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Buddhist Nuns in India / U of T conference

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The University of Toronto/McMaster University Yehan Numata Buddhist Studies Program is pleased to announce an international conference on the lives of ordained Buddhist nuns in India from the time of the Buddha until the eventual disappearance of the bhikṣuṇī saṅgha from Indian soil. BUDDHIST NUNS IN INDIA April 16-17, 2011, University of Toronto Trinity College,... Read more »

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SGI Canada requests Japan relief donations go to Canadian Red Cross

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Here is the message from Tony Meers, General Director of Soka Gakkai Canada… Thank you very much for all the members’ sincere prayers for the people of Japan as they struggle in the aftermath of the earthquake, the tsunami, and now the nuclear radiation threat. Let us continue to chant daimoku for the protection of... Read more »

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Alan Marlatt, pioneering Canadian Buddhist psychologist – in memoriam

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Dr. Alan Marlatt was born in 1942 in Vancouver, B.C. He received his bachelor’s of psychology from the University of British Columbia in 1964 and his doctorate in clinical psychology from Indiana University in 1968. He joined the faculty of the University of Washington in 1972. Dr. Marlatt, a long-time Buddhist practitioner, was one of... Read more »

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12 hour vigil for Japanese earthquake & tsunami victims, March 26

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March 15, 2011 PRESS RELEASE TITLE: Canada Cares – Hands of faith come together for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief DATE: Saturday, March 26th, 2011 12 Hour Vigil/Prayer/Chanting for Earthquake and Tsunami Relief On March 11, 2011 at 2:50 PM (Japan time), Japan experienced the worst Earthquake (9.0 on the Richter scale) and Tsunami ever... Read more »

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Gregory Schopen lecture @ U of T

Buddhism around the World Education Events Toronto

The University of Toronto/McMaster University Yehan Numata Buddhist Studies Program is pleased to announce a free, public lecture by Professor Gregory Schopen (UCLA): “The Limited Reach of Religious Doctrine: Debt, Slavery, and Who could Become a Buddhist Nun (or Monk) in Early India.” Time and date: 5 pm, April 15, 2011 Place: Muzzo Family Alumni... Read more »

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