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The Numata Chair of Buddhist Studies at the University of Calgary holds archives of previous events they have sponsored, with some material available via the web. Here is their link: http://www.ucalgary.ca/numatachair/previous_events

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The Institute of Asian Research Contemporary Tibetan Studies Program holds a variety of materials in archives, some of which can be accessed via the web. Here’s the link: http://www.iar.ubc.ca/programs/ctsp/archives.aspx The IARC Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program hosts a blog with a variety of archival links. Here’s their link: http://ubcbuddhism.wordpress.com/

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The National Film Board of Canada recently released an autobiographical movie by Gesar Mukpo. In this documentary, young Canadian Gesar Mukpo struggles with life as a tulku — the reincarnation of a great Buddhist master. Details at… http://films.nfb.ca/tulku/

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“Sources and Sentiments in Sugata Saurabha, a mid-20th Century Narrative on the Buddha’s Life from the Kathmandu Valley” Professor Todd Lewis, Numata Program visiting speaker on Thursday, November 18, 2010, from 4 – 6 pm U of T, Munk Centre, Room 208N Todd Lewis has been Associate Professor of Hinduism and Buddhism at the College of the... Read more »

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The world is grateful for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi today. Thousands of other political prisoners remain behind bars in Burma. (http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/index.php/news-and-reports/news-stories/aung-san-suu-kyi-released-1-down-2202-to-go/2)

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