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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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Nepal fundraiser in Toronto

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Via Yulokod Studios… Please pass on to whomever may be interested….. A Special Documentary Benefit Screening at Innis College: Blessings: The Tsokyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet June 21st 6:30pm – Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Drive, Toronto Friends, As you know, on April 25th and again on May 12th Nepal was struck by two destructive... Read more »

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Nepal fundraiser, Toronto, May 14

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There will be a fundraising event for Nepal earthquake disaster relief, to be held on May 14, 2015, in Toronto, at the White House Studio, 227-1/2 Augusta Avenue, from 6 pm on.

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Nepal earthquake relief

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Here is how you can donate funds for Nepal earthquake relief in Canada… Karuna-Shechen Foundation was started by Ven. Mathieu Ricard to do humanitarian projects in the Himalayan Region. They are based in Kathmandu. Here is their international earthquake relief web-page: http://karuna-shechen.org/news/help-earthquake-victims-in-nepal/ And here is the web-page for their Canadian branch: http://canada.karuna-shechen.org/ We have already been... Read more »

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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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