Sumeru News — Education

Rediscovering the Women of Northern Wei with Stephanie Balkwill

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Here’s an interesting article about women in the development of the sangha in China in times gone by…featuring a Canadian Buddhist scholar. Rediscovering the Women of Northern Wei with Stephanie Balkwill Here’s the bio on Stephanie Balkwill and the context of the story: The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies... Read more »

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Dr. Bryan Levman, Buddhologist

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Congratulations to Dr. Bryan Levman, who recently received his PhD in Buddhist Studies from the Department of Religion at the University of Toronto! His thesis was titled Linguistic Ambiguities: the Transmissional Process, and the Earliest Recoverable Language of Buddhism. Dr. Levman has served as the secretary for the Buddhist Council of Canada since 2010.

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Another mindfulness initiative in Canadian schools

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My friend the yoga teacher told me about this mindfulness initiative for teachers and students… http://discovermindfulness.ca/

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Thupten Jinpa on Buddhism, Science and Secularism

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Via Tricycle… An excellent interview with Geshe Thupten Jinpa, translator to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and highly accomplished scholar in his own right, dealing with the intersection of Buddhism, scientific education, and the secularization of meditation/mindfulness. Geshe Jinpa lives in Montreal. http://www.tricycle.com/feature/under-one-umbrella

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Mindfulness

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I’m looking forward to attending an orientation session next week with Mindfulness Without Borders (mindfulnesswithoutborders.org) and reporting on their activities, based on the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, in Canadian schools. I’ve also been finding out more about Mindfulness Toronto (www.mindfulnesstoronto.net), a network of professionals involved in the field. Hoping to do a more comprehensive write-up... Read more »

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