Sumeru News — Media

The New York Times recently published an article about how China has re-cast the 1904 British invasion of Tibet for their own propaganda purposes. In their version, the Tibetans are “stand-ins” for the Chinese who were oppressed by foreign powers during the Qing dynasty. The Tibetan resistance has been glorified with a museum, a block-buster... Read more »

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Soka Gakkai International’s Canadian chapter has handed over to the government more than $300,000 in donations it received from Robert Mander, who  it was later discovered had acquired the money through illegal means. Here’s a link to the story in the Globe and Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/buddhist-organization-returns-tainted-money/article1638858/

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In response to inquiries about our various publications, Sumeru has added a Press Releases page to our site, accessible through the top menu bar. For more detailed information about our books and work, please contact the publisher.

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The Regina Leader-Post featured an article about the Jade Buddha on June 7, in their Entertainment section… http://www.leaderpost.com/entertainment/Touring+jade+Buddha+statute+returns+home+Canada/3124143/story.html The Windsor Star, another Canwest publication, offered a very abbreviated version of the article the next day, in their Life section… http://www.windsorstar.com/life/Jade+Buddha+Canada+world+tour/3125062/story.html To put that in context, Sumeru first covered the Jade Buddha story three-and-a-half months ago,... Read more »

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