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Ani Thubten Jamyang Donma and the Dongyu Gatsal Ling Initiative in NYC

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In association with Tibet House and the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC, there will be an exhibition: TENDREL – རྟེན་འབྲེལ – Interconnections January 9, 2014 – March 2, 2015 An art exhibition by artists who are inspired by the life work of Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo. Ani Thubten Jamyang Donma, associated with Riwoche Temple in... Read more »

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Korean Zen group in Brampton seeks retreat space

Buddhism in Canada Groups Ontario Retreats Zen

We are a Buddhist community based in Brampton, Ontario, looking for a place to have 4 or 5 retreats a year for 8 – 20 people.  What would that include (meals, beds etc.) How much per person or per cabin? Please contact: Hapjang Bup Gong (법공) Marie Gaspari Korean Buddhist Taego Order: America-Europe Parish www.taegozen.net... Read more »

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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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