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Wesak gets a website

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Wesak: Buddha’s Birthday Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at the Mississauga’s Celebration Square. This annual event is co-organized by Phap Van, Fo Guang Shan and West End Buddhist temples of Mississauga. This is a FREE event! Time: 4:00pm Location: Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L5B 3C1 The organizing... Read more »

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We’ve now posted 1008 articles on Sumeru since we started in 2009. Thank you to the more than 36,000 people a year who visit. May your journey be serene, joyful and meaningful. Share your best with those less fortunate.

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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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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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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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