Sumeru News — Toronto

Planning begins for Wesak 2014 in Mississauga

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Via West End Buddhist Temple, Fo Guang Shan and Chua Phap Van… We, the three organizing temples (West End, Fo Guang and Phap Van Buddhist temples in Mississauga) are once again have privilege of organizing Vesak: Buddha’s Birthday Celebration at the Mississauga Celebration Square on May 31, 2013.  The venue is confirmed, the time is... Read more »

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Numata lecture on Nalanda, Reading group on Ajanta

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The University of Toronto / McMaster University Yehan Numata Buddhist Studies Program presents: NICOLAS MORRISSEY (University of Georgia) LECTURE: Reflections on an Enigmatic Structure at Nalanda and Visual Eclecticism in the Buddhist Art of Medieval Bihar and Bengal THURSDAY, January 23, 2014, 3-5 pm, UTSG, JHB 317 The monument identified as ‘Stone Temple Number 2’ within... Read more »

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Critical Indology series launches with Buddhist lecture (updated location info)

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Critical Indology Lecture Series This new lecture series presents scholars whose work is indebted to the study of the history, languages, and cultures of South Asia through the textual testimony of the region, and who at the same time in their work critically reflect on that debt, the baggage, and responsibilities that come with it,... Read more »

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Dr. Robert Thurman in Toronto, Saturday, Feb 15

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The Art & Science of Mindfulness Healing Wisdom & Compassion in Buddhist Psychology with Dr. Robert Thurman Join us for an evening that explores the HEART of MINDFULNESS with one of the world’s leading teachers of Buddhism, Dr. Robert Thurman; chosen by TIME as one its 25 most influential Americans, describing him as a “larger... Read more »

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Tibetan Resettlement Aid, Dinner & Dance January 25, 2014 – Toronto

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Project Tibet Society-Toronto Chapter , cordially invites you to the Tibetan Resettlement Aid, Dinner & Dance on Janaury 25, 2014 at the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre, 40 Titan Road.

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