Sumeru News — Buddhism
“Buddha’s Truthful Heirs?” TLKY Canada lecture, U of T, Thurs. Dec 12, 2013 @ 5 pm
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Dear Friend, On behalf of the University of Toronto Scarborough, I invite you to attend our upcoming event, which is part of the 2013-2014 Tung Lin Kok Yuen Perspectives on Buddhist Thought and Culture series (a TLKY Canada event). We are honoured to host Dr. Markus Viehbeck, Assistant Professor at the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe... Read more »
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Meet the man who revealed Shakyamuni Buddha’s exact birth place in Lumbini
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Bob McDonald from CBC’s Quirks and Quarks science show interviews Professor Robin Coningham from the University of Durham in England , the archeologist who recently transformed our understanding of Buddha’s birthplace in Lumbini, Nepal. The segment is about 10 minutes long: http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Quirks+and+Quarks/Excerpts/ID/2421298166/
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Shakyamuni’s exact birth place in Lumbini located by archeologists
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Via NBC News… Archaeologists in Nepal say they have found traces of a temple structure linked to Buddha’s nativity going back to the sixth century B.C. The remnants of a timber structure — unearthed at the Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini, Nepal, which has traditionally been venerated as the spiritual leader’s birthplace — represent the... Read more »
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Buddhist Astrology, by Jhampa Shaneman: revised 2013 edition now available
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Sumeru announces publication of: BUDDHIST ASTROLOGY Chart Interpretation from a Buddhist Perspective By Jhampa Shaneman & Jan V. Angel Paperback, 264 pages, 6” x 9″ ISBN 978-1-896559-19-3 $27.95 US/CAN Available worldwide at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indigo and all fine online booksellers ABOUT THE BOOK Throughout history, astrology was considered a scholarly tradition, relied upon... Read more »
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The Buddhist and the Tomato
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I stumbled on this article from a 2006 issue of Canada’s leading environmental journal, Alternatives… THE BUDDHIST AND THE TOMATO: Why sustainable choices are often so difficult. By Douglas Vincent. THE GLARING FLUORESCENCE of Atlantic Superstore lights must have blinded me. How could I buy a shiny, temptingly red – and cheap – Mexican tomato when... Read more »
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