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Funding for Zenwest’s Kokizan-ji Hermitage Project hits 25%
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Zenwest (aka the Victoria Zen Centre) recently launched a campaign to build three small buildings for short-term retreats. So far, their funding drive has reached 25% of target. Here is a link to some architectural prototypes for the structures, and details of the campaign: http://zenwest.ca/latest-news/100-hermitage
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Michael Hayashi – new minister at Manitoba Buddhist Temple
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Via the MBT website… Dharma Message from Sensei Hayashi Greetings to everyone who holds the Manitoba Buddhist Temple near and dear to their hearts. My name is Michael Hayashi. I am new in town assisting Ulrich Sensei as an assistant minister. I am very grateful to the temple board and many other members, who have already... Read more »
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Eshu Martin’s Osho Ceremony, Victoria, Sept 28, 2013
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Via Rev. Genjo Marinello, Abbot, Seattle Zen Temple (Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji www.choboji.org)… I am happy to tell you more about this event, Sept. 28th, 3:30pm, UVic Interfaith chapel. Osho is the Japanese Zen word for temple priest so this is a ceremony acknowledging and affirming Eshu Martin as a temple priest... Read more »
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Glenn Mullin at Lumbini 2013
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Here’s a short video from Glenn Mullin about Lumbini, with pix of all the temples and gardens. The site is much more well-developed than it was even 25 years ago, in part because the United Nations was pressing the international community to take its designation as a World Heritage Site more to heart. There’s a... Read more »
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TibetFest Victoria 2013 pix
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Lots o’ fab pix of TibetFest Victoria 2013 here at Flickr, from the folks at TSOVI (Tibetan Cultural Society of Vancouver Island). Enjoy.
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