Sumeru News

Rev. Tse Wong recently participated in this event at the Kabir Centre. Here’s a link to more details: http://thelinkpaper.ca/?p=4177

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Well-known Canadian Buddhist author, community organizer and educator Suwanda Sugunasiri has just published his first novel: Untouchable Woman’s Odyssey. The story is set in a mythical setting but within the wider geographic context of South Asia. It begins to unfold when an expatriate returns after a long overseas stay and meets an old friend.  The... Read more »

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Sri Lanka’s 65th Independence Day was celebrated around the world on February 6, 2010. Here is how the Daily News, Sri Lanka’s national newspaper, described the event held in Ottawa: The Sri Lanka High Commission in Ottawa together with the Sri Lankan expatriate community commemorated the 63rd Anniversary of the National Day in Ottawa, Canada... Read more »

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Christian Wedemeyer, Assistant Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School, will be a Numata Program visiting speaker on March 3, 2011, from 4-6 pm at the Jackman Humanities Building (170 St George St), Room 317. He will deliver a lecture entitled “The Trouble with Tribals: Indian Esoteric Buddhism and... Read more »

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Here’s an interesting article called Faith Communities Take Lead With Inter-Faith Bridging Project, from The Link (Canada’s leading Indo-Canadian newspaper). Sounds like a great initiative. Hopefully, it will expand and communities in other cities will take up the idea as well.

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