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BuddhismCanada.com reborn

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Quite a few years ago now, BuddhismCanada.com was the home of George Klima’s directory of Canadian Buddhist organizations. When George folded the site in 2008, the domain sat idle—looking for a new focus and purpose. Now it has been reborn as the hub for the Buddhist Foundation for Education Canada’s initiative to launch a Buddhist... Read more »

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Canadian Buddhist Chaplaincy Roundtable

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Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada presents, the Fourth and Final Buddhist Chaplaincy Roundtable: Exploring the essential components of a Buddhist rehabilitation program and ways to deliver them to Canadian prisons Come listen to our speakers and join this meaningful conversation… Ven. Roshi Taigen Henderson, Abbot of the Toronto Zen Centre http://torontozen.org/ He is a regular... Read more »

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Wendi Adamek lecture: Fathers and Daughters in Chinese Buddhism, Vancouver, April 10, 2015

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Via Lower Mainland Buddhism… Public Lecture: Wendi Adamek on Fathers and Daughters in Chinese Buddhism The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society and the UBC Tzu-chi Buddhist Studies Forum are delighted to welcome Professor Wendi Adamek (University of Calgary), who will present a lecture entitled, “Fathers and Daughters in Chinese Buddhism” Friday, April 10, 2015 |... Read more »

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Raoul Birnbaum lecture on Hongyi Dashi, Vancouver, March 17, 2015

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Via Lower Mainland Buddhism… Public Lecture: Raoul Birnbaum on Hongyi Dashi, the 20th Century Chinese Monk The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society and the UBC Buddhist Studies Forum are delighted to welcome Professor Raoul Birnbaum (University of California, Santa Cruz). He will present a lecture entitled, “Biographical Imperatives, Autobiographical Pacts: Hongyi Dashi and the Construction of Buddhist... Read more »

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UofT’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program continues to evolve

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Continuous progress is being made with the Buddhist studies initiative at Emmanuel College, University of Toronto:  two courses –  Buddhism & Psychotherapy; Buddhist Contemplative Care – have been successfully launched and mid-term is approaching. We are also encouraging interested students to apply to the Master of Pastoral Studies program to take further Buddhism courses at... Read more »

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