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Kwan yin Ceremony + Vegetarian potluck lunch, Lytton BC, 6.17.12

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Second annual outdoor Kwan yin Ceremony on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 10:00am on the old Chinese joss house site in Lytton B.C. by the monks of Lions Gate Buddhist Priory for peace and healing. Vegetarian potluck lunch at parish hall. All are welcome. Email: lionsgatebuddhistpriory@lyttonbc.net Phone: 250 – 455 – 0344

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Toronto Wesak 2012 update

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Updated poster… PDF version here Wesak 2012 Flyer 1 april 04 12          

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Tom Lodge, Canadian Buddhist broadcaster, rock revolutionary, dead at 75

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From The Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/9169986/Tom-Lodge.html

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Dalai Lama wins $1.7 million Templeton Prize

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From the Vancouver Sun: http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/03/29/dalai-lama-wins-1-7-million-templeton-prize/

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Canada Secretly Saw Tibet as “Qualified for Recognition as an Independent State” in ’50s

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Declassified documents from 1950 through the 1960s show that Canada considered Tibet to be “qualified for recognition as an independent state.” These documents also show how the Canadian government’s concern over the outcome of United Nations votes led Canada to publicly avoid the question of Tibet’s political status in favor of human rights. But while... Read more »

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