., Toronto, ON M9L 1P2 New Students: Free Repeat Students: Enquire at The Academy of Wisdom & Enlightenment (智覺學苑) www.AWE-edu.com World Wide Students: Can attend our classes via internet. All... Read more »

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Visit from Monks of Longquan Monastery, Beijing to UBC

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Via Lower Mainland Buddhism… Jan 20 and 22 (Chinese Language): Visit from Monks of Longquan Monastery, Beijing to UBC UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, generously supported by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, together with UBC’s Tzu-chi Buddhist Studies Forum, are pleased to welcome Ven. Xianli 賢立 and Xianxun 賢遜 to UBC campus. (These are Chinese... Read more »

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