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Meet the man who revealed Shakyamuni Buddha’s exact birth place in Lumbini
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Bob McDonald from CBC’s Quirks and Quarks science show interviews Professor Robin Coningham from the University of Durham in England , the archeologist who recently transformed our understanding of Buddha’s birthplace in Lumbini, Nepal. The segment is about 10 minutes long: http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Quirks+and+Quarks/Excerpts/ID/2421298166/
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Canada welcomes first group of 17 new Project Tibet Resettlement newcomers
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Via CBC news… The first group of Tibetans to relocate to Canada under a new federal program arrived by plane in Toronto on Friday. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/exiled-tibetans-start-move-to-canada-under-resettlement-plan-1.2445180 Via CTV news… http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1051971 983 more to arrive. More information: www.projecttibetsociety.ca
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Montreal Tibetan Cultural Fair this week-end / 25th anniversary!
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Annual Tibetan Cultural Fair Saturday, November 30th – 10 am to 6 pm Sunday, December 1st – 10 am to 5 pm Santa Cruz Church Hall 60 Rachel West (corner St. Urbain), Montreal The 25th annual Tibetan Cultural Fair features a handicrafts bazaar, live music and dance performances, as well as traditional cuisine. The handicrafts... Read more »
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Eshu Martin’s Osho Ceremony – edited version now available
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Back in October, we posted a note about this but only a rough cut video was available. Now the 46-minute edited version of the ceremony is out and we have updated our previous post. You can watch here: http://www.sumeru-books.com/2013/10/eshu-martins-osho-ceremony-victoria-2013/
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Shakyamuni’s exact birth place in Lumbini located by archeologists
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Via NBC News… Archaeologists in Nepal say they have found traces of a temple structure linked to Buddha’s nativity going back to the sixth century B.C. The remnants of a timber structure — unearthed at the Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini, Nepal, which has traditionally been venerated as the spiritual leader’s birthplace — represent the... Read more »
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