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Buddhist Thanksgiving Gala UofT fundraiser

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You are invited to a Buddhist Thanksgiving Gala – a Fundraiser for Fellowship and Scholarship Funds in applied Buddhist studies at the University of Toronto. The Fellowship Fund will go to support a Fellowship in Psychiatry and Applied Buddhism (appointed to the Department of Psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine and the Applied Buddhist Studies... Read more »

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BC Buddhist prisoner denied Buddhist chaplaincy help

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Here’s a very recent article from the Canadian Press wire service about a prisoner in BC whose request for Buddhist chaplaincy help was denied by Provincial and Federal Courts. http://www.citynews.ca/2015/08/14/federal-court-dismisses-imprisoned-buddhists-human-rights-complaint/ Regardless of this man’s past, cuts to Canada’s multifaith chaplaincy programs in prisons do not help make our society better in any way. Prison should be... Read more »

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Shi Wu De Community Care Scholarship 2015

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Announcing the Shi Wu De Community Care Scholarship 2015… The Buddhist Education Foundation of Canada is offering a limited number of scholarships of $500 per course to registered students of Emmanuel College of the University of Toronto taking one or more Buddhism courses that are listed in both the NEW Master of Pastoral Studies Program... Read more »

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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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