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“Buddhism & Psychology” Student Essay Competition
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The 2011 Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada Essay Prize The Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada announces a student essay competition demonstrating the association between Buddhism/ Buddhist psychology and western psychology, science or society. Submissions should focus on the specific and creative ways that the western academic and clinic disciplines, (e.g. psychology, sociology, religious studies, philosophy, medicine,... Read more »
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Critical Buddhism
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We recently received a copy of CRITICAL BUDDHISM Engaging with Modern Japanese Buddhist Thought James Mark Shields Ashgate Press (Surrey, England, 2011) 216 pages ISBN 978-1-4094-1798-9 hardback An e-book edition is also available Dr. Shields received a PhD at McGill University and is currently Assistant Professor of Asian and Comparative Thought at Bucknell University, Lewisburg,... Read more »
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Asian Community Award winner Aloy Perera
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The Asian Community Award was presented to Aloy Perera in Toronto recently by the Canadian Multicultural Council. Mr. Perera is of Sri Lankan descent and has been a fixture in the Sri Lankan communities of Montreal and Toronto for forty years. Here are some further details of Mr. Perera’s achievements and the event at which... Read more »
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An American Buddhist Life
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Coming soon, from SUMERU… AN AMERICAN BUDDHIST LIFE: Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer by Charles S. Prebish The Sumeru Press Inc. Paperback, 6×9, 266p, illustr. ISBN 978-1-896559-09-4 $24.95 Charles Prebish came to Utah State University in January 2007 following more than thirty-five years on the faculty of the Pennsylvania State University. During his tenure... Read more »
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Ten Thousand Buddhas Sarira Stupa volunteers needed
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Events Niagara Falls Shrines Volunteering
Cham Shan Temple, Recruitment of Volunteers Every weekend and holiday during the months of June to October, we are hosting guided tours for visitors at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sarira Stupa located in Niagara Falls. We are recruiting tour guides (fluent in English), receptionists, and volunteers to conduct tours, support cleaning, kitchen, transportation, etc. We... Read more »
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