Sumeru News — Temples

Mahamevnawa Bhavana Asapuwa

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I recently had the opportunity to drop by our local Sinhala monastery and take some pictures on a beautiful sunny afternoon…  

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Dale’s Temple Adventures

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Dale Quarrington, a 36-year-old Canadian teacher of English in Korea, also contributes to spreading the beauty and knowledge of Korean Buddhism through his blog titled, Dale’s Korean Temple Adventures. Since January 2011, Quarrington has visited more than 190 temples in Korea and posted pictures and reviews. That breaks down to three or four temples every... Read more »

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Buddha’s Birthday celebration, Sat. May 31 – Mississauga

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I am delighted to inform you that everything is set to go for this Saturday’s (May 31, 2014) Vesak festival at the Mississauga Celebration Square. 35 Buddhist temples across Ontario are joining us. Over 100 monks and nuns from all Buddhist traditions will be present. 15 VIPs confirmed their presence in this festival. Vesak festival... Read more »

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Video walk through Sitavana – Birken Forest Monastery

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Abbot Ajahn Sona takes us on a tour of the spiritual and practical design elements of Birken Forest Monastery (‘Sitavana’) – a Canadian Theravada Buddhist monastery of the Thai Forest Tradition located in the interior region of British Columbia. – For more information: http://birken.ca | meditate@birken.ca

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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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