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“Dharma Rising” screening, Toronto, 12.8.11
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There’ll be a screening of Dharma Rising, David Cherniack’s recently completed two part film about Buddhism in the West on Dec 8 at Innis Town Hall at 7 pm. For details and a description of the films: http://dharmarising.eventbrite.com/ DHARMA RISING Is Western Buddhism becoming Dharma Light? Can the fundamental teachings of Buddhism withstand the influences of modernity? What... Read more »
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Charles Prebish podcast on “New Books in Buddhist Studies”
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Charles Prebish is among the most prominent scholars of American Buddhism. He has been a pioneer in studying the forms that Buddhist tradition has taken in the United States. Now retired, he has written this unusual new book, An American Buddhist Life: Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer (Sumeru Press, 2011). The book tells the story of Prebish’s... Read more »
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“Crazy Wisdom” Trungpa movie @ Atlantic Film Festival
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Review from the Halifax Chronicle Herald: http://thechronicleherald.ca/ArtsLife/1263838.html
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Key Buddhist texts translated by Geshe Thubten Jinpa for free download
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Geshe Thubten Jinpa, PhD, is one of Canada’s treasures. He is the former translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and founder of the Institute of Tibetan Classics in Montréal where he lives. On the ITC website are offered a selection of texts translated by Geshe Jinpa. Here is the link: http://www.tibetanclassics.org/Jinpa_Translation.html
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Kalu Rinpoche visiting Burnaby, BC: Sept. 13-19,2011
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From The Buddhist Channel: Burnaby Buddhists Prepare for Visit of Tibetan teacher Kalu Rinpoche Here is the link for more information, including detailed schedules for Rinpoche’s activities on Saltspring Island and in Vancouver: Kalu Rinpoche 2011 Visit @ Kagyu Kunkhyab Chuling
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