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CJBS Call for Papers & Update

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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies  Call for Papers and Update                           (feel free to circulate) Submission deadline: December 31, 2015 Dear colleagues: After ten years leading the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies Professor Suwanda Sugunasiri has decided to retire from the journal to... Read more »

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Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu launches McMaster Buddhism Association & Monastery

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Here’s a new 8:53 minute clip from Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s video blog, announcing the establishment of a Buddhist monastery in Hamilton, Ontario, in association with the McMaster Buddhism Association he is starting in conjunction with his upcoming teaching at McMaster University. For further information, here’s the link to their YouCaring support page: http://www.youcaring.com/sirimangalo-internation-buddhist-meditation-society-405420 including an earlier 5 minute... 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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Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity and the Silk Road

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Via lmlbuddhism… Public Lecture: Frances Wood on Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, and the Silk Roads In celebration of UBC Library’s centennial, author and former British Library curator of Chinese collections Dr. Frances Wood, will speak on the movement of ideas and icons across Central Asia facilitated by the Silk Road trade routes: From Buddhism to Nestorian... Read more »

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Asian Heritage Month Education Month Roundtable, Toronto

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INVITATION | Asian Heritage Month Education Roundtable and Asian Heritage Month Lecture The Heart of Asia, Right Here, Right Now: A Celebration of Asian Wisdom Traditions in Canada Opening Event | Pathways to Wellbeing in Our Times: The Contributions of Asian Wisdom Traditions FREE ADMISSION: Please register by e-mail: asianheritagecanadian@yahoo.ca Friday, May 22, 2015, 1... Read more »

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