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Yeshe Lama Retreat @ The Dharma Centre of Canada, August
Buddhism in Canada Ontario Retreats Vajrayana Visiting Teachers
Yeshe Lama Retreat: Rushen and Trekcho with Lama Lena Aug 22- Sept 1, 2014 at the Dharma Centre of Canada The yogis and yoginis in the Nyingma tradition of Vajrayana are amongst the wildest and wooliest of all Buddhist practitioners. Yeshe Lama (Wisdom Teacher) and the practice of “Rushen” which it introduces is one of the most... Read more »
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Becoming Citizens: Student-Monks and the Rise of Social Engagement in Modern Chinese Buddhism
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UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by the Venerable Rongdao Lai. Becoming Citizens: Student-Monks and the Rise of Social Engagement in Modern Chinese Buddhism Date: Wednesday, 9 April 2014 Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM Place: Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Lectures are free... Read more »
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GTHA Wesak 2014
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There will be more than 22 temples participating in this year’s Greater Toronto Horseshoe Area Wesak 2014. Here’s the poster. Click on it to see it full-size so you can reproduce and post it…
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The Encounter with Modernity in Chinese Buddhist Historiography
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / McMASTER UNIVERSITY YEHAN NUMATA BUDDHIST STUDIES PROGRAM presents: JOHN KIESCHNICK (Stanford University) LECTURE: The Encounter with Modernity in Chinese Buddhist Historiography FRIDAY, April 4, 2014, 3-5 pm, UTSG, JHB 317 Over 1500 years, Chinese Buddhists developed a distinctive way of writing about the past, informed on the one hand by... Read more »
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Buddhist monastery in PEI in the news
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The Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society, a Buddhist monastery in PEI, is probably not top-of-mind when it comes to Canadian Buddhist organizations. But this very large community in PEI was the topic of an in-depth article last summer in Maisonneuve, a Montreal-based culture mag. The article is a mix of excellent reportage mixed with a... Read more »
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