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Canadian Women in Buddhism conference, Calgary, 9.15.12

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Calgary Conferences Events Practice! Women

Sakyadhita Canada is a Buddhist women’s organization that seeks to support both monastics and laywomen through a variety of initiatives. Sakyadhita Canada has begun an outreach program designed to inform Canadian women about Sakyadhita and create links between them. On Saturday September 15th, 2012 Sakyadhita Canada will be holding its first conference in Calgary. The... Read more »

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Lake Ontario Peace Walkers undaunted

Buddhism in Canada Events Ontario Peace work Practice! Walking

Five of the peace walkers from the Grafton Peace Pagoda’s “No More Fukushimas Peace Walk for Mother Nature” around Lake Ontario have arrived in Kingston, while 50 more walkers were held back at the border. Full details and backgrounder in this article from the Kingston Whig-Standard: http://www.thewhig.com/2012/07/22/border-hold-up-doesnt-halt-peace-walk

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Canadian Buddhist Meetups

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Calgary Edmonton Groups Halifax Montreal Ottawa Practice! Toronto Vancouver Victoria

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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Peace Walk needs Toronto participants! Support vehicles held back at border.

Buddhism in Canada Events Groups Ontario Peace work Practice! Toronto

Early Thursday morning five of the walkers crossed the border into Canada with no problem. The other vehicle with a few walkers and the walkers’ luggage was not able to make it. So the walk needs support. We’ve read about you, students of Toronto! Come out and walk for a week, a day, or an hour. March... Read more »

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“No More Fukushimas” on Flickr

Buddhism in Canada Events Groups Ontario Peace work Practice! Walking

Grafton Peace Pagoda (Nipponzan Myohoji) are staging a walk around Lake Ontario over the coming weeks. Here’s a picture from one of their previous walks. Schedule and contact for the walk can be found at: http://www.sumeru-books.com/2012/07/no-more-fukushimas-peace-walk-around-lake-ontario-july-11-aug-11-2012/ The Peace Walks page is: http://peacewalks.wordpress.com/2012/07/21/no-more-fukushimas/ Their Flickr page is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/81076938@N02/

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