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Writings by Canadian Buddhist Women: Anthology needs title!
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Well, folks, our fantastic anthology of writings by Canadian Buddhist women is almost ready to launch! We’ve got 31 terrific contributions from teachers, practitioners, scholars and adepts from across the country, packaged up in a swanky book of 218 pages. Editor Tanya McGinnity has shepherded us through the process with finesse. Carol Leslie has donated... Read more »
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CJBS Call for Papers & Update
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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies Call for Papers and Update (feel free to circulate) Submission deadline: December 31, 2015 Dear colleagues: After ten years leading the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies Professor Suwanda Sugunasiri has decided to retire from the journal to... Read more »
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Mandalas in Toronto, Sept 5-19
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From the International Buddhist Confederation of Canada: Creation of Green Tara Sand and Medicine Buddha Mandalas in Toronto from Sept 5-13! The International Buddhist Confederation of Canada has invited Sopa Khenpo Rinpoche and his monks from Dzongkar Choede Monastery in south India to Toronto for this wonderful event! This will take place at the Buddhist... Read more »
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Fossil Free Faith Canada
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Here’s a group called Fossil Free Faith: Canada’s Interfaith Divestment Network: fossilfreefaith.ca They are also on Facebook and Twitter. These two Buddhist groups are listed on their site: One Earth Sangha — http://www.oneearthsangha.org/ Ecological Buddhism — http://www.ecobuddhism.org/ Neither is Canadian. I urge Canadian Sanghas to join this network and support a fossil free future!
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Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu launches McMaster Buddhism Association & Monastery
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Here’s a new 8:53 minute clip from Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s video blog, announcing the establishment of a Buddhist monastery in Hamilton, Ontario, in association with the McMaster Buddhism Association he is starting in conjunction with his upcoming teaching at McMaster University. For further information, here’s the link to their YouCaring support page: http://www.youcaring.com/sirimangalo-internation-buddhist-meditation-society-405420 including an earlier 5 minute... Read more »
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