Sumeru News — Montreal

Canadian Buddhist Meetups

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Vancouver & Victoria Calgary Edmonton Toronto Ottawa Montréal Halifax Excluding groups that are tangentially tagged as “Buddhist” the breakdown is as follows: 4 Theravada 7 Mahayana (including three that focus on martial arts) 10 Vajrayana (mostly Shambhala) 13 New Kadampa (which many people do NOT consider as Buddhist, bur rather as a cult) 4 Non-denominational

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Rock for Tibet, Montreal 8.25.12

Buddhism in Canada Events Montreal Music Tibet

Café du Mile End, 5240, Avenue du Parc, Montreal, Quebec H2V 4G7 August 25, 2012 @ 8 pm (doors open @ 7) Samedi 25 août à 20h, ouverture des portes à 19h 15$ prévente (+ frais de service et/ou frais Admission) 20$ à la porte (argent comptant seulement le soir du spectacle) 18 ans et... Read more »

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Dungse Jampal Norbu Namgyel, Montreal, 6.27-28.12

Buddhism Buddhism in Canada Events Montreal Vajrayana Visiting Teachers

Mangala Shri Bhuti presents… Basic Buddhism, Montreal JULY 27 & 28, 2012 STUDIO BLISS 3841 blvd Saint Laurent Montreal Quebec H2W 1X9 3 Talks: Friday 6:30 pm, Saturday 9:30 am – 4:00 pm Full program Pre-Registration: $60 online / $80 at the door 25 & under: $45 online / $60 at the door Friday night... Read more »

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Canadian Buddhist cult, Montréal, circa 1970s

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Cults History Montreal Teacher Stories Temple Stories

http://coolopolis.blogspot.ca/2009/12/quiz-whos-guy-on-left.html http://coolopolis.blogspot.ca/2010/04/more-tyndale-martin-and-his-greatheart.html Even though some of the details are wrong, these articles are still cause for sadness. Buddhism in Canada has come a long way in the past 40 years. Many of the original members of the community which became Greatheart (including me) have gone on to make valuable contributions. Nothing is ever fully black... Read more »

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Victor Sogen Hori bio on Sweeping Zen

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Victor Sogen Hori, Rinzai teacher, McGill professor and co-author of “Wild Geese: Buddhism in Canada” has had his biography added to the Sweeping Zen website… http://sweepingzen.com/hori-victor-sogen

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