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Buddhism in Nepal / Numata lecture and reading group

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The UofT/McMaster Yehan Numata Buddhist Studies Program presents a reading group and lecture on Buddhism in Nepal: ALEXANDER VON ROSPATT (University of California Berkeley) READING GROUP The Sacred Origins of the Svayambhucaitya and the Nepal Valley. Foreign Speculation and Local Myth, and The Mural Paintings of the Svayambhupurana at the Shrine of Santipur, and their... Read more »

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The Quest for the Historical Buddha and the Path to Enlightenment, Numata lecture

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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / McMASTER UNIVERSITY YEHAN NUMATA PROGRAM BUDDHIST STUDIES PROGRAM RUPERT GETHIN (Bristol University) NUMATA LECTURE AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE 2nd BIENNIAL UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE: The Quest for the Historical Buddha and the Path to Enlightenment FRIDAY, November 1, 2013, 4-6 pm, UTSC, JHB 318 The study of the... Read more »

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Buddhism Heritage Day at the Ontario Legislature

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Via Buddhist Council of Canada… Buddhism Heritage Day at the Ontario Legislature, Oct. 10 2013 History was made today when nearly 150 Buddhists of Ontario attended a Buddhism Heritage Day at the Ontario Legislature building on Oct. 10. Initiated by  Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Dipika Damerla, Mississauga East-Cooksville, she was helped by Bhante Dr.... 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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Zasep Rinpoche’s “Tara in the palm of your hand” book launch

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Saturday, November 9, 2013 / 2-4 pm Last minute venue change. It’s at 569 Spadina Crescent at the UofT MultiFaith Centre. $25 (suggested dana) “Tara in the palm of your hand” is the book written by Ven. Zasep Rinpoche and produced by his publishing company, Wind Horse Press. Rinpoche will introduce his book on the history,... Read more »

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