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The Gathering of Intentions reviewed

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The Gathering of Intentions A History of a Tibetan Tantra Jacob P. Dalton Columbia University Press ISBN: 9780231176002, 272 pages, Hardcover, $60.00 / £44.00 E-book edition also available FROM THE PUBLISHER The Gathering of Intentions reads a single Tibetan Buddhist ritual system through the movements of Tibetan history, revealing the social and material dimensions of an ostensibly timeless... Read more »

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Buddhism, Constitutionalism and the Limits of the Law

Buddhism around the World Buddhist Studies Education Events Politics Sri Lanka Toronto

Osgoode Colloquium on Law, Religion, & Social Thought Presented in Association with: RPS Religion in the Public Sphere, Department for the Study of Religion University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University: Benjamin Schonthal: Buddhism, Constitutionalism and the Limits of Law October 5, 12:30 – 2pm, Room 2027, Ignat Kaneff Building, York University  Like... Read more »

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Buddhist Scholarship Fellowship and Grant Competitions

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The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications for The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies. In cooperation with the Foundation, ACLS offers an integrated set of fellowship and grant competitions to expand the understanding and interpretation of Buddhist thought in scholarship and society, to strengthen international networks of Buddhist... Read more »

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The Driftwood Shrine now published

Art Books Buddhism around the World Dharma poems Poetry Publishing Sumeru Sumeru Books Zen

We are pleased to announce publication of The Driftwood Shrine: Discovering Zen in American Poetry By John Gendo Wolff, Sensei Foreword by Gerry Shishin Wick, Roshi ISBN 978-1-896559-28-5 (pbk) $19.95 USD, 160 pages, 6 x 9 Representing a new approach to the West’s evolving understanding of Buddhism, The Driftwood Shrine is the first collection of... Read more »

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Getting Relationships Right: Taking Heart with Compassion and Loving Kindness – with Venerable Amy Miller

Buddhism Buddhist Psychology Events Hamilton Visiting Teachers Workshop

September 16, 2016 – 7:00pm – September 18, 2016 – 5:00pm Getting Relationships Right: Taking Heart with Compassion and Loving Kindness – with Venerable Amy Miller Relationships are vital to our well being. The deepest and most reliable way to improve our relationships with others, and become happier and more content, is by improving our... Read more »

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