Sumeru News — Education

MY THOUGHTS ON PHOTOGRAPHY, CAPTURED FOREVER IN 19 SNAPSHOTS The Album I confess to being an image collector. I have postcards from Asia, orange wrappers from Italy, orange crate labels from 1930s California, textile labels from Africa, packaging from Thailand, stamps from Canada, books and magazine articles about Tibet (preferably pre-1960), and more. I have... Read more »

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The Tibet Album: British Photography in Central Tibet 1920-1950 http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/tibet_prm-collections.html This collection of 4000+ photographs is from the Pitt Rivers Museum and the British Museum. It is by far the most extensive digital resource I found on this subject, and part of a collection that holds 125,000 images in total. The site is content-rich, beautifully... Read more »

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Here’s a 30-minute movie about education and development in Turtuk, an area of western Tibet under Indian control. http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/1591/Prayers-Answered It’s also available at the Tibetan Photo Project website, which has many other resources as well. http://www.tibetanphotoproject.com/

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On November 1st, 2009 (Bodhisattva of Compassion Day), the Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada will hold their annual Vegetarian Banquet Fundraiser to raise money for the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health program at the University of Toronto. Details: http://www.buddhistedufoundation.com/news.htm

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Files now on BiC server and undergoing beta testing. Stay tuned for launch!

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