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A Song for Tibet: NFB online
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Ann Henderson’s 1991 film, A Song for Tibet, is available for free online viewing through the National Film Board of Canada’s website: http://www.nfb.ca/film/a_song_for_tibet/ It lends an important contextual perspective to Québec film-maker Geneviève Brault’s new film, Tibet: Land of the Brave, premiering this month (see our related post just before this one).
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“Tibet: Home of the Brave” Montréal première 9.9.11
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From the film’s website, http://tibetterredesbraves.net/en/accueil/ A cinematic journey to one of the most remote places on the planet, Tibet: Land of the Brave transports the audience into the everyday lives of Tibetan herders, seen through the eyes of Gyamtso, Marijo and their daughter, Yangchen. Following this Tibetan-Canadian couple, who are expecting their second child in Tibet’s... Read more »
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Doug Duncan, Canadian Buddhist teacher in Kyoto
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From This45: http://this.org/magazine/2011/05/26/this45-gordon-laird-sensei-doug-duncan/ From Doug Sensei’s website: http://www.dharma-japan.org/
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Panchen Lama Dharma-burger on VisionTV
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Saw this episode of the “Just Cause” TV series on VisionTV the other night – and boy was it bad. Panchen Lama as skateboarder kid adopted by American parents. US legal eagles rescue him from the evil Chinese when they try to get him back. Needless to say, all the Tibetans are actually played by... Read more »
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Buddhist Fiction Blog goes live
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http://buddhistfictionblog.wordpress.com/ is a new blog recently launched by Kimberly Beek, a PhD candidate student at McMaster University in Hamilton. Aside from providing a place for readers to discuss their favourite books online, Kimberly is also engaged in research. Here’s an excerpt from her blog about that… “The proliferation of Buddhist ideas has found a way... Read more »
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