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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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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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UT Buddhist Chaplaincy program admissions update

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Participants in the recent roundtable, held at the West End Buddhist Temple, about the U of T Buddhist Chaplaincy program, have received a letter from Chris Ng, of the Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada (who are supporting the initiative)… Dear friends in the Dharma, I would like to thank you for participating at the Second... Read more »

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U of T Buddhist Chaplaincy program update, 2nd roundtable

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The meeting commenced with a short introduction by Chris Ng, president of the Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada, and a welcome by Bhante Saranapala, resident Bhikkhu at the West End Buddhist Temple. Speakers: Bhante Yuttadhammo, a Canadian monk ordained in the Thai Forest tradition; Sensei Taigen Henderson, Abbot of Toronto Zen Centre; Professor Pam Couture,... Read more »

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