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Thich Nhat Hanh Toronto Retreat 2013

Buddhism in Canada Education Events Retreats Thich Nhat Hanh Toronto Visiting Teachers

Fees now posted for the Thich Nhat Hanh Toronto Retreat 2013: How much will the retreat cost? Retreat fees include your room, meals, and the full retreat program. They do not include 13% Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). Retreat fees vary depending on your age and whether you are an educator. An educator, for the purpose... Read more »

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Numata events at U of T and McMaster

Buddhism around the World Buddhist Studies Education Events Hamilton Toronto

The UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / McMASTER UNIVERSITY YEHAN NUMATA PROGRAMME IN BUDDHIST STUDIES presents: CRISTINA SCHERRER-SCHAUB (Université de Lausanne) THURSDAY, February 7, 2013, 3-5 pm, U of T, JHB 317 READING GROUP: Tibet – An Archaeology of the Written To obtain the reading materials please contact Christoph Emmrich at christoph.emmrich@utoronto.ca FRIDAY, February 8, 2013, 4-6 pm, McMaster, University... Read more »

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Robert Campany Numata Lecture/Reading Group

Buddhism around the World Buddhist Studies China Education Events Hamilton Mahayana Toronto

The UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / McMASTER UNIVERSITY YEHAN NUMATA PROGRAMME IN BUDDHIST STUDIES presents: Robert Campany (Vanderbilt University) LECTURE The Incredible Vanishing Religion: Glimmers of Buddhist Imagination from Medieval China THURSDAY, January 31, 2013, 2-4 pm, University of Toronto Mississauga, Instructional Building, IB 220 The Buddhism familiar to many Americans and Europeans today has aptly been... Read more »

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2013 Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada Essay Prize

Buddhist Psychology Education Psychology

The 2013 Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada Essay Prize The Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada (BEFC) announces a student essay competition demonstrating the association between Buddhism/Buddhist psychology and western psychology, science or society. 1. Submissions could focus on the specific and creative ways that the western academic and clinical disciplines, (e.g. psychology, sociology, religious studies, philosophy, medicine, psychotherapy,... Read more »

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U of T and Columbia Libraries launch Tibetan Studies partnership

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist Studies Education Tibet Toronto

TORONTO, ON – An international collaboration between the University of Toronto and Columbia University’s research libraries will harness existing expertise in Tibetan collection services at both universities to increase the availability of Tibetan resources to a wider community of scholars in both Canada and the United States. The faculties and students of both institutions will... Read more »

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