Sumeru News

The World Parliament of Religions (est. 1893) will be holding its 7th Parliament. This one will be in Toronto, November 1-7, 2018. Approximately 10,000 people are expected to attend. Here is a link to the event website. Are you going? Are you planning a program with colleagues? What will be the North American Buddhist presence? A search of their blog for the key term "buddhist" only turns up five posts, the most recent of which is from 2011. Let's start the conversation... https://parliamentofreligions.org/parliament/2018-toronto/toronto-2018

AMITABHA MEMORIAL PUJA FOR LAMA NAMSE RINPOCHE NOV 25 & 26, 2017 In honor of the Venerable Lama Namse Rinpoche, there will be an Amitabha Tsok on November 25 and 26, led by Khenpo Tsulnam Rinpoche. A vegetarian lunch will be served.  Everyone is invited to attend this two-day puja in honour of the founding Resident Lama of Karma Sonam Dargye Ling.

The Sumeru Press will soon be offering a large curated collection of Buddhist documentaries and feature films on our website (sumeru-books.com). We have been working with a community of distributors around the world to bring you iconic, important, and inspiring movies that deserve to remain in the public eye. So far we have sourced 20+ films and as soon as the DVDs arrive in a week or so, we will launch that new section of our storefront. We are planning to add an additional 40 films over the next month or so. In short, we will be offering the largest selection of...

My wife and I had the pleasure of attending the Ottawa Friends of Tibet 21st gala last night. The OFT raises about $15,000 each year from the event. The money goes to support orphanages, seniors homes, and educational scholarships. These are located in India, Nepal, and Tibet. OFT's  main international partner is Child Haven International. Since this was the 21st annual event, an auspicious number, the evening's theme was thangka paintings of the 21 Taras, lent for the evening from homes within the Ottawa Tibetan community. Dinner was a buffet of Indian food and Tibetan momos, courtesy of Rinag Foods...

   We're pleased to introduce the new Sumeru Books site on the Shopify platform, which will give us a host of great new features to serve you better. For starters, we now offer fully secure e-commerce. You can now purchase from us directly as well as from the 3000+ online book stores who already represent us. You'll also find pages load faster (which is always nice). In addition to infrastructure, we have a few other new developments in the works... Buddhist films are coming soon! We have been busy forging relationships with a broad range of motion picture distributors around the...