Sumeru News — Karmapa

Karmapa to appear at World Parliament of Religions in Toronto

• Conferences • Karmapa • Toronto • Visiting Teachers

The Parliament of the World’s Religionsis Honored to Announce the Presence ofHis Holiness the 17th Gyalwang KarmapaSpiritual Head of Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhismat the 7th Parliament of the World’s ReligionsNovember 1 - 7, 2018 • Toronto, Canada Spiritual leader to millions of Tibetan Buddhists, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa will make his premiere appearance as an honored guest and keynote speaker of the 7th Parliament of the World’s Religions, coming to Toronto, Canada from November 1 - 7, 2018. More information: https://www.parliamentofreligions.org/blog/2018-04-04-1641/his-holiness-17th-gyalwang-karmapa-appear-toronto-2018-parliament-worlds

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Karmapa 900

• Books • Karmapa • Teachers • Tibet • Vajrayana

Karmapa 900 is a free e-book published by the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra at the request of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa. The book covers the 900-year history of the Kargyu school of Vajrayana Buddhism in Tibet, and the lineage of the Karmapas. This is the third (revised) edition. The book is exquisitely designed, lavishly illustrated, and extensive in its detail. In short, it is an essential text for any serious practitioner or scholar of Vajrayana Buddhism. Here is the link: http://www.ktdpublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/KARMAPA900_3rdEdition_e.pdf

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Happy Buddhist Christmakkah

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Happy Buddhist Christmakkah! Sumeru's gift to you is that we are now North America's largest independent Buddhist movie store, in addition to our book publishing activities, just in time for the holidays. Yes, you can find some of these films elsewhere, mostly at much higher prices from scalpers, but you will not find such a large curated collection anywhere else. I will also freely admit that Amazon will occasionally post ridiculously low prices for these films either as loss leaders to capture market share, or from third-party sellers who may or may not deliver as promised. With Sumeru, you can...

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Thoughts for today: Khandro La Tseringma

• Buddhism around the World • Dalai Lama • Karmapa • Practice! • Vajrayana

EH MA HO (Excerpted from an interview with Khadro-la conducted by Ven Roger Kunsang, and featured in Mandala magazine, August 2008) Ven. Roger Kunsang: Can you tell me why you left Tibet? “I didn’t have the intention, and I didn’t have the money to travel. I followed a sign that came in my dreams. There... Read more »

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Liberation Through Seeing – extended preview

• Art • Buddhism • Buddhism around the World • Film • Karmapa • Movies • Vajrayana

Here’s a high definition extended preview of Canadian filmmaker David Cherniack’s upcoming feature called Thongdrol: Liberation Through Seeing, about the Karma Gadri tradition of Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhist thankga painting, fostered by the Karmapa lineage. New Preview of Thongdrol: Liberation through Seeing from David Cherniack on Vimeo.

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