Sumeru News — Buddhism

We are pleased to announce Sumeru’s forthcoming publication of “REBIRTH as a basis for the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths” by renowned Canadian Buddhist scholar and activist, Dr. Suwanda Sugunasiri. This exegesis of the pivotal events of Buddha’s enlightenment, from the point of view of his retelling of the unfolding experience of his meditation, focuses on... Read more »

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The University of Toronto has a growing program in Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health. In conjunction with this initiative, the directors of the program are launching a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, with a working title of: “The International Journal for Buddhism and Psychology.” Aims: To publish empirical research of a multidisciplinary nature demonstrating the application of the... Read more »

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Here are some links to information about His Holiness’ recent visit to Montréal. Sorry I wasn’t able to post them before the event. http://www.dalailamamontreal2009.org/index.html http://www.learnquebec.ca/en/content/curriculum/personal_dev/erc/dalailama/

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Project MUSE is an initiative by Johns Hopkins University to provide easy keyword search through academic journals. A search for “Buddhism” yields 2186 scholarly articles. Happy browsing! http://muse.jhu.edu/

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I have begun to post my photographs of Buddhist pilgrimage sites on Panoramio, viewable through Google maps and Google Earth. Bodhgaya, Ajanta, Shwedagon (in Rangoon), and Koh Samui (in Thailand) are up. Many more to come. You can browse the locations or search “Karma Yonten Gyatso” in Panoramio to view.

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