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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies update
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Professor Paul Crowe recently undertook a national survey on how to move forward with the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies now that Professor Suwanda Sugunasiri has retired as editor. The survey received a very strong response from many scholars, and a copy of the results is available as a PDF. Here it is…. CJBS Survey... Read more »
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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
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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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