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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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Annual Kwan Yin Festival in Lytton, BC
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The annual Kwan Yin Festival for peace and healing in Lytton B.C. will be celebrated on Sunday, June 22, 2014 on the Chinese temple site. A temple dedicated to Kwan Yin stood in Lytton 1880-1928. The ceremony will be performed by the monks of Lions Gate Buddhist Priory. Vegetarian potluck to follow. All are welcome.... Read more »
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Duc Quang Vietnamese Buddhist Temple rebuilding in London, ON
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The Duc Quang Buddhist Temple in London, Ontario, was originally housed in the old Presbyterian Church building (built in 1910) on Hamilton Street, which had been decommissioned in 1995. However, in 2012 the building had developed structural problems and had to be torn down. Here’s an article about that, by Debora Van Brenk in the... Read more »
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Ottawa Tibet Film Festival 2014
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The second annual Ottawa Tibet Film Festival 2014 is coming up March 21-22 at the St. Paul University Amphitheatre. Here’s the website: ottawatibetfilmfestival.com and they are also on Facebook: OttawaTibetFlimFestival Friday, March 21st: 6:00 PM: Doors open 6:45 PM: Introduction: Traditional Tibetan dance performed by newly arrived Tibetans: Opening ceremony 7:00 PM: Milarepa, (2006). Made by Neten Chokling. Discussion with Ian Prattis, professor at... Read more »
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