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“An Uncommon King” screens @ Atlantic Film Festival 9.16.12
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An Uncommon King is a new documentary about Sakyong Mipham, son of Chogyam Trungpa and current leader of the Shambhala organization. Here’s a description from the AFF website: Shot over 17 years in 12 countries and more than 15 different formats, An Uncommon King is Johanna Lunn’s epic examination of the life and work of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche,... Read more »
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Tezuka Osamu’s “Buddha – The Great Departure” animated feature film premieres in Vancouver 9.11.12
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In collaboration with the Canadian Society for Asian Arts, Vancouver Shinpo, and the Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, UBC. MOA is pleased to co-host the Canadian Premiere of Buddha: The Great Departure in conjunction with Visions of Enlightenment: Buddhist Art at MOA. In the distinctive style of Tezuka Osamu’s manga, the full-length animated film presents... Read more »
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“The Oracle” Cherniack film on YouTube
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David Cherniack is one of Canada’s leading filmmakers, with a self-proclaimed focus on “eclectically spiritual documentaries.” Many of them are available for free viewing on his website: www.allinonefilms.com One of his movies: The Oracle – Reflections on Self – is now available for free viewing (in a lower-resolution format) on YouTube and, with David’s permission,... Read more »
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Western Buddhists in Toronto needed for research/book
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Research on Western Buddhists in Toronto My name is Glen Choi and I’m currently a doctoral student at the University of Ottawa who is researching the ways in which our respective cultures shape the way we perceive and practice Buddhism. I have interviewed many Korean Buddhists to better understand the “Eastern” cultural approach to Buddhism.... Read more »
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Winnipeger graphs decline of Buddhism
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Jeffrey Kotyk, host of the Flower Ornament Depository blog (a Winnipeger currently in Taiwan), has been tracking the statistical decline around the world of Buddhism and other eastern religions, based on search engine results over the years. His observations are quite interesting and worth a look… Here’s the link: http://huayanzang.blogspot.ca/2012/07/statistical-decline-of-buddhism.html
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