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BUDDHIST CHAPLAINCY / SUMERU

• Buddhism in the West • Buddhist community • Chaplaincy

Columbia University recently hosted a conference on Buddhist chaplaincy. Here is an article about it from Buddhistdoor:  https://www.buddhistdoor.net/news/columbia-university-hosts-buddhist-chaplaincy-conference-in-new-york One presenter was Nathan Jishin Michon, who attended from Japan where he is a Fulbright fellow at Tohoku University and doctoral candidate at the Graduate Theological Union’s Institute for Buddhist studies. Jishin is co-editor of A THOUSAND HANDS:  A Guidebook to Caring for Your Buddhist Community (one of the few books on Buddhist chaplaincy, and published by Sumeru) ... https://sumeru-books.com/collections/engaged-buddhism/products/a-thousand-hands-a-guidebook-to-caring-for-your-buddhist-community Another presenter was Rev. Monica Sanford, assistant director for spirituality and religious life at Rochester Institute of Technology. Rev. Sanford is the author of Kalyāṇamitra:...

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Supporting Buddhist Charities in Canada

• Buddhism in Canada • Buddhist community • Charity

There are 252 Canadian Buddhist charities listed on the CanadaHelps portal. Just follow this link: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/explore/charities/?q=buddhist The CanadaHelps mission statement: CanadaHelps makes giving simple. We’re a non-profit social enterprise and registered charity, with a mission to engage Canadians in the charitable sector by providing accessible and affordable online technology to both donors and charities. We want to promote – and ultimately increase – charitable giving in Canada. Through CanadaHelps.org, anyone can donate online to any of Canada’s 86,000+ registered charities. We have proudly facilitated over $650 million in charitable donations through our website since launching in 2000. For donors, CanadaHelps.org is...

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Ottawa Friends of Tibet Dinner 2017

• Buddhism in Canada • Buddhist community • Events • Ottawa • Tibet

The annual Ottawa Friends of Tibet dinner is coming up soon on Friday, November 10 at the Ottawa Hellenic Centre at 6 p.m. The cost is $75 for advance orders (see attached flyer). Here’s a link to info: http://www.oft.ca/EN/Events.html If you are interested, please reserve your ticket directly from OFT by phone (613-816-9552) or email (OFT.dinner@gmail.com)

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Upcoming Palyul Ottawa events

• Buddhism in Canada • Buddhist community • Events • Ottawa • Teachers • Visiting Teachers

Tulku Dawa will teach us on the following (based on your requests): Oct 18th, 19th (Wednesday & Thursday) & Oct 21st (Saturday) – continue the teachings on Bodhicaryavatara “The Way of the Bodhisattva” by Shantideva Oct 20th (Friday) – Public Talk – Meditation and It’s Benefits Oct 2017-Tulku Dawa Public Talk PDF Poster, or click on... Read more »

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Buddhist Literary Festival update

• Books • Buddhism • Buddhism in Canada • Buddhist community • Events • Toronto

Welcome to the Inaugural Buddhist Literary Festival As part of Toronto’s 28th Word on the Street Festival thewordonthestreet.ca Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 (11 am – 6 pm) Harbourfront Centre, Toronto Booth 338 (Zone 3) Buddhism is a Religion, Philosophy, Psychology and Science. But, outside of the Academy, few are aware that it also has a... Read more »

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