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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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Wesak Toronto 2013
Buddhism Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Events Toronto
We just received this press release. Information on scheduled events in other Canadian cities would be gratefully received. Via the Buddhist Council of Canada… WESAK 2013 at Queen’s Park Saturday, May 11, 2013 4.30 to 6.30 the Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment and Parinibbàna ‘Final Demise’ We respectfully invite the Sangha Elders, Temples and Individuals to participate... Read more »
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Buddhism in Metropolitan Toronto in 1989
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community History Publishing in a digital world
We are pleased to inform you that we have received a “new” article for our History of Buddhism in Canada page: Buddhism in Metropolitan Toronto: a Preliminary Overview, by Suwanda Sugunasiri, originally published in the Journal of Canadian Ethnic Studies, XXI, No. 2, in 1989. You can read it HERE. We would also like to... Read more »
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Kwan Yin Loves Pie Buddhist cookbook
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A Buddhist cookbook via Lions Gate Buddhist Priory… Dear Friends, We are very pleased to announce the publication of our new Cook Book: Kwan Yin Loves Pie Good vegetarian food to delight the heart and stomach Kwan Yin is the Buddha-Mother of Great Compassion. A statue of her stood in the Chinese Joss house in... Read more »
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