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UBC Buddhism and Contemporary Society rebrands
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In a renaming ceremony on October 27, the University of British Columbia’s “Buddhism and Contemporary Society” program rebranded as the “Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chair in Buddhism and Contemporary Society.” In 2005, UBC established the Buddhism and Contemporary Society program, North America’s first academic Buddhism program, through the generosity of Robert H. N.... Read more »
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Richard Bryan McDaniel signs with The Sumeru Press for two Zen books
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We are pleased to announce that Richard Bryan McDaniel has signed with The Sumeru Press to publish his next two books: The Third Step East: Zen Masters of America (Spring 2015) and Cypress Trees in the Garden: The Second Generation of Zen Teaching in America (Autumn 2015). Rick’s first two Zen books, The First Step East:... Read more »
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“Flowers on the Rock: Global and Local Buddhisms in Canada” published by McGill/Queen’s U Press
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Via the publisher’s website… Flowers on the Rock: Global and Local Buddhisms in Canada Edited by John S. Harding, Victor Sogen Hori and Alexander Soucy Analyzing the dramatic growth of Buddhism in Canada in global and historical contexts. When Sasaki Sokei-an founded his First Zen Institute of North America in 1930 he suggested that bringing Zen Buddhism to America was... Read more »
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Dhamma Aboard Evolution, new e-book from Nalanda Publishing
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PRESS RELEASE Oct. 13, 2014 / Nalanda Publishing Canada Dhamma Aboard Evolution: the Breakthrough Research on the Aggañña Sutta by the well-known US Fulbright & Canadian Scholar Prof. Suwanda H J Sugunasiri The Aggaña Sutta has been characterized by Western scholars as ‘satire’ and ‘parody’. But this research shows how the Buddha is outlining the... Read more »
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Buddhism & Australia: Call for papers
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Deadline approaching: submission of papers for International Conference Buddhism & Australia 2015 The IC Buddhism & Australia is pleased to invite abstracts for panel sessions and individual papers for the 4th International Conference Buddhism & Australia. This conference investigates the history, current and future directions of Buddhism in Australasian region and will be held on 26-28 February, 2015... Read more »
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