Sumeru News — Maritimes
The Trap, a movie by Lina Verchery
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In a Cape Breton village, Buddhist monks and nuns pray in their abbey, while French-speaking fishermen put out to sea to haul in their lobster traps. Seemingly divided by language, culture and religion, these people share more than meets the eye. The film delicately weaves a connection between the beliefs of the two groups, both... Read more »
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Ajahn Kusalo in Nova Scotia
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From the Nova News: http://www.novanewsnow.com/section/2011-09-28/article-2762691/Monk-visits-meditation-group/1
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Ellen Page on life and growing up Buddhist in Halifax
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From Back Stage magazine, March 31, 2011: http://www.backstage.com/bso/news-and-features-features/super-trouper-1005104312.story
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Canada’s new Vajra Princess
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Shambhala’s Sakyong Mipham and his wife the Sakyong Wangmo are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Drukmo Yeshe Sarasvati Ziji Mukpo, in Halifax on August 11. For full details, visit the Shambhala Community News link… http://www.shambhala.org/community/sns/index.php?id=558
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Moncton Buddhist Centre
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Buddhist Centres aren’t springing up like mushrooms these days, so it was inspiring to see that Montreal’s Tibetan Buddhist Temple has opened a sister centre in Moncton, New Brunswick. http://zawatulku.org/index.htm Here’s a news story too, about this week-end’s inauguration ceremony: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/08/14/buddhist-centre.html
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