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Philippines cyclone relief

Buddhism around the World Buddhist community Charity

Here is a list of Buddhist organizations in the Philippines through whom Buddhists may wish to help with the cyclone relief effort: Chu Un Temple Address: 246 V. Rama Avenue Cebu City 6000 Philippines ——————————————————————————– Iloilo Fo Guang Yuan Address: 13-A Fuentes Street, Iloilo City, Philippines ——————————————————————————– Manila Kadampa Buddhist Centre Phone: 02 892-5281 ——————————————————————————–... Read more »

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Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu on the tangled relationships among science, religion and culture

Buddhist Psychology Culture Politics Practice! Science Winnipeg

Via Truth is Within, Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s blog… I was thinking to write an article about the difference between religion and culture, but it doesn’t seem like the discussion would be complete without including religion’s best frenemy, science. So, here goes. I’m writing this article both because these three topics are of course of great professional... Read more »

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Liberals willing to talk to Buddhists about impact of proposed wind farm on Cham Shan Temple retreat

Buddhism in Canada Environmental Issues Ontario Retreats

Via the Peterborough Examiner… MPP Laurie Scott brought the concerns of the Cham Shan Temple in Bethany to Queen’s Park on Wednesday, asking Premier Kathleen Wynne whether her government would let its energy policy chase out a planned $40-million Buddhist retreat. “Premier, will the Buddhist dream be gone with the wind?” asked Scott, the Progressive... Read more »

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Buddhism in Cambodia / U of T Southeast Asia Seminar Series event

Buddhism around the World Buddhist Studies Cambodia Education Events Toronto

Southeast Asia Seminar Series presents a lecture on Buddhism in Cambodia: ANNE HANSEN (Dept. Languages & Cultures of Asia Center For Southeast Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison) PAINTING ETHICS: DEATH, LOVE AND MORAL VISION IN KHMER MAHAPARINIBBANA Friday, November 8th, 2013 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM LA 200, Larkin Building 15 Devonshire Place Register Online... Read more »

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Buddhism in Nepal / Numata lecture and reading group

Buddhism around the World Buddhist Studies Education Events Hamilton Nepal Numata Toronto

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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