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Buddhist Conferences happening in Toronto 2017

December 24, 2016 • Buddhism • Buddhism around the World • Buddhism in Canada • Buddhist community • Buddhist Psychology • Buddhist Studies • Conferences • Education • Health • Psychology • Toronto

For two brief moments next summer, Toronto will be the centre of the Buddhist world, hosting two global Buddhist conferences… August 20-25, 2017 18th Congress International Association of Buddhist Studies www.iabs2017-uoft.ca No congress poster available yet. _______________________ June 17-18, 2017 10th Global Conference on Buddhism Buddhism, Neuroscience & Mental Health www.10gcb.org

A THOUSAND HANDS now available

November 19, 2016 • Books • Buddhism • Buddhism around the World • Buddhist community • Buddhist Psychology • Buddhist Studies • Chaplaincy • Sumeru • Sumeru Books

We are pleased to announce publication of A THOUSAND HANDS: A GUIDEBOOK TO CARING FOR YOUR BUDDHIST COMMUNITY Product information here: http://www.sumeru-books.com/dd-product/thousand-hands-guidebook-caring-buddhist-community/ A Thousand Hands arose from an effort to provide Buddhist community leaders with tools and education to complement traditional Buddhist teachings and practice, and make us more effective caregivers and leaders. We may have... Read more »

Numata events 2016-17

October 08, 2016 • Buddhism • Buddhism around the World • Buddhist Studies • Education • Hamilton • Toronto

Here is information about Numata events c0-hosted by the University of Toronto and McMaster University in the coming academic year. University of Toronto/McMaster University NUMATA BUDDHIST STUDIES PROGRAM 2016-17 LEWIS LANCASTER (University of California Berkeley / University of the West) LECTURE: Maritime Buddhism: The Spread of Buddhism from India to China THURSDAY, October 13, 2016,... Read more »

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The Gathering of Intentions reviewed

October 02, 2016 • Books • Buddhism • Buddhist Studies • History • Nyingma • Tibet • Vajrayana

The Gathering of Intentions A History of a Tibetan Tantra Jacob P. Dalton Columbia University Press ISBN: 9780231176002, 272 pages, Hardcover, $60.00 / £44.00 E-book edition also available FROM THE PUBLISHER The Gathering of Intentions reads a single Tibetan Buddhist ritual system through the movements of Tibetan history, revealing the social and material dimensions of an ostensibly timeless... Read more »

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Buddhism, Constitutionalism and the Limits of the Law

September 28, 2016 • Buddhism around the World • Buddhist Studies • Education • Events • Politics • Sri Lanka • Toronto

Osgoode Colloquium on Law, Religion, & Social Thought Presented in Association with: RPS Religion in the Public Sphere, Department for the Study of Religion University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University: Benjamin Schonthal: Buddhism, Constitutionalism and the Limits of Law October 5, 12:30 – 2pm, Room 2027, Ignat Kaneff Building, York University Like... Read more »

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