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12 hour vigil for Japanese earthquake & tsunami victims, March 26
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March 15, 2011 PRESS RELEASE TITLE: Canada Cares – Hands of faith come together for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief DATE: Saturday, March 26th, 2011 12 Hour Vigil/Prayer/Chanting for Earthquake and Tsunami Relief On March 11, 2011 at 2:50 PM (Japan time), Japan experienced the worst Earthquake (9.0 on the Richter scale) and Tsunami ever... Read more »
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Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada — Annual General Meeting
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The JSBTC AGM will take place this year at the Toronto Buddhist Church on Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 9 am – 4:30 pm. Doors open 7:30 am for registration and continental breakfast. Admission is free for observers with advance registration. The Toronto Buddhist Church is located at 1011 Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto, ON M3H... Read more »
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Every Time We Say Good-bye
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Canadian Buddhist author Jamie Zeppa, has a new novel out and she has been chosen as “the new face of fiction” award-winner for 2011. “Every Time We Say Good-bye” is a family saga set in Sault-ste-Marie. The book is published by Random House. Here’s the link: http://www.randomhouse.ca/author/results.pperl?authorid=34086 Her earlier book, published in 2000, was a... Read more »
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Vancouver Chinese more Christian than Buddhist?
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Perhaps, according to this article in the Vancouver Sun… http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/thesearch/archive/2011/02/05/vancouver-s-chinese-flock-to-christianity-more-than-buddhism.aspx As well as this companion piece from the same day’s paper… http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/Chinese+celebrate+festival+despite+shift+religious+beliefs/4229751/story.html
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Richmond BC temple New Year photos
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A small collection of photos of celebrations at the International Buddhist Temple, in Richmond BC – featured in the Globe & Mail… http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/worshippers-begin-lunar-new-year-with-prayers-at-richmond-temple/article1892823/
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