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Burma Lecture Series begins at U of T, Apr 12

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NEW ANNUAL LECTURE SERIES LECTURES IN THE ARTS, HISTORIES, LITERATURES AND RELIGIONS OF BURMA presented by the Southeast Asia Seminar Series Van Gennep’s Rites of Passage and Vipassana: What ‘Circular’ Life-cycle Rituals Might Look Like in Burma Gustaaf Houtman Senior Teaching Fellow, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London; Adjunct Fellow, University... Read more »

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Buddhism and Science International Workshop at U of T, April 13-14

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Buddhism and Science: An International Workshop An International Workshop at the University of Toronto Scarborough / April 12th-14th, 2013 Organized by Prof. Geoffrey Samuel. Sponsored by the Tung Lin Kok Yuen 東蓮覺苑 Perspectives on Buddhist Thought and Culture Series, Department of Historical and Cultural Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough. Friday April 12th: 3.30pm     Workshop... Read more »

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TLKY Workshop at U of T, April 5-6

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Lamas, Spies, Gentleman Scholars, and Trans-Himalayan Traders: The Meeting of Religion, Colonialism, Politics and Economics in Twentieth Century Kalimpong A Workshop at the University of Toronto Scarborough, April 5-6, 2013 Organized by Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa and Jayeeta Sharma Sponsored by the Tung Lin Kok Yuen 東蓮覺苑 Perspectives on Buddhist Thought and Culture Series, Historical and Cultural... Read more »

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Thich Nhat Hanh Educators’ Retreat Update

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Registration for the retreat is now full. However, spaces open up regularly, so if you’d like to attend, we encourage you to sign up for our Waiting List. We will shortly be asking all registrants to complete a survey that will help us to plan airport shuttle service, transportation from St. Catharines bus and train... Read more »

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Between Buddhism and Science TLKY lecture – Toronto, April 12

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The 2012-13 Tung Lin Kok Yuen Perspectives on Buddhist Thought and Culture series presents “Between Buddhism and Science, Between Mind and Body” A lecture by Geoffrey Samuel, the 2012-13 TLKY Visiting Professor in Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough April 12, 2013 at 5:30pm in the Instructional Centre Building at the University of... Read more »

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