Sumeru News — Women
Ani Thubten Jamyang Donma and the Dongyu Gatsal Ling Initiative in NYC
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In association with Tibet House and the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC, there will be an exhibition: TENDREL – རྟེན་འབྲེལ – Interconnections January 9, 2014 – March 2, 2015 An art exhibition by artists who are inspired by the life work of Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo. Ani Thubten Jamyang Donma, associated with Riwoche Temple in... Read more »
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Rediscovering the Women of Northern Wei with Stephanie Balkwill
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Here’s an interesting article about women in the development of the sangha in China in times gone by…featuring a Canadian Buddhist scholar. Rediscovering the Women of Northern Wei with Stephanie Balkwill Here’s the bio on Stephanie Balkwill and the context of the story: The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies... Read more »
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New book coming from Sumeru Books in spring 2015: Helping Hands
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We are pleased to announce our latest project: a collection of writings by Canadian Buddhist women. The anthology will be curated and edited by Tanya McGinnity (Buddhist blogger at www.fullcontactenlightenment.com). All profits will go to Buddhist Compassion Tzu Chi Foundation for activities enhancing the lives of women. Working title: HELPING HANDS Synopsis: Canadian Buddhist teachers... Read more »
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An interview with Reverend Patricia Kanaya Usuki
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Via Sakyadhita and Jeff Wilson… The Great Compassion: An Interview with Reverend Patricia Kanaya Usuki by Jeff Wilson Rev. Patricia Kanaya Usuki (photo: Koury Angelo) Patricia Kanaya Usuki was born in Toronto, Canada, to an Anglican father and a Buddhist mother. Her parents brought her up in the United Church of Canada, one of the... Read more »
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The History of Contesting Intermarriage, Religion, Race, and Nation in Burma (lecture)
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Southeast Asia Seminar Series Lecture in the Arts, Histories, Literatures, and Religions of Burma “Transcultural Intimacies and Infidelities Under Colonial Rule: The History of Contesting Intermarriage, Religion, Race, and Nation in Burma (Myanmar)” Chie Ikeya (Rutgers University) Thursday, October 24, 2013 2:00 – 4.00 pm Department for the Study of Religion Jackman Humanities Building, Room... Read more »
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