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Winnipeg Peace Days

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Events Interfaith Peace work Winnipeg

The Peace Days program has been created for the general public and focuses on cultural diversity, family, and the participation of the general population of Winnipeggers and Manitobans. Our goal is to create a popular event, and develop a firm commitment towards creating and expanding the culture of peace and compassion in the city of... Read more »

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www.canadianbuddhism.info gets an overhaul

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Buddhist Shrine Project Groups

Well, overhaul is perhaps an exaggeration! We’re updating our database at www.canadianbuddhism.info and contacting as many of Canada’s 480+ Buddhist organizations as we can to verify their listing information. We want to keep track of everybody who’s moved, changed a phone number or contact name, revised their public programs, etc. If you have noticed any glitches... Read more »

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Interfaith dialogue on Richmond’s “Highway to Heaven”

British Columbia Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Interfaith Vancouver

The “Highway to Heaven” in Richmond, BC, is home to a multitude of religious institutions, including Buddhist. Here’s an article from the Vancouver Sun, about how they all get along, and about interfaith dialogue and cooperation between them. The Thrangu Buddhist Temple is a leader in this, as they are in eco-action initiatives on their... Read more »

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Fake Buddhist monks “begging” in Toronto

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Charity Toronto

This just in, from the CBC… The sight of Buddhist monks asking for money on the streets of Toronto is ringing alarm bells for some, especially when it appears certain men with shaved heads and coloured robes are not what they seem. Toronto police have received nearly a dozen complaints about men dressed as monks... Read more »

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Canadian Buddhist Temple in Lumbini?

Buddhism around the World Buddhist community Nepal Temples

I recently received this from Glenn Mullin, Canadian Buddhist scholar and teacher currently living in Mongolia… Greetings from Korea. I am here for two weeks, and then will leave for Mongolia. Hey, come horse riding… Thanks for putting my little Lumbini video on your website. Maybe it will get some traction. There is no Canada... Read more »

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