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Bangladeshi Buddhist community in Regina in the news

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The Regina Leader-Post recently published a very nice profile of Rev. Uttam Barua and the Wat Buddhadhamma Buddhist Temple. Buddhist community is small but vibrant

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Buddhist monastery in PEI in the news

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The Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society, a Buddhist monastery in PEI, is probably not top-of-mind when it comes to Canadian Buddhist organizations. But this very large community in PEI was the topic of an in-depth article last summer in Maisonneuve, a Montreal-based culture mag. The article is a mix of excellent reportage mixed with a... Read more »

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Duc Quang Vietnamese Buddhist Temple rebuilding in London, ON

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The Duc Quang Buddhist Temple in London, Ontario, was originally housed in the old Presbyterian Church building (built in 1910) on Hamilton Street, which had been decommissioned in 1995. However, in 2012 the building had developed structural problems and had to be torn down. Here’s an article about that, by Debora Van Brenk in the... Read more »

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Regina Wat Buddhadhamma in the news

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Via the Regina Leader-Post… Q+A with Reverend Uttam Barua at Regina Wat Buddhadhamma Buddhist Community is small but vibrant After escaping religious turmoil in Bangladesh in 1991, Reverend Uttam Barua found himself in Regina in 2009 at Wat Buddhadhamma temple. Barua is now a Buddhist monk at the Elphinstone Street temple, where Saskatchewan’s Theravada Buddhist... Read more »

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Steveston Buddhist Temple turns 50. Time to celebrate.

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Via Lower Mainland Buddhism blog… “KAGAYAKI,” a presentation of Local Nikkei Artists  December 7, 2013 1 pm – 9 pm Steveston Buddhist Temple 4360 Garry St. Richmond, BC (604) 277-2323 The Steveston Buddhist Temple is celebrating our 50th Anniversary of at our present location. Over the course of these 50 years, the temple has grown together with the surrounding... Read more »

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