Sumeru News — Vajrayana

Coming very soon from The Sumeru Press… RIMEY LAMA CHOPA, composed by Kyapje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910 -1991) was the archetype of a spiritual teacher, someone whose inner journey led him to an extraordinary depth of knowledge and enabled him to be, for whoever met him, a fountain of loving kindness, wisdom... Read more »

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Bodhi Day 2010 (December 8th) was the launch of the 900th Kagyu Monlam – celebrating the birth of the first Karmapa in 1110 c.e. Celebrations will be global and run for the entire year. Details from the official Kagyu Monlam site can be found here: http://karmapa900.org/index.html Stay tuned for information on plans for Canadian events.

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E. Gene Smith was a great friend to Tibetan Buddhism. He passed away earlier this month. Here is his obituary from the New York Times…

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Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, of the Nalandabodhi group of centres, has a new book out, entitled “Rebel Buddha” with a complementary website: http://www.rebelbuddha.com/ To promote the book, he is embarking on a series of speaking engagements with a panel of speakers and two of the events will take place soon in Canada… HALIFAX, NS – November... Read more »

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The National Film Board of Canada recently released an autobiographical movie by Gesar Mukpo. In this documentary, young Canadian Gesar Mukpo struggles with life as a tulku — the reincarnation of a great Buddhist master. Details at… http://films.nfb.ca/tulku/

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