Sumeru News — Buddhism in Canada

Sacred Relics Tour, Toronto, Sept 19-21

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A precious collection of sacred relics of the Buddha and many other Buddhist masters is currently touring the world. The collection will be coming to Toronto in September and the Toronto Canadian Cultural Centre (TCCC) will host the relic tour here from September 19-21, 2014. The Centre is located at 40 Titan Road in Etobicoke.... Read more »

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Tibetan Bazaar, Edmonton, Sept 20-21

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Tibetan Bazaars have become a pan-Canadian tradition. This one, hosted by Gaden Samten Ling, will be in Edmonton.

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Wind farm controversy reveals split in Buddhist communities

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If you followed my coverage of the dispute between Cham Shan Temple, residents of the Kawartha Lakes region, the Government of Ontario and wind farm developers, over proposed wind farms in the vicinity of Cham Shan’s Peterborough retreat centre (a recreation of Putoshan), now under construction, you would have some sense of the difficulty of... Read more »

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U of T diploma program: Buddhist Mindfulness & Mental Health

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Via the Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada… A Buddhist diploma program in Buddhist Mindfulness & Mental Health http://www.emmanuel.utoronto.ca/Prospective/Academic_Programs/Diploma_in_Buddhist_Mindfulness_and_Mental_Health.htm has been launched by Emmanuel. It is accepting students now, can apply on-line. Please kindly help to publicize it. There will be two courses offered in Jan. 2015. We really want to see sufficient students to make... Read more »

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Buddhist Chaplaincy Masters Program at U of T?

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I  recently received an invitation from Bhante Saranapala to attend the second round-table discussion about the feasibility of starting a Masters degree in Pastoral Studies focusing on Buddhism at the University of Toronto’s Emmanuel College divinity school. The invitation was sent to approximately 115 Buddhist leaders in Toronto and a few from other parts of... Read more »

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