<< Lama Surya Das

It will begin at 12:30 p.m. and participants are asked to meet at the Visitors Center Desk of the museum, 4525 Oak. Sponsors are the University of Missouri-Kansas City Buddhist Group and Temple Buddhist Center.

Lama Surya Das, an author and leader of American Buddhism, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th St. Sponsors are the Cornerstone Foundation and the Temple Buddhist Center. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door and half-price for students.

A movie night will include the showing of “10 Questions for the Dalai Lama” and meeting local Buddhist groups from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday in Royal Hall Room 111 at UMKC, 800 E. 52nd St. Sponsors are the UMKC Buddhist Group and the Temple Buddhist Center. The donation is $5. This is a fundraiser for the Jamtse Tsokpa Foundation, which supports Tibetan refugees.

For more information, contact Janet Taylor, director of the Buddhist center, at 816-561-4466, Ext. 108, or visit www.kc-baw.org.