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Sumeru Directory of Canadian Buddhist Organizations – What’s new in 2014

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We are now in the process of making major updates to the Sumeru Directory of Canadian Buddhist organizations. Here’s what’s new in 2014… Listings will now include charitable registration information for relevant organizations, including registration number and date of registration. If you click on the live registration number link, it will take you to the... Read more »

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Sumeru Directory of Canadian Buddhist Organizations – major update

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Charity Sumeru Books

We have recently begun preparing for a major update to www.canadianbuddhism.info with more than 1000 new data points covering more than 215 organizations. It’s going to take quite a while to work through the entire list of Canadian Buddhist organizations. Details to follow.

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Planning begins for Wesak 2014 in Mississauga

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Via West End Buddhist Temple, Fo Guang Shan and Chua Phap Van… We, the three organizing temples (West End, Fo Guang and Phap Van Buddhist temples in Mississauga) are once again have privilege of organizing Vesak: Buddha’s Birthday Celebration at the Mississauga Celebration Square on May 31, 2013.  The venue is confirmed, the time is... Read more »

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Regina Wat Buddhadhamma in the news

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Media Regina Saskatchewan Temple Stories

Via the Regina Leader-Post… Q+A with Reverend Uttam Barua at Regina Wat Buddhadhamma Buddhist Community is small but vibrant After escaping religious turmoil in Bangladesh in 1991, Reverend Uttam Barua found himself in Regina in 2009 at Wat Buddhadhamma temple. Barua is now a Buddhist monk at the Elphinstone Street temple, where Saskatchewan’s Theravada Buddhist... Read more »

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Vipassana Retreat with Brian Ruhe in Mission BC

British Columbia Buddhism in Canada Retreats Theravada Vipassana

Via Lower Mainland Buddhism… Westminster Abbey Vipassana Weekend Retreat. January 17 – 19th Join Brian Ruhe for a silent weekend of Vipassana Meditation and Buddhist Philosophy. Happy New Year!! Make a New Year’s resolution! WMA is a Catholic Monastery in Mission about a 1.5 hour drive from Vancouver with 31 Benedictine monks and it’s a great place... Read more »

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