Sumeru News — Theravada

Buddhist cosmology – Canadian scholar’s view published in Sri Lanka

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Coincident with the publication of the latest issue of the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, Prof. Suwanda Sugunasiri has published an extract of his 87-page scholarly article about Buddhist cosmology, “Devolution and Evolution in the Agganna Sutta” on LankaWeb. Follow the links for the scholarly and popular articles.

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Vipassana Retreat with Brian Ruhe in Mission BC

British Columbia Buddhism in Canada Retreats Theravada Vipassana

Via Lower Mainland Buddhism… Westminster Abbey Vipassana Weekend Retreat. January 17 – 19th Join Brian Ruhe for a silent weekend of Vipassana Meditation and Buddhist Philosophy. Happy New Year!! Make a New Year’s resolution! WMA is a Catholic Monastery in Mission about a 1.5 hour drive from Vancouver with 31 Benedictine monks and it’s a great place... Read more »

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Priests thank Sri Lankan community after Canadian Buddhist temple opens

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A great article from The Sri Lanka Reporter (based in Toronto), about the dedication ceremony for the then-new home of the Halton Peel Buddhist Cultural Society, West-End Buddhist Cultural Centre… Sorry it’s a bit older than a year, but I just found it. http://lankareporter.com/lr/2012/02/05/priests-thank-sri-lankan-community-after-new-canadian-buddhist-temple-opens/

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Samaneri ordination at Sati Saraniya Hermitage, Perth, Ontario

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Via Aspiring to Awaken / Sati Saraniya Hermitage… We were 100 strong at Sati Saraniya Hermitage on September 14, 2013 to witness the Pabbajja, Going Forth from home to homelessness, of Samaneri Ahimsa as a 10-precept novice nun. The occasion of her samaneri ordination was historic – the first to be held in the new... Read more »

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The mystery of Hilda Jayewardenaramaya solved

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A number of years ago when I was helping George Klima update his Buddhism in Canada directory (before the Sumeru directory existed), there was a Sri Lankan temple in Ottawa called the Hilda Jayewardenaramaya. It seemed like an odd name for a Buddhist temple, but I assumed a “hilda” was some kind of place name... Read more »

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