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DalaiLamaToronto2010.org all live
Buddhism in Canada Dalai Lama Toronto
The website for the visit of His Holiness to Toronto in October is now fully functional. He will be here Oct. 22-25. Here is the link… http://www.dalailamatoronto2010.org/
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Asian Religions in BC: A Review
Books British Columbia Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Publishing in a digital world Temple Stories
Asian Religions in British Columbia (Edited by Larry DeVries, Don Baker, & Dan Overmyer; University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, 2010) provides a sociological overview of communities, places of worship, teachers and traditions in British Columbia whose background is Asian. For a detailed description of the book and its contents, please see our associated post.... Read more »
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Asian Religions in BC, from UBC Press
Books British Columbia Buddhism in Canada Temple Stories
University of British Columbia Press has graciously sent us a review copy of their new book, Asian Religions in British Columbia, first published in hardcover last month and shortly to be available in paperback. Our review will follow in an upcoming post, but here are some details on the publication… ASIAN RELIGIONS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA... Read more »
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Summer Plans
Publishing Publishing in a digital world
This summer promises to be a busy one for Sumeru. Here are the highlights: ♦ Just published Understanding the Chinese Buddhist Temple. ♦ Created a revised edition of Rebirth as Empirical Basis for The Buddha’s Four Noble Truths for publication in Australia. ♦ Recently began work on publication of Liberation Through the Six Bardos, an English... Read more »
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Have you heard the one about …?
Not so easy to find Buddhist jokes, so I made one up: It’s 2020 and the Canadian government decides to host a Buddhist conference in Nunavut as part of their initiative to demonstrate national presence in the north. They send a lama, a bhikku and a roshi to attend the conference. Somewhere along the way,... Read more »
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