[Blog] Tārā, Dhāraṇī, the Mañjuśrīnāmasangīti and a Sanskrit Reading with Rev. Professor Naresh Man Bajracharya of Lumbini Buddhist University

By Amber Marie Moore and Austin Simoes-Gomes, University of Toronto In May 2018, we welcomed Rev. Professor Naresh Man Bajracharya, Vice-Chancellor of Lumbini Buddhist University, Nepal to the University of Toronto Department for the Study of Religion and the Greater Toronto Area to deliver five action-packed days of workshops and teachings centered around Newar Vajrayāna …

[Blog] “Buddhism and Religious Diversity in Nepal,” A Talk by Professor Chiara Letizia

By Austin Simoes-Gomes On April 12th, 2018, Professor Chiara Letizia from UQÀM’s Département de science des religions delivered a talk on “Buddhism and religious (and ethnic, cultural, linguistic) diversity in Nepal.” In her talk, Professor Letizia introduced her audience to the immense diversity that is present in Nepal. Upon examining a wide range of Buddhist traditions in …

[Event] UofT: Workshop on Newar Buddhism (May 15-16, 2018)

Join the Ho Centre for Buddhist Studies, University of Toronto, for a two-day workshop on Newar Buddhism with Dr. Naresh Man Bajracharya! Tuesday, May 15, 2-5pm, JHB 319: The first lecture in this workshop is a Newar Buddhist Reading. Dr. Naresh Man Bajracharya will address a Sanskrit Buddhist text popular in Nepal entitled the Mañjuśrīnāmasaṇgīti …

[Event] Toronto: Healing through Dhāraṇī in Tantric Buddhism (May 14, 2018)

A public lecture, co-sponsored by the Ho Centre for Buddhist Studies, will be held on Monday May 14, 2018 at the Institute for Traditional Medicine, 553 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2B6. The event is free but with a $10 suggested donation to the Institute of Traditional Medicine. RSVP Abstract: Throughout the history of …