Sumeru News — Buddhism in Canada

From the Bodhikaram website: http://www.bodhikaram.com/ Upcoming Events Bonn Pchum Ben (Khmer Ancestor’s Memorial Festivity) On September 24, 2011 Location: Towm Brown Arena, Bayview, Ottawa, ON Bonn Chenh Vossa (The End of Buddhist Lent) On October 8, 2011 Location: Bodhikaram Temple Kathina Ceremony (Anual Robe Offerings) On October 22, 2011 Location: Towm Brown Arena, Bayview, Ottawa,... Read more »

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From the Shambhala Times: http://shambhalatimes.org/2011/09/06/shambhala-lineage-festival/

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Jeff Wilson (Assistant Professor, Religious Studies and East Asian Studies, University of Waterloo, Ontario) has a great article in the new September issue of the journal Religion Compass. The article is called: What is Canadian about Canadian Buddhism? ABSTRACT: Buddhism in Canada is part of a larger global network of Buddhist people, institutions, and practices in... Read more »

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Here’s a link to Wayne Codling’s guest blog in the Victoria Times Colonist: http://blogs.timescolonist.com/2011/09/10/buddhism-and-terrorism/

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There have been several news articles in the past few days about controversy surrounding the Second Global Conference on World’s Religions, happening tomorrow in Montréal. According to an article in the Edmonton Journal (originally appearing in the Montreal Gazette), His Holiness is “being duped into promoting Islamic fundamentalism.” Here’s the link for you to make... Read more »

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