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Aung San Suu Kyi, honourary Canadian
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Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s beleaguered but resurgent democracy advocate, has joined His Holiness the Dalai Lama as one of Canada’s select group of five honorary citizens. The honour was bestowed upon her in person by Minister John Baird during his recent, historic visit to Burma. Full details here: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20120308/baird-honourary-citizenship-suu-kyi-myanmar-120308/
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Toronto Buddhist Day Camps 2012 – update
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Here are new flyers for the Buddhist Day Camps being sponsored in Toronto this year by the Buddhist Education Network, Fu Sien Tong Temple, Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada and the Green Think Tank:
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International Buddhist Film Festival, Sri Lanka, Vesak (May 5-7), 2012
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Festival website: http://www.buddhistfilmfestival.com/ Canadian winners in the 2011 Festival ONE BREATH – Dale Hildebrand, Toronto ON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMyrSdlNCLU THE WEIGHTLESS TRAVELLER – Eva Colmers, Edmonton AB http://noproblemproductions.ca/films/weightless.html (Trailer) Canadian winners in the 2010 Festival BLIND RIVER – Adrian Laurie TENDING TOWARD SILENCE – Arlin McFarlane, Dawson YK http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi220135961/ (Trailer) IN SEARCH OF NIRVANA – John Preston,... Read more »
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Numata lecture on Buddhist medicine, McMaster/U of T 3.1-2.12
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The University of Toronto / McMaster University Yehan Numata Buddhist Studies Program Presents Pierce Salguero Pennsylvania State University Reading Group Session: “Narrating Buddhist Healing: Representations of Buddhist Medicine in Medieval Chinese Hagiographies” Thursday, March 1, 4-6 pm University Hall 122, McMaster University Lecture: “Chinese Buddhist Medicine: Global and Local Perspectives on a Tradition of Religious Healing” Friday, March... Read more »
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Cutting through spiritual materialism in virtual reality?
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I’m really not sure what to say about this… The Second Life Marketplace lists the following items for sale (or for free): 821 items under the search term: Buddhism 1184 items under the search term: Buddha 2439 items under the search term: Zen 118 items under the search term: Tibet 2376 items under the search... Read more »
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