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Learn Tibetan Yoga in Toronto

Buddhism Events Health Meditation Practice! Tibet Vajrayana Visiting Teachers

Tibetan Yoga taught by Lama Migmar Sat. & Sun Oct. 26 & 27 at Institute of Traditional Medicine Free Teaching: Fri Oct 25 In this workshop led by Lama Migmar Tseten, Chaplain at Harvard University, you will take part in a traditional Yantra Yoga initiation ceremony and learn to work directly with the body’s subtle... Read more »

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Meditation retreat in Moose Jaw

Buddhism in Canada Events Meditation Retreats Saskatchewan

Regina Insight Meditation Community presents a meditation retreat in Moose Jaw… LIGHTENING THE HEART, BRIGHTENING THE MIND with Howard Cohn at Wood Acres Retreat Centre, Moose Jaw November 13th to 17th, 2013 (Wednesday evening to Sunday noon) Although our intrinsic nature is light and open, our tender hearts become burdened by the endless demands of... Read more »

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What is a ‘Buddhist Painting’? Lecture at McMaster, Oct 22, 2013

Art Buddhism around the World Buddhist Studies China Events Hamilton Lecture Painting

The Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University is delighted to welcome our Dr. Harry Lyman Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor, Raoul Birnbaum.  Professor Birnbaum (University of California Santa Cruz) is an internationally-renowned scholar of Chinese Buddhism and art history. All are invited to a public lecture at McMaster: “What is a ‘Buddhist Painting’?  Some Registers... Read more »

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The History of Contesting Intermarriage, Religion, Race, and Nation in Burma (lecture)

Buddhism around the World Buddhist Studies Burma Events Interfaith Lecture Toronto Women

Southeast Asia Seminar Series Lecture in the Arts, Histories, Literatures, and Religions of Burma “Transcultural Intimacies and Infidelities Under Colonial Rule: The History of Contesting Intermarriage, Religion, Race, and Nation in Burma (Myanmar)” Chie Ikeya (Rutgers University) Thursday, October 24, 2013 2:00 – 4.00 pm Department for the Study of Religion Jackman Humanities Building, Room... Read more »

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15th World Buddhist Women’s Convention, Calgary, 2015

Buddhism around the World Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Calgary Conferences Events Women

In 2015, the World Buddhist Women’s Convention will be hosted in Canada by the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada Women’s Federation (JSBTCWF) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Embraced by the Oneness of Life is the theme for this prestigious, international event being held on Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31, 2015. It is anticipated that 2,000... Read more »

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