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Buddhist cosmology – Canadian scholar’s view published in Sri Lanka

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Coincident with the publication of the latest issue of the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, Prof. Suwanda Sugunasiri has published an extract of his 87-page scholarly article about Buddhist cosmology, “Devolution and Evolution in the Agganna Sutta” on LankaWeb. Follow the links for the scholarly and popular articles.

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Cham Shan Temple responds to wind power controversy in Kawarthas

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Of late there has been some news coverage about the controversy in the Kawarthas about a proposed wind farm for electricity generation that the Ontario government wants to build beside four retreat centres being built by Cham Shan Temple. Cham Shan is not the only organization opposing the new facility; there are a variety of... Read more »

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Intro to Tibetan Iconography in Calgary

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The Yoga and Meditation Centre of Calgary presents Lama Pema Tenzin from Bhutan on Saturday, March 1 (2-4 pm) giving a workshop on Vajrayana Buddhist Tibetan iconography. For more information call 403-251-YOGA or e-mail info@yogamcc.com. Other details at www.yogamcc.com

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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies latest issue out

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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies has just published its latest issue at http://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cjbs. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies No 9 (2014) Table of Contents Editorial: Suwanda H J Sugunasiri Memorial: Words – Anthony K. Warder Pariyatti: Devolution... Read more »

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More Alive Than All the Living: Sovereign Bodies and Cultural Politics in Buddhist Siberia

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / McMASTER UNIVERSITY YEHAN NUMATA BUDDHIST STUDIES PROGRAM presents ANYA BERNSTEIN (Harvard University) LECTURE More Alive Than All the Living: Sovereign Bodies and Cultural Politics in Buddhist Siberia THURSDAY, February 27, 2014, 3-5 pm, UTSG, JHB 317 This talk explores religious practice among Buryats, a Siberian people, through scholarship on sovereignty... Read more »

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