Sumeru News — Death

Rev. Wu De Fashi passes away

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Death Teachers Temples Toronto

Via Chris Ng… With sadness, I convey this news to you: Reverend Wu De Fashi, the Abbot of Ching Kwok Temple, President Emeritus of the Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada, and a long time friend of our diverse Toronto Buddhist communities passed away peacefully on November 20, 2014 at Kensington Hospice in Toronto in the... Read more »

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U of T Buddhist Chaplaincy program update, 2nd roundtable

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist Psychology Buddhist Studies Chaplaincy Death Education Health Prison Toronto

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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Buddhist Care working group formed in Toronto

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Buddhist Psychology Chaplaincy Death Education Health Toronto

Very recently, a Buddhist Care working group consisting of medical doctors, social workers, Buddhist monastics, palliative care volunteers, educators and community leaders and advocates has been formed in Toronto to support the creation of a referral list/network of Buddhist Care volunteers to help others-in-need within the formal health system in hospitals, hospices and nursing homes,... Read more »

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Canadian Buddhist funerary art

Art Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Buddhist Shrine Project Death Toronto

Here are some examples of modern Canadian Buddhist funerary art, from the Chinese sections of the cemetery near where I work. I would be very interested in posting photos of other such monuments in cities across the country… The first two pictures are of a section marker for the Canadian Chinese Buddhist Ming Yuet Temple.... Read more »

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Free Katy Butler teleconference: The path to a better way of death (Nov 13, 2013)

Buddhist Psychology Death Workshop

Via the Metta Institute… When is it time to say to a doctor, “Let my loved one go?” That is the subject of an upcoming Metta Institute teleconference with our friend Katy Butler, Buddhist practitioner, teacher and author of a brilliant new book, “Knocking on Heaven’s Door:The Path to a Better Way of Death” Like millions of... Read more »

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