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Project Tibet resettlement project now on Twitter
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Refugees Tibet
You can now follow the Project Tibet resettlement project on Twitter: @ProjectTibet In 2007, His Holiness the Dalai Lama met Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Prime Minister Harper is the second Canadian Prime Minister to have met His Holiness while in office. During the 2007 meeting His Holiness requested that Canada consider offering displaced Tibetans living in... Read more »
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Plot to save the earth
Buddhism around the World Charity Eco Action Environmental Issues
I saw this picture on my cousin’s FB page. My cousin, Mickey Glantz, is a world-renowned climatologist from Boulder, CO. (http://fragilecologies.com) When the Vietnamese and Americans normalized relations after the Vietnam war, he was the first person they invited to visit. He designed the badge while he was in Kathmandu recently for a climate change conference.... Read more »
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Shambhala teacher Paul Warwick dies
Buddhism around the World Buddhism in Canada Death Shambhala Teachers Vajrayana
Via the Shambhala Sun: Shambhala teacher Paul Warwick dies Shambhala teacher Paul Warwick died at his home in Bellingham, Washington, on February 2. He was a mentor to many in the Shambhala community, serving in numerous capacities across the organization since meeting Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1974. With his wife, Acharya Jenny Warwick, he helped establish... Read more »
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Anthony Kennedy Warder obituary
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist Studies Death Education Toronto
Anthony Kennedy Warder – in memoriam via Christoph Emmrich Professor A.K. Warder was born in England September 8, 1924 and passed away at the age of 88 on January 8, 2013. He studied Sanskrit and Pali at the University of London (SOAS). His doctoral thesis, later published under the title Pali Metre: A Contribution to the... Read more »
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The New Burma?
Buddhism around the World Buddhist community Education Events Interfaith Toronto
The New Burma? Religion, Democracy and the Rohingya Wednesday, 27 February 2013 | 4 to 6pm | 280A York Lanes| York University The world has watched for decades, hoping for political reform that would bring freedoms to Burma. While the past two years have brought remarkable political and cultural changes, the hope of freedoms quickly... Read more »
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