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Critical Buddhism
Books Buddhism around the World Education History Zen
We recently received a copy of CRITICAL BUDDHISM Engaging with Modern Japanese Buddhist Thought James Mark Shields Ashgate Press (Surrey, England, 2011) 216 pages ISBN 978-1-4094-1798-9 hardback An e-book edition is also available Dr. Shields received a PhD at McGill University and is currently Assistant Professor of Asian and Comparative Thought at Bucknell University, Lewisburg,... Read more »
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UBC Prof @ UCLA for Korea lecture
Buddhism around the World Education Events History
The Politics of Food and Diplomacy in the Imjin War (1592-98) By Nam-lin Hur, The University of British Columbia / Korea Colloquium Series Monday, January 31, 2011, 3:00 PM 11377 Bunche Hall, UCLA What dictated the 1592-98 war in Korea? In this talk, Hur suggests that the contours of this war and the historical change that followed... Read more »
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The Lost World of Tibet
Buddhism around the World Film History
The British Film Institute (BFI) has recently released a DVD version of The Lost World of Tibet: The Director’s Cut – based on colour home movies taken there by James Guthrie in 1945. The entire DVD, which runs 90 minutes and has an additional 90 minutes of extras, is available from the BFI Filmstore. Excerpts... Read more »
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Sumeru Directory now in The Canadian Encyclopedia
Buddhism in Canada Education History Publishing in a digital world
The Canadian Encyclopedia’s online article about Buddhism, which includes a short section on Buddhism in Canada (albeit many years out of date, but a good start), also has a short section of links to other Canadian Buddhist resources. We are pleased to announce that www.canadianbuddhism.info, the Sumeru Directory of Canadian Buddhist temples, centres and organizations,... Read more »
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Buddhist papers @ IAHR Conference
Buddhism around the World Conferences Education History
Here is a list (in no particular order, sorry) of Buddhist papers being presented at the 20th Quinquennial World Congress of the IAHR, being held at the University of Toronto, August 15-21, 2010. A Google search of the presenters’ names and paper titles should give you a lead as to how to get hold of... Read more »
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