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Ajahn Punnadhammo lecture at University of Tennessee
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Ajahn Punnadhammo, of the Arrow River Forest Hermitage in Northern Ontario, will give a lecture this Friday at the University of Tennessee, entitled: “The Buddhist Worldview and Its Relation to Practice,” in conjunction with the current exhibit in place in the McClung Museum, “Zen Buddhism and the Arts of Japan.” Full details (and some information about... Read more »
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Flowers on the Rock – More Buddhism in Canada
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At his lecture (Buddhism in Canada) last night in Toronto, hosted by the Japan Foundation, Victor Sogen Hori of McGill University announced that his newest book, Flowers on the Rock – More Buddhism in Canada, co-edited with John Harding and Alexander Soucy, has gone to the publisher (MQUP) now. This is the sequel to their... Read more »
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Canada’s newest Buddhist Temple
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Canada’s newest Buddhist Temple is the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple Waterloo – Buddha’s Light Centre, which was inaugurated last week. Here’s a photo… More pictures from the opening ceremony
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Buddhist Abortion Rituals in Modern Japan
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While he is Toronto this week, Professor Hori will give a morning talk at the University of Toronto, entitled Buddhist Abortion Rituals in Modern Japan 10:30am-12pm Friday, November 16 2012 Jackman Humanities Building, Room 318 170 St George Street Department for the Study of Religion University of Toronto This event is free and open to... Read more »
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Victor Hori Lecture in Toronto: “Buddhism in Canada”
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Friday, November 16 at 6:30 pm Buddhism in Canada by Professor Victor Hori The Japan Foundation, Toronto, 131 Bloor Street West, 2nd Floor Admission: Free RSVP required: http://www.jftor.org/whatson/rsvp.php or 416-966-1600 x 103 * * * Buddhism came to Canada more than a century ago but for most of that period it remained confined to the... Read more »
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