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Inmates suing over Canada’s cut to non-Christian prison chaplains

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Non-Christian prisoners in Canadian jails have launched a legal challenge to Ottawa’s decision cutting non-Christian prison chaplains. Here’s the story in the Winnipeg Free Press: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/inmates-suing-over-ottawas-decision-to-cut-muslim-sikh-wiccan-chaplains-199015341.html

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Enjoy the Brush – Calligraphy with Kaz Tanahashi in Montreal

Art Buddhism in Canada Events Montreal Zen

April 5 at 7:00 pm until April 7 at 4:00 pm Enpuku-ji Zen Centre, 4620 St-Dominique, Montreal, QC Using bio-degradable watercolor paint, we will explore the 1,700-year-old wisdom of East Asian calligraphy and take a glimpse into the heart of the creative process by reproducing selected ideographs in the tradition of ancient Chinese masterpieces. While... Read more »

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Tibetan Resettlement Project update

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Here is the latest Tibetan Resettlement Project update… The nominations for the first group of the displaced Tibetans have been sent to Central Tibetan Administration. A total of 204 Tibetans will arrive in Canada this year in the following cities. Ottawa — 26; Toronto – 53; Calgary 101; and BC – 24. Of the 204... Read more »

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Wesak Toronto 2013

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We just received this press release.  Information on scheduled events in other Canadian cities would be gratefully received. Via the Buddhist Council of Canada… WESAK 2013 at Queen’s Park Saturday, May 11, 2013 4.30 to 6.30 the Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment and Parinibbàna ‘Final Demise’ We respectfully invite the Sangha Elders, Temples and Individuals to participate... Read more »

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Buddhism in Metropolitan Toronto in 1989

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community History Publishing in a digital world

We are pleased to inform you that we have received a “new” article for our History of Buddhism in Canada page: Buddhism in Metropolitan Toronto: a Preliminary Overview, by Suwanda Sugunasiri, originally published in the Journal of Canadian Ethnic Studies, XXI, No. 2, in 1989. You can read it HERE. We would also like to... Read more »

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