Sumeru News — Theravada
Mahamevnawa videos, Markham, ON
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Sri Lanka Temple Stories Temples Theravada Toronto
Official Opening (in Sri Lankan and English): Wesak 2010:
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Ajahn Sona lecture + retreat, Vancouver, 5.12-13.12
Buddhism in Canada Events Practice! Retreats Theravada Vancouver
The Feeling of Freedom with Venerable Ajahn Sona of the Birken Forest Monastery (‘Sitavana’). Poster available here: EVENING TALK – Saturday, May 12th, 7:30 p.m. Location: Room A122a (main lobby), Langara College, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver MEDITATION RETREAT – Sunday, May 13th, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Auditorium, UBC Asian Centre – 1871... Read more »
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Toward Understanding Thai Buddhism – Vancouver lectures, 5.15-18.12
British Columbia Buddhism around the World Education Events Thailand Theravada Vancouver
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Barend Jan Terwiel. “Toward Understanding Thai Buddhism” Date: Friday, 18 May 2012 Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM Place: Michael Ames Theatre, Museum of Anthropology (MOA), 6393 NW Marine Drive Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come first-serve basis. Please... Read more »
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D. Mitra Bhikkhu on temporary ordinations in Toronto
Buddhism around the World Buddhism in Canada Practice! Theravada Toronto
We just discovered this article by D. Mitra Bhikkhu in the 2011 edition of the Journal of Global Buddhism — Temporary Ordination for Character Transformation: A Diasporic Practice with Transnational Connections. It’s about short-term precepts in the Theravada tradition and draws heavily from material from the West End Buddhist Centre in Brampton, Ontario. Here’s the... Read more »
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New Buddhist book for young children: Two Palm Bow
Buddhism around the World Buddhism in Canada Children Education Publishing Publishing in a digital world Theravada Toronto
Nalanda Publishing Canada is pleased to announce the publication of a Children’s Book, TWO PALM BOW, by the well-known Buddhist author, Suwanda H J Sugunasiri, with illustrations by Heidi Burkhardt. ISBN: English 978-0-9738089-7-1; German 978-0-9867198-3-7; Spanish 978-0-9867198-2-0 Hard copy: $ 9.99; Kindle: $ 2.99 Available on Kindle in English, German and Spanish. (French version expected... Read more »
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