Sumeru News

Buddhist Art of Dunhuang, a slide-lecture presentation A unique art gallery on-site in the desert along the Silk Road Designated as a World Heritage Site in 1987 by the United Nations Speaker: Ms. Ksanti Ling, Executive Editor, Dunhuang Academy, Gansu, China Saturday, September 25, 2010 University of Toronto 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm William Doo Auditorium, New College 45 Willcocks Street (at... Read more »

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The Maitreya Sacred Relic Tour is returning to Canada briefly in 2010, and will be hosted at the Pho-Hien Buddhist Community Temple: 8, 9 & 10 October 2010 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Friday: 6pm Opening Ceremony Saturday: 10am to 7pm Sunday: 10am to 5pm Pho-Hien Buddhist Community Temple 297 Garyray Drive  Toronto, ON   M9L 1P2 Contact:... Read more »

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Here’s the posting on upcoming Numata Buddhist Studies lectures at the University of Toronto and McMaster University: NATASHA HELLER (University of California Los Angeles) Lecture: How to Be a Buddhist Recluse in the Yuan Dynasty Thursday, October 14, 2010, 4-6 pm, McMaster, University Hall 122 Reading Group: Buddhism and Revenge: Tales of Injustice from Taiping... Read more »

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His Eminence Kalu Rinpoche will visit Kagyu Kunkhyab Chuling Vajrayana Buddhist Centre in Burnaby, BC, in the spring of 2011. Details to follow from the centre’s website: http://kkc-kdol.org/content/kalu-rinpoche-2011-visit

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From the U of T Buddhist Studies newsletter… “On the 20th anniversary of the publication of his book, What the Buddha Never Taught,  join Canadian author Tim Ward at the University of Toronto in a lively discussion about being a student in a Buddhist monastery in the jungles of Thailand, and how he finds Buddhist wisdom relevant... Read more »

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