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Cham Shan Temple responds to wind power controversy in Kawarthas
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Of late there has been some news coverage about the controversy in the Kawarthas about a proposed wind farm for electricity generation that the Ontario government wants to build beside four retreat centres being built by Cham Shan Temple. Cham Shan is not the only organization opposing the new facility; there are a variety of... Read more »
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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies latest issue out
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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies has just published its latest issue at http://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cjbs. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies No 9 (2014) Table of Contents Editorial: Suwanda H J Sugunasiri Memorial: Words – Anthony K. Warder Pariyatti: Devolution... Read more »
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National Post catches wind of Ontario Buddhist retreat controversy
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Cham Shan Temple is planning a quartet of Buddhist retreat centres in the Kawartha Lakes area, modelled after the four sacred Buddhist mountains of China. They have purchased huge tracts of land for the purpose, and plan to spend tens of millions of dollars on development and construction. Here’s a link to an earlier article... Read more »
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New free course in Buddhism in Toronto – updated
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New free course in Buddhism at Pho-Hien Temple Learning Modern Buddhism in Western culture context When: February 22 to November 2014, Saturdays at 2:00 – 4:00 pm Where: Pho-Hien Temple (普賢寺), 297 Garyray Dr., Toronto, ON M9L 1P2 New Students: Free Repeat Students: Enquire at The Academy of Wisdom & Enlightenment (智覺學苑) www.AWE-edu.com World Wide Students: Can attend our classes via internet. All... Read more »
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Canada’s Crispin Lipscomb takes Buddhism on board at Sochi
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Here’s an article from Reuters about how Canadian snowboarder, Crispin Lipscomb, sees great parallels between the Dharma and his chosen sport… http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCABREA160TX20140207
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