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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies #8: Sri Lankan Buddhism’s origins

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PRESS RELEASE from CJBS (Oct 31, 2012) The Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies is pleased to present groundbreaking research in its SPECIAL ISSUE (No. 8, 2012) on the Authorship of the Buddhapūjā ‘Homage to the Buddha’. In this issue, Canadian Buddhist Scholar Prof. Suwanda H J Sugunasiri identifies Arhant Mahinda as the Redactor of the... Read more »

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Numata Lectures updated times

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Please find below this year’s updated Numata Program. There had been some concerns about the late afternoon times. Accordingly the only changes (apart from a few typos) concern the times (now 3-5 pm) of the UTSG events (except the first lecture by Shaman Hatley, which remains unchanged) and the time (now 2-4 pm) and room... Read more »

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Ajahn Brahm at U of T on November 7, 2012

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Ajahn Brahm will be at the University of Toronto on November 7 for a public talk entitled: Buddhism and Science. The talk is organized by New College (U of T) and sponsored by Nalanda College of Buddhist Studies. William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks Street, Toronto. 7-8 pm. Ajahn Brahm: Buddhism and Science PDF poster

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Numata Lectures at U of T and McMaster 2012-2013

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YEHAN NUMATA BUDDHIST STUDIES PROGRAM University of Toronto / McMaster University SHAMAN HATLEY (Concordia University) LECTURE (co-sponsored by the Hindu Studies Colloquium and the Centre for South Asian Studies): Between Buddhism and Shaivism: The Figure of the Yogini in the Tantric Traditions of Medieval India Thursday, November 22, 2012, 4-6 pm, Munk School for Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire... Read more »

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Buddhists Texts in Mongolia, UofT lecture 10.15.12

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Date: October 15, 2012 Time: 3 – 5 pm Location: Jackman Humanities Institute, 170 St. George Street, 10th floor Join Mrs. Munkhchimeg Tserendorj, acting International Relations Director of the National Library of Mongolia, for a lecture on the rare books collections housed in her institution. This collection largely grew from materials confiscated from monasteries by... Read more »

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