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Ontario Wesak at Queens Park, May 14

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Via the Buddhist Council of Canada… BCC Press Wesak 2014 March 06 2014 – PDF here.

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GTHA Wesak booth, website & commemorative magazine application form

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Events Toronto

Via the GTHA Wesak organization committee… On February 17, we had a good startup meeting with over 18 temples and associations from the GTA.  Bhante Saranapala (chairing the event) welcomed the attendees and reviewed the success of last year.  We intend to expand both the event and the attendees this year and introduced the event website (www.vesakcelebration.com)... Read more »

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Wesak gets a website

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Wesak: Buddha’s Birthday Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at the Mississauga’s Celebration Square. This annual event is co-organized by Phap Van, Fo Guang Shan and West End Buddhist temples of Mississauga. This is a FREE event! Time: 4:00pm Location: Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L5B 3C1 The organizing... Read more »

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Intro to Tibetan Iconography in Calgary

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The Yoga and Meditation Centre of Calgary presents Lama Pema Tenzin from Bhutan on Saturday, March 1 (2-4 pm) giving a workshop on Vajrayana Buddhist Tibetan iconography. For more information call 403-251-YOGA or e-mail info@yogamcc.com. Other details at www.yogamcc.com

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More Alive Than All the Living: Sovereign Bodies and Cultural Politics in Buddhist Siberia

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / McMASTER UNIVERSITY YEHAN NUMATA BUDDHIST STUDIES PROGRAM presents ANYA BERNSTEIN (Harvard University) LECTURE More Alive Than All the Living: Sovereign Bodies and Cultural Politics in Buddhist Siberia THURSDAY, February 27, 2014, 3-5 pm, UTSG, JHB 317 This talk explores religious practice among Buryats, a Siberian people, through scholarship on sovereignty... Read more »

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