The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and The Circled Square: Buddhist Studies in Higher Education
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Apr 23
Join us for this fascinating talk by Dr. Frederik Schroer on Thursday, May 7 at 11 am EDT as he brings the canon into dialogue with current approaches in the study of emotion, new materialism, and posthumanism.
Please register on Zoom us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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Apr 20
New issue of our newsletter: mailchi.mp/utoronto/april-20…
Details about the upcoming talk by Dr. Frederik Schröer (May 7), call for apps to our Summer Student traineeships (due April 27), and other news. Please join us April 30 to remember our former Postdoctoral Fellow Michael Ium.
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Newsletter alert! Reminders about upcoming events and more, including a call for book reviewers for @canbuddhist
Save the date: April 30, memorial for Michael Ium, our former postdoctoral fellow. Details forthcoming.
mailchi.mp/utoronto/april-9-…
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📣We’re excited to share the digitization of the World Journal Toronto community section! The largest Chinese-language newspaper and key source of Chinese and international news in eastern Canada. The collection is now on the Internet Archive. #uoft
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Mar 21
Check out this week's newsletter w/ events, opportunities & highlights from our community!
📅 Mar 23: Mayfair Yang on Sarus Cranes in Nepal
📅 Apr 12: Gandharan art at the ROM
✅ Buddhist studies pedagogy program receives grant from Khyentse Foundation
mailchi.mp/utoronto/march-20…
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9 Nov 2023
#Saruscrane pairs often make vocal calls together. One starts, generally the male, while the other finishes in a way that makes it hard to know when the vocal changeover has taken place. Sometimes, both start and finish together.
Watch the full film: l8r.it/F8BM
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23 Feb 2025
Sarus Cranes are known for their loyalty to their partners throughout the lifespan & that’s how they make calls. ❤️
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9 Mar 2023
Sarus Cranes call is a thing of beauty enjoy - Shot in Gurgaon outskirts 25th Feb
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12 Nov 2025
In Nepal’s first, rare sarus cranes fitted with satellite transmitters
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11 Dec 2025
Gurgaon special view ❤️
Did you know that Sarus Cranes are famous for forming lifelong partnerships, staying loyal to a single mate throughout their lives
Once a pair forms, they:
- Stay together year after year
- Defend their territory as a team
- Raise chicks together
- Perform synchronized dances to strengthen their bond
- If one partner dies, the surviving crane may stop breeding
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3 Jan 2025
Start of new year and morning walk with a pair of Sarus cranes. #BhopalDiaries #SarusCrane
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Mar 13
New updates with reminders about upcoming events and a special In Focus contribution on "Decolonizing Buddhist Studies" by Jenny Bright. mailchi.mp/.../march-12-2026…...
#weeklynewsletter #buddhiststudies #learningcommunity #postshumanism #decolonize
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Mar 13
Here are a few reminders about some upcoming events:
March 18: Mark Miller, "What is Contemplative Science" at 4 pm in JHB 100
March 23: Mayfair Yang, "Chasing the Sarus Cranes" at 3 pm in SS 2106. This is part of our ongoing series on Buddhism and Posthumanism.
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March 6: Upcoming events, opportunities, and recapping the Symposium and BPMH events - mailchi.mp/utoronto/6-march-…
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Happening now!
“Rivalrous Healing: Well-Being in the Buddhist World.”
A symposium on healing practices historical and in the present. #buddhiststudies #healing #disease
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Feb 26
Feb 26: Upcoming events including the symposium on Well-Being in the Buddhist World - mailchi.mp/37fdb6410437/feb-…
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The call for applications to our Postdoctoral Fellowship in Buddhist studies is now open!
Please submit your application by Feb 20, 2026.
buddhiststudies.utoronto.ca/…
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Jan 24
Check our upcoming events including film screenings, two reading groups, an event with dharma music & stories. Jan 23: Events, opportunities, updates - mailchi.mp/e15bb829f281/jan-…
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