Sumeru News — Edmonton

The International Buddhist Progress Society of Edmonton runs a vegetarian restaurant at their temple, located at 1032 103 Street, Edmonton (780-424-9744). You can get a great vegetarian lunch for $5! Here are the Urbanspoon reviews… http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/131/1593818/restaurant/Fo-Guang-Tea-House-IBPS-Temple-Edmonton

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From the Edmonton Sun: http://www.edmontonsun.com/2011/06/05/anniversary-of-temporary-foreign-worker-stabbed-to-death-in-2010

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Edo Japan Grill recently celebrated the opening of their 100th restaurant franchise location, in Edmonton. So what’s the Buddhist connection? The chain was launched in Calgary in 1979 by Susuma Ikuta, a Buddhist minister who resigned in 1999 to become Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of Canada! Here’s the full article from the Edmonton Journal: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Japan+opens+100th+restaurant+Edmonton/4759388/story.html

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His Excellence Chöje Ayang Rinpoche will bestow important Phowa initiations and teachings in Canada this autumn: Kinmount, ON August 28-29 (For information contact virgowoman@hotmail.com) Edmonton, AB September 1-5 (For information contact metaweave@shaw.ca) Vancouver, BC September 7-18 (For information contact amitabhafoundation.vancouver@gmail.com) H.E. Chöje Ayang Rinpoche is 71 years old, and one of the two pre-eminent exponents... Read more »

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Nice write-up of the upcoming visit, including schedule, in the Edmonton Journal. Visit includes talk by Dr. Steven Aung, president of the International Buddhist Friends Association, a well-known figure in Western Canada. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Jade+Buddha+poised+make+Alberta+debut/3260817/story.html

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