Sumeru News — Toronto

Dalai Lama Renaissance film in Toronto

• Dalai Lama • Film • Movies • Teacher Stories • Toronto

The Canadian Tibetan Cultural Centre in Toronto is hosting several screenings of this wonderful movie, narrated by Harrison Ford: November 6 + 7, 2010 @ 7:00 pm The producer, Khashyar Darvich, is looking for opportunities to screen it in other cities as well, after it returns form a world tour. More info: http://dalailamafilm.com/events/canadian-screenings-and-events

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National Post gears up for HH Dalai Lama

• Buddhism in Canada • Buddhist community • Teacher Stories • Toronto

Here’s an article from the National Post about preparations for the visit of HH the Dalai Lama to Toronto in October, 2010. http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/09/27/monks-volunteers-helping-dalai-lama-roll-into-town/

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Buddhist Art of Dunhuang @ U of T

• Art • Buddhism around the World • Buddhist community • Education • Toronto

Buddhist Art of Dunhuang, a slide-lecture presentation A unique art gallery on-site in the desert along the Silk Road Designated as a World Heritage Site in 1987 by the United Nations Speaker: Ms. Ksanti Ling, Executive Editor, Dunhuang Academy, Gansu, China Saturday, September 25, 2010 University of Toronto 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm William Doo Auditorium, New College 45 Willcocks Street (at... Read more »

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Tim Ward @ U of T

• Buddhism around the World • Buddhism in Canada • Buddhist Psychology • Theravada • Toronto

From the U of T Buddhist Studies newsletter… “On the 20th anniversary of the publication of his book, What the Buddha Never Taught,  join Canadian author Tim Ward at the University of Toronto in a lively discussion about being a student in a Buddhist monastery in the jungles of Thailand, and how he finds Buddhist wisdom relevant... Read more »

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East Asian Studies @ U of T closing?

• Buddhism in Canada • Education • Toronto • Trends

A Strategic Planning Committee at the University of Toronto has recently proposed an amalgamation of the East Asian, Italian, German, Slavic, Spanish & Portuguese, and Comparative Literature Departments into a new “School of Languages and Literatures.” This would result in even less support for Buddhist studies at the university. The East Asian Studies Students Union... Read more »

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