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Jodo Shinshu Vancouver Temple profiled

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From the Vancouver Courier… Although Strathcona carries a strong image of a working class monoculture, the shadow of a mostly forgotten community still lingers. The blocks between Jackson and Main to the east and west, and Cordova and the waterfront to the south and north were once a landing point for Japanese immigrants seeking a... Read more »

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Jing Yin Temple joins Toronto’s “Doors Open” event

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Temple Stories Temples Toronto

Jing Yin Temple is open for architectural viewing today and tomorrow, as part of the City of Toronto “Doors Open” event. Here’s the listing: http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/culture/doorsopen.nsf/7810A7D0D6C0033D8525799C004D29F5/38CB4A55A31E186085257B2C0015C818?opendocument And here’s the temple’s website: http://www.tbjyt.org/portal_tbjyt/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=85

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Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu in Manitoba, on the web and on YouTube

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I recently discovered Venerable Yuttadhammo (formerly Noah Greenspoon), a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo of Chiang Mai, Thailand. His blog is: Truth Is Within / Just another Buddhist monk’s weblog I’ll be adding him to the Sumeru directory of Canadian Buddhist organizations shortly, but here’s his... Read more »

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Temple stay b ‘n’ b in Montréal

Buddhism in Canada Montreal Retreats Temple Stories Zen

Enpuku-ji Zen Centre in Montréal’s Plateau district is now offering a vegetarian bed-and-breakfast room for rent on  the airbnb site. Details here.

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Tergar Montréal and Tergar Trail BC Practice Group added to Sumeru directory

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Tergar Montréal and Tergar Trail BC are two new centres in Canada under the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. They have just been added to the Sumeru directory of Canadian Buddhist organizations at the links noted above.

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