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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies #8: Sri Lankan Buddhism’s origins

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PRESS RELEASE from CJBS (Oct 31, 2012) The Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies is pleased to present groundbreaking research in its SPECIAL ISSUE (No. 8, 2012) on the Authorship of the Buddhapūjā ‘Homage to the Buddha’. In this issue, Canadian Buddhist Scholar Prof. Suwanda H J Sugunasiri identifies Arhant Mahinda as the Redactor of the... Read more »

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Mail from the “In” Box

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I received these letters recently from Jimyo Myozen in Terrace, BC. Thanks, Myokyo – you made my day! ………. John, I hope you are well and safe – we have been following the reports on the aftermath of the hurricane. Thank you for the information regarding the books from the Khmer Buddhist Library. I contacted Peter... Read more »

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Easy Enlightenment

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Canadian Tibetologist Glenn Mullin has posted a video presentation on Spiritual Life TV, entitled  Easy Enlightenment: A Faster Path for Everyone – From the Dalai Lamas and the Panchen Lamas. I’m sure Glenn was laughing out loud when he cooked up that title! If that’s not fast enough for you, you might also have a look... Read more »

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Prison chaplain cuts story continues

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The story of prison chaplain cuts to non-Christian positions by the federal government has now been picked up by the Toronto Star. Since Harper’s government (who plan to save us $1.3 million with the cuts) are moving ahead with $2 billion in spending for new prisons, should we assume that all the new criminals are... Read more »

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Epitome of the Pali Canon

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Epitome of the Pali Canon is a new book from Chroniker Press in Toronto, published on Lulu. This book is a collection of Wikipedia articles pertaining to the Pali Canon, the oldest collection of Buddhist scriptures, and is reprinted with permission.

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