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ROAR: Sulak Sivaraksa and the Path of Socially Engaged Buddhism -- reviewed
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Roar: Sulak Sivaraksa and the Path of Socially Engaged Buddhism By Matteo Pistono Foreword by John Ralston Saul Paperback | $15.95 Published by North Atlantic Books Mar 05, 2019 | 288 Pages | 6 x 8-1/2| ISBN 9781623173326 https://www.northatlanticbooks.com/shop/roar/ In this time overshadowed by the impending doom threatening our planetary biosphere, some spiritual leaders are turning their attention to a path forward with a new paradigm of sustainable development. In the past, social justice initiatives by the spiritually-motivated have focused on the plight of the poor and oppressed, but the scope now is suddenly much broader. In researching my latest...
“Architects of Buddhist Leisure” lecture, Hamilton, Sept 20, 2013
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The University of Toronto / McMaster University NUMATA BUDDHIST STUDIES PROGRAM 2013-14 presents: JUSTIN McDANIEL (University of Pennsylvania) NUMATA READING GROUP (co-sponsored by the Asian Institute?s Centre for Southeast Asian Studies): “The Bird in the Corner of the Picture. Some Problems with the Use of Buddhist Texts to Study the Buddhist Ornamental Art of Thailand”... Read more »
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Chasing the Face of Buddha crowdfunding for feature length documentary
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April 9th, 2013 Contact: Rodney Ruel Cell: 778-885-3462 rod_ruel@yahoo.ca FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHASING THE FACE OF BUDDHA Crowdfunding for Feature Length Documentary CHASING THE FACE OF BUDDHA is a feature length documentary that follows acclaimed master sculptor and Buddhist, SUNTI PICHETCHAIYAKUL, as he takes on one of the greatest and most challenging projects of his... Read more »
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Buddhism and the Unforgetting of the 1976 Massacre in Bangkok
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Virtuous Silence: Buddhism and the Unforgetting of the 1976 Massacre in Bangkok Southeast Asia Seminar Series Thongchai Winichakul Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison Friday, March 8, 2013, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM LOCATION: SS 3130, Political Science Conference Room, Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George Street, Toronto Register Online at: http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=13572 The 6th October... Read more »
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Toward Understanding Thai Buddhism – Vancouver lectures, 5.15-18.12
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UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Barend Jan Terwiel. “Toward Understanding Thai Buddhism” Date: Friday, 18 May 2012 Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM Place: Michael Ames Theatre, Museum of Anthropology (MOA), 6393 NW Marine Drive Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come first-serve basis. Please... Read more »
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