Sumeru News — Women
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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15th World Buddhist Women’s Convention, Calgary, 2015
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In 2015, the World Buddhist Women’s Convention will be hosted in Canada by the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada Women’s Federation (JSBTCWF) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Embraced by the Oneness of Life is the theme for this prestigious, international event being held on Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31, 2015. It is anticipated that 2,000... Read more »
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Jayantā Shirley Johannesen interviews Ayya Medhanandi, founder of Sati Saraniya Hermitage in Canada
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AYYA MEDHANANDI: We are truly on the cusp of a wonderful new era. I see the changes as historical for both Theravada Buddhist monasticism and the outreach of the Buddha’s teachings in western society. The Buddha said that when a person native to the country in which the Dhamma teachings are introduced becomes a monastic, then... Read more »
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Nova Scotia’s Pema Chödron profiled on Women News Network
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http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/06/18/first-time-i-met-pema-chodron/ is a profile of Pema Chödron by Michaela Haas. WNN grew out of a UNESCO initiative in 2006.
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Sakyadhita Conference Calgary follow-up
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PRESS RELEASE (Nov. 21, 2012) Buddhist Council of Canada, Board Member at the Sakyadhita ‘Daughters of the Buddha’ (Canada) Conference. This is to share the news that Thich Nu Tinh Quang made a presentation, “Balancing East And West As a Canadian Vietnamese Buddhist Nun”, at the First Sakhyadhita Conference in Calgary. “On Saturday September 15, 2012,... Read more »
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