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Buddhist Translators without Borders

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Rev. Heng Sure, from Gold Mountain Monastery in San Francisco, has written a fascinating article for the Interfaith Observer about using modern social media tools to translate ancient Buddhist texts. Here’s the article: http://theinterfaithobserver.org/journal-articles/2013/1/15/buddhist-translators-without-borders.html

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KKC Losar Schedule

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KKC Losar 2013 schedule Losar, Tibetan New Year, takes place from February 8th to February 11th, inclusive. The schedule is as follows: Daily Schedule (Fri-Sun, Feb 8-10): Long Green Tara Practice – 7:30 a.m. Breakfast – 8:30 a.m. Long Six-Arm Mahakala Practice – Session 1 – 9:30 Lunch – 11:30 Long Six-Arm Mahakala Practice –... Read more »

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Steveston Buddhist Temple Special Lecture / Discussion from Professor Jeff Wilson

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Steveston Buddhist Temple Special Lecture / Discussion from Professor Jeff Wilson

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Professor Albert Welter on Buddhist Relic Veneration in Medieval China

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UBC’s Tzu-chi Buddhist Studies Forum, together with the Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program (generously supported by the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Foundation), are pleased to invite you to a public lecture by Professor Albert Welter, University of Winnipeg. January 24, 5:00 – 6:30pm, Asian Center 604 Buddhist Rulers and Rulers of Buddhists: Buddhist Relic Veneration in... Read more »

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Robert Thurman on CBC about Buddhist self-immolations in China

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Robert Thurman on CBC about Buddhist self-immolations in China, for hour 3 of Michael Enright’s “Sunday Edition” this morning. You can hear the podcast here: Buddhist Self-immolations protest Chinese rule in Tibet.  

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