Sumeru News — Education
Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education hosts Robert Thurman + Victor Chan
Education Events Peace work Practice! Teacher Stories Vajrayana Vancouver Visiting Teachers
Reflections on half a century with the Dalai Lama with Robert Thurman and Victor Chan When: Monday, May 28, 2012 Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Where: SFU-Woodward’s Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, 149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver In this one-of-kind conversation Thurman and Chan will share stories about meeting and spending time with the Dalai Lama. They will explore the multiple dimensions of the Dalai Lama’s worldview: his core spiritual... Read more »
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Buddhist Art @ Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver
Art Buddhism in Canada Education Events Vancouver
An Exhibition of Buddhist Art at MOA and lecture series, May 10 – Sep 30. 6393 NW Marine Drive. Opening Night is May 10 at 7 PM. Everyone welcome. Visions of Enlightenment will show examples of Buddhist art from the main Buddhist traditions: the Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana. In Vancouver, the latter traditions are well... Read more »
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Toward Understanding Thai Buddhism – Vancouver lectures, 5.15-18.12
British Columbia Buddhism around the World Education Events Thailand Theravada Vancouver
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Barend Jan Terwiel. “Toward Understanding Thai Buddhism” Date: Friday, 18 May 2012 Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM Place: Michael Ames Theatre, Museum of Anthropology (MOA), 6393 NW Marine Drive Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come first-serve basis. Please... Read more »
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SFXU + Gampo Abbey team for new course
Buddhism in Canada Education Meditation Nova Scotia Practice! Vajrayana
St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, will offer a new immersion course in Vajrayana Buddhism, in association with Gampo Abbey. Here is the poster for the course: For PDF Version, click here: Mind Self and Society in Monastic Tibetan Buddhism poster 2012[1]
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Griefwalker on Tricycle Film Club
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist Psychology Death Education Film Media Toronto
Stephen Jenkinson is one of Canada’s leading palliative care educators, and the subject of a full-length documentary by Tim Wilson, titled “Griefwalker.” The movie is Tricycle Magazine’s March selection for their Buddhist film club, and featured on their website: http://www.tricycle.com/filmclub A 20-minute Tricycle audio interview with Jenkinson is available here: http://www.tricycle.com/blog/tricycle-talks-stephen-jenkinson-aka-griefwalker Information about the film, a short... Read more »
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