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“Anthropology of Buddhism” Workshop, Toronto, May 2-3
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Anthropology of Buddhism Workshop May 2-3, 2015 University of Toronto/McMaster University Yehan Numata Program Location: Trinity College, University of Toronto Saturday, May 2nd 9am – 10:30 Session One: “Defining Buddhists” Panelists: Stephen Covell, Western Michigan University Florence Galmiche, Paris-Diderot University Horie Norichika, University of Tokyo 10:45 – 12:30 Session Two: “Field sites” Panelists: Alec Soucy,... Read more »
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MBAR Trainer workshops at ITM
Addiction Buddhism Buddhism in Canada Events Health MBAR Mindfulness Toronto Workshop
Just a reminder… This workshop is taking place in Toronto May 1-3. MBAR is a mindfulness-based approach to preventing relapse and promoting recovery from addiction. The course was developed by co-authors of Eight Step Recovery – Dr Paramabandhu Groves and Valerie Mason-John. The course has been shared in community settings for over a decade. The... Read more »
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Charity event for AboutFace
Buddhism in Canada Charity Events Ontario
We have been working for a few years now as volunteers for an organization called AboutFace, a registered Canadian charity that supports people with facial differences (from birth defect, accident or illness). They run a fundraising campaign called 1000 dinners for 100,000 dreams and we are proud to have helped them parter with Symposium Café as... Read more »
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BuddhismCanada.com reborn
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Quite a few years ago now, BuddhismCanada.com was the home of George Klima’s directory of Canadian Buddhist organizations. When George folded the site in 2008, the domain sat idle—looking for a new focus and purpose. Now it has been reborn as the hub for the Buddhist Foundation for Education Canada’s initiative to launch a Buddhist... Read more »
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Canadian Buddhist Chaplaincy Roundtable
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist Studies Chaplaincy Education Events Prison Toronto
Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada presents, the Fourth and Final Buddhist Chaplaincy Roundtable: Exploring the essential components of a Buddhist rehabilitation program and ways to deliver them to Canadian prisons Come listen to our speakers and join this meaningful conversation… Ven. Roshi Taigen Henderson, Abbot of the Toronto Zen Centre http://torontozen.org/ He is a regular... Read more »
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