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Inmates suing over Canada’s cut to non-Christian prison chaplains
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Non-Christian prisoners in Canadian jails have launched a legal challenge to Ottawa’s decision cutting non-Christian prison chaplains. Here’s the story in the Winnipeg Free Press: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/inmates-suing-over-ottawas-decision-to-cut-muslim-sikh-wiccan-chaplains-199015341.html
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National Post on how to be a Buddhist tourist
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Yet another story on someone’s brush with Buddhism, this time in Sri Lanka: http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/03/23/trouble-at-the-zenhouse-a-canadians-adventure-tour-of-sri-lanka-yields-a-crash-course-in-buddhism/ Think of it as Buddhism Lite. Filling, but with fewer calories.
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Enjoy the Brush – Calligraphy with Kaz Tanahashi in Montreal
Art Buddhism in Canada Events Montreal Zen
April 5 at 7:00 pm until April 7 at 4:00 pm Enpuku-ji Zen Centre, 4620 St-Dominique, Montreal, QC Using bio-degradable watercolor paint, we will explore the 1,700-year-old wisdom of East Asian calligraphy and take a glimpse into the heart of the creative process by reproducing selected ideographs in the tradition of ancient Chinese masterpieces. While... Read more »
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Tibetan Resettlement Project update
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Here is the latest Tibetan Resettlement Project update… The nominations for the first group of the displaced Tibetans have been sent to Central Tibetan Administration. A total of 204 Tibetans will arrive in Canada this year in the following cities. Ottawa — 26; Toronto – 53; Calgary 101; and BC – 24. Of the 204... Read more »
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Zomia lecture at U of T
Buddhism around the World Buddhist Studies Education Events Toronto Visiting Teachers
Friday March 22nd, 3-5 pm Jackman Humanities Building room 317 University of Toronto, St. George campus Prof. Geoffrey Samuel The Concept of Zomia and its Relevance to Tibetan Studies The term ‘Zomia’ was introduced in 2002 in an article by the Dutch sociologist and Bangladesh specialist Willem van Schendel as part of a critique of the... Read more »
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