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Canadian Buddhist author breaks internet

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Well, OK, not exactly. But Canadian Buddhist teacher Bonnie Ryan-Fisher, of Whitecourt, AB, did recently make the local papers after a book launch she hosted for the anthology, Lotus Petals in the Snow: Voices of Canadian Buddhist Women, published by Sumeru late in 2015. Here, for your reading pleasure are the articles…

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GTA Vesak 2016 planning meeting

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GTA Vesak 2016 will be held at Mississauga Celebration Square on May 28, 2016. Here is the planning meeting invitation we recently received… Dear Venerable Abbots, Venerable Abbesses and Temple Lay Representatives, We, the three organizing temples (West End, Fo Guang and Ching Kwok Buddhist temples in Mississauga & Toronto) have the privilege of organizing... Read more »

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BC Buddhist Temple receives historical designation

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The Lytton Joss House, perhaps the first BC Buddhist Temple, opened in 1883, has been officially recognized as a Chinese Historical Places Site by the BC government. Here’s the full story from the local newspaper: http://www.ash-cache-journal.com/news/367425981.html The Lions Gate Buddhist Priory in Lytton has been actively campaigning for this acknowledgement and performing annual rituals at the... Read more »

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Albert Low dead

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Albert Low, long-time director of the Montreal Zen Centre, has passed away, peacefully in his sleep, during the early morning hours of January 27th, 2016. Gate, gate, para gate, para sam gate. Bodhi, sva ha. Here is the statement from the Montreal Zen Centre: We at the Montreal Zen Center are mourning the recent death... Read more »

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Conference on Applied Buddhism

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October 14, 15 & 16, 2016 Conference on Applied Buddhism: Past and Present Presented by: Applied Buddhist Studies Initiative Emmanuel College, University of Toronto (St. George Campus) Keynote Address by Dr. John Makransky http://wisdomtoronto.com Call for papers Proposals (300 words) to be submitted by March 15, 2016 http://wisdomtoronto.com/call-for-papers

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