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Machik Canada fundraiser in Lindsay, ON
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Machik is an international organization dedicated to strengthening communities on the Tibetan Plateau. Machik Canada is holding a fundraiser for 300 in Lindsay, Ontario (home to a substantial Tibetan Canadian community) tonight.
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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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Raymond, AB was central to development of Buddhism in Canada – John Harding
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Via The Lethbridge Herald… A small southern Alberta town’s early acceptance of Japanese culture helped shape Buddhism in Canada, making this region a hub of religious growth. Raymond was the centre of the Canadian Buddhist movement after the Second World War, according to University of Lethbridge religious studies professor John Harding, whose upcoming work will... Read more »
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Ill wind blowing for Cham Shan Temple $40M Kawartha Lakes Retreat Centres
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The Sun News network is reporting that the Ontario government’s plan to build a wind farm that could adversely affect plans that Cham Shan Temple has been working on for more than 20 years to re-create Chinese Buddhism’s four sacred mountain retreats in Kawartha Lakes… The article begins: PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Proposed wind farms in... Read more »
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An interview with Reverend Patricia Kanaya Usuki
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Via Sakyadhita and Jeff Wilson… The Great Compassion: An Interview with Reverend Patricia Kanaya Usuki by Jeff Wilson Rev. Patricia Kanaya Usuki (photo: Koury Angelo) Patricia Kanaya Usuki was born in Toronto, Canada, to an Anglican father and a Buddhist mother. Her parents brought her up in the United Church of Canada, one of the... Read more »
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