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Buddhist Literary Heritage Project

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From their website… Preserving A Heritage of Peace, Wisdom and Compassion Welcome to the interim website of theBuddhist Literary Heritage Project The sacred literature of Buddhism is one of the world’s greatest cultural heritages. Its vast number of wide-ranging works focus on cultivating peace, wisdom and compassion—and these works are no less relevant today than they... Read more »

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Walrus does Bhutan

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One of Canada’s more thoughtful magazines reflects on Bhutan’s quest for happiness for all. Sort of reminds me of that segment of Arsenio Hall’s show years ago called “Things that make you go, ‘Hmmmmm’.” http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2010.04-field-note-hedonic-indicators/

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REBIRTH & the FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

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The Sumeru Press is pleased to announce publication of Rebirth as Empirical Basis for The Buddha’s Four Noble Truths, by Prof. Suwanda Sugunasiri, PhD. Rebirth is a chronological analysis of Buddha’s enlightenment meditation and how Buddha’s growing awareness of the rebirth process was congruent with his opening to the Four Noble Truths. The book is... Read more »

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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies

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The CJBS was published annually in paper form by Nalanda College in Toronto for four years. The Journal is now moving online at the following URL: Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies According to editor Prof. Suwanda Sugunasiri, the journal will offer its archived content for free, along with free access to current content for a... Read more »

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Happy New Year, Post #100

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Thank you to everyone for your support since our launch this year. This is our 100th post! We are looking forward to 2010… and the upcoming publication of two books: Rebirth as Empirical Basis for the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths, by Prof. Suwanda Sugunasiri; and Understanding the Chinese Buddhist Temple, by Karma Yönten Gyatso. We... Read more »

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