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A Thousand Hands: A Guide to Caring for Your Buddhist Community

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We are pleased to announce the upcoming autumn publication of A Thousand Hands: A Guide to Caring for Your Buddhist Community, edited by Nathan Jishin Michon and Daniel Clarkson Fisher. Nathan Jishin Michon is a PhD student at Graduate Theological Union, studying Buddhist caregiving. He is ordained as both an interfaith minister and a Buddhist... Read more »

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BC Vesak

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Here’s the poster for the BC Vesak celebration happening in Vancouver next May 29th. Visit www.BCbuddhistfestival.com or their Facebook page (BC Buddhist Festival) for more information.

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GTA Vesak 2016 planning meeting

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GTA Vesak 2016 will be held at Mississauga Celebration Square on May 28, 2016. Here is the planning meeting invitation we recently received… Dear Venerable Abbots, Venerable Abbesses and Temple Lay Representatives, We, the three organizing temples (West End, Fo Guang and Ching Kwok Buddhist temples in Mississauga & Toronto) have the privilege of organizing... Read more »

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Conference on Applied Buddhism

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October 14, 15 & 16, 2016 Conference on Applied Buddhism: Past and Present Presented by: Applied Buddhist Studies Initiative Emmanuel College, University of Toronto (St. George Campus) Keynote Address by Dr. John Makransky http://wisdomtoronto.com Call for papers Proposals (300 words) to be submitted by March 15, 2016 http://wisdomtoronto.com/call-for-papers

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Correctional Chaplains needed across Canada

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Bridges of Canada, Inc. is hiring part-time Correctional Chaplains in all regions of Canada to facilitate religious and spiritual services for federal offenders of all faiths residing in Correctional Service of Canada’s institutions. All chaplains must be appropriately credentialed by their religious organization and must have a minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience in... Read more »

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