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Meet the man who revealed Shakyamuni Buddha’s exact birth place in Lumbini
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Bob McDonald from CBC’s Quirks and Quarks science show interviews Professor Robin Coningham from the University of Durham in England , the archeologist who recently transformed our understanding of Buddha’s birthplace in Lumbini, Nepal. The segment is about 10 minutes long: http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Quirks+and+Quarks/Excerpts/ID/2421298166/
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Shakyamuni’s exact birth place in Lumbini located by archeologists
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Via NBC News… Archaeologists in Nepal say they have found traces of a temple structure linked to Buddha’s nativity going back to the sixth century B.C. The remnants of a timber structure — unearthed at the Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini, Nepal, which has traditionally been venerated as the spiritual leader’s birthplace — represent the... Read more »
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The Quest for the Historical Buddha and the Path to Enlightenment, Numata lecture
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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / McMASTER UNIVERSITY YEHAN NUMATA PROGRAM BUDDHIST STUDIES PROGRAM RUPERT GETHIN (Bristol University) NUMATA LECTURE AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE 2nd BIENNIAL UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE: The Quest for the Historical Buddha and the Path to Enlightenment FRIDAY, November 1, 2013, 4-6 pm, UTSC, JHB 318 The study of the... Read more »
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Raymond, AB was central to development of Buddhism in Canada – John Harding
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Via The Lethbridge Herald… A small southern Alberta town’s early acceptance of Japanese culture helped shape Buddhism in Canada, making this region a hub of religious growth. Raymond was the centre of the Canadian Buddhist movement after the Second World War, according to University of Lethbridge religious studies professor John Harding, whose upcoming work will... Read more »
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Victoria, BC, archeologist helps discover ancient fabled city in Cambodia
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Before there was Angkor Wat, there was Mahendraparvata, King Jayavarman the Second’s capital city, which flourished more than 1200 years ago. It was as big as the current capital, Phnom Penh and very sophisticated. However, like many ancient cities, it fell into obscurity and remained merely as a fable of inscriptions and histories. Now, the... Read more »
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