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Shodo Spring’s Compassionate Earth Walk

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Shodo Spring’s Compassionate Earth Walk begins in Alberta on July 4th, and will follow the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline route south into the USA. Her initiative was recently profiled in The Huffington Post, with the title – An Inconvenient Walk: A Grandmother’s Invitation.

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Gary Ho and Tzu Chi Canada Buddhist Relief Foundation

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Gary Ho is chief executive officer of the Vancouver-based Canadian chapter of the global Tzu Chi Buddhist Relief Foundation, founded by Dharma Master Cheng Yen in 1966. In a recent edition of The Province, he was profiled in an excellent piece explaining a bit about the organization’s work: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Faith+Buddhism+Compassion+Relief+Foundation+Canada/8436662/story.html

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Jing Yin Temple joins Toronto’s “Doors Open” event

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Jing Yin Temple is open for architectural viewing today and tomorrow, as part of the City of Toronto “Doors Open” event. Here’s the listing: http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/culture/doorsopen.nsf/7810A7D0D6C0033D8525799C004D29F5/38CB4A55A31E186085257B2C0015C818?opendocument And here’s the temple’s website: http://www.tbjyt.org/portal_tbjyt/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=85

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New Canadian Buddhist organizations in Manitoba and Ontario

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Just added to the Sumeru directory of Canadian Buddhist organizations: Parideha Forest Monastery in Ste. Anne RM, Manitoba Bangladesh Buddhist Association of Canada in Mississauga, Ontario

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Bangladesh Buddhist Association of Canada celebrates Purnima in Mississauga, May 25, 2013

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Bangladesh Buddhist Association of Canada, Toronto is going to celebrate sacred Buddha Purnima, The Birth, Enlightenment and Passing Away of Lord Buddha on Saturday, May 25th, 2013 at West End Buddhist Temple, 3133 Cawthra Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario. The program shall start at 10:30 am and will finish at 3:00 pm with lunch. You are cordially... Read more »

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