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Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh public talk, Vancouver, August 14

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Open Mind, Open Heart: Touching the Wonders of Now Sunday, August 14, 2011 Orpheum Theatre 884 Granville Street, Vancouver 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Doors open at 1:00 pm) Tickets are $20 CAD and are available online through Ticketmaster: http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1100465CC6D7D356 Tickets are still available. For more information about the events related to Thich Nhat Hanh’s visit,... Read more »

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“Buddhism & Psychology” Student Essay Competition

Buddhism Buddhism in Canada Education Events Psychology Publishing in a digital world

The 2011 Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada Essay Prize The Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada announces a student essay competition demonstrating the association between Buddhism/ Buddhist psychology and western psychology, science or society.  Submissions should focus on the specific and creative ways that the western academic and clinic disciplines, (e.g. psychology, sociology, religious studies, philosophy, medicine,... Read more »

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Ten Thousand Buddhas Sarira Stupa volunteers needed

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Events Niagara Falls Shrines Volunteering

Cham Shan Temple, Recruitment of Volunteers Every weekend and holiday during the months of June to October, we are hosting guided tours for visitors at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sarira Stupa located in Niagara Falls. We are recruiting tour guides (fluent in English), receptionists, and volunteers to conduct tours, support cleaning, kitchen, transportation, etc. We... Read more »

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Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche – Vancouver, July 2011

Buddhism in Canada Events Retreats Teachers Vajrayana Vancouver Visiting Teachers

For the first time in the West, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche will teach on Nagarjuna’s “Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way” at Thrangu Monastery, 8140 No. 5 Road, Richmond BC, during a retreat running from July 1 – 10, 2011. Over the course of the teachings, Rinpoche will also bestow the empowerments of the protectors Green... Read more »

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2011 North American Kagyu Monlam

Buddhism around the World Buddhism in Canada Events Vajrayana Vancouver

June 22-26 Thrangu Monastery 8140 No. 5 Road, Richmond, BC You are invited to join in the auspicious spreading of genuine love and compassion emanating from the heart of the Kagyu lineage on the 900th anniversary of the birth of Dusum Khyenpa, the First Karmapa. For more information, please visit: www.kagyumonlamnorthamerica.org E-mail: kagyumonlam@thrangumonastery.org Sponsored by... Read more »

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