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Edmonton’s Truc Lam Monastery features in documentary
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Via the Edmonton Journal… Movie preview: Edmonton filmmaker explores diversity in Brothers in the Buddha EDMONTON – When Beth Wishart MacKenzie taught world religion at the University of Alberta, she visited a local Buddhist monastery and decided a film about an aspiring monk could educate Edmontonians about the diversity within. Her locally shot and produced... Read more »
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Tsewang Dorji crafting new Buddha statue for Palyul Foundation of Canada
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Via Buddhadharma Quarterly… Palyul Foundation of Canada, which maintains Orgyan Osal Cho Dzong, a 350-acre temple and retreat facility in Ontario, has commissioned Toronto-based Bhutanese artist Tsewang Dorji to craft a new Buddha image, now in progress. The face, body, and legs are now at a work-intensive polishing stage. According to Dorji, the clay is first... Read more »
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Prajna Temple Newmarket, grand opening
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This morning I attended the grand opening of the Prajna Temple and the Canadian Wisdom Compassion Centre, in Newmarket, Ontario. The main Prajna Temple is located in Scarborough at Warden and Eglinton. This is a new northern location. They also have a retreat centre in Colborne, Ontario. The ceremonies began with prayers and walking chanting... Read more »
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Tendai Canada opens new location in Pembroke, ON: Red Maple Centre
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Tendai Canada and Red Maple Sangha have relocated from Renfrew to Pembroke, in Ontario. New contact details can be found at: www.canadianbuddhism.info Resident teacher Innen Ray Parchelo tells us what’s planned for the new location… THE NEW RED MAPLE CENTRE It will be nearly 100 days since we last sat and walked together, and much has... Read more »
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Machig Ling opens in Calgary
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The Centre for Pure Ground Vajrayana Buddhism (Namdak Saling) in Calgary has changed their name to Machig Ling Canada. Their new website is: www.machigling.ca Their new FB page is: Machig Ling Calgary Other contact information is being revised. Check www.canadianbuddhism.info for updates. Machig Ling is one of the few places in Canada where chöd is practiced intensively.
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