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Tibetan self-immolations lecture @ U of T

Buddhism around the World Buddhist Studies China Education Events Tibet Toronto Visiting Teachers

Sorry I missed this. I just got the notice yesterday and didn’t have time to post it. However, for the record… Tibetan Self-Immolations: Shedding Light on China’s Rule in Tibet Thonsur Memorial Lecture with Dr. Tsering Shakya Join us for the Thonsur Memorial Lecture on Tibetan Self Immolation: Shedding Light on China’s Rule in Tibet with Dr.... Read more »

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Pali for beginners at U of T

Buddhism around the World Buddhism in Canada Buddhist Studies Burma Education Theravada Toronto

Dear All, With students having begun planning their course schedules for the next academic year, I would like to send out the announcement of the new year-long Pali beginners course “Reading Pali with Burmese Manuscripts, I will be offering starting September, pasted below. It is open to undergraduate and graduate students of any level and... Read more »

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English Dharma lecture in Toronto with Ven. Master Hueiguang

Buddhism Buddhism in Canada Buddhist Studies Education Events Mahayana Toronto Visiting Teachers Zen

You are invited to a Buddhist Dharma lecture in Toronto by Venerable Hueiguang, the Abbot of IBS http://www.ibs.tw/. Free admission. All welcome. Feel free to circulate the attached flyer to your friends. RSVP please to helenchy@gmail.com, The Truth of Life April 26, 2013 / 7:30pm-9:30pm Sidney Smith Hall, Room 2110, University of Toronto 100 St. George Street, Toronto,... Read more »

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The Earliest Recoverable Language of Buddhism, Linguistic Ambiguities, and the Process of its Transmission

Buddhism Buddhism around the World Buddhist Studies Education Events History Toronto

The RELIGION GRADUATE COLLOQUIUM at the Department for the Study of Religion of the University of Toronto presents: BRYAN LEVMAN The Earliest Recoverable Language of Buddhism, Linguistic Ambiguities, and the Process of its Transmission Thursday, April 25, 2013, 2.00-3.30 pm, JHB 318 Respondent: Christoph Emmrich Abstract: We do not know the original language(s) in which... Read more »

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Buddhist Expansion Along the Silk Road colloquium at U of T Mississauga, 4.19.13

Buddhism around the World Buddhist Studies Education Events History Silk Road Toronto

Winter 2013 Anthropology Colloquium Series presents: Prof. Jason Neelis  (Religious Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University) Shipping Dharma: Long-distance Mobility and Cross-cultural Transmission between South Asia and Southeast Asia Friday, April 19, 2013 / 2:00-4:00pm Location: UTM, 262 North Building, Dean’s Lounge. A limited number of bus tickets will be available for those commuting from St. George Campus. Abstract: In... Read more »

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