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Dharma Punx Ottawa
Buddhism in Canada Groups Ottawa Practice!
Saw their poster on a lamp post in the Glebe neighbourhood, advertising a local meditation group. Dharma Punx is a loose network of Buddhist practitioners started by Noah Levine in Los Angeles, of particular interest to disaffected young people. The local Ottawa group is peer-led and meets Sundays at 3 pm for 25 minutes of... Read more »
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Ottawa Chinatown
Buddhism in Canada Ottawa Temple Stories
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ottawa’s Chinatown. The city has invested more than $600,000 in stimulus money to revitalize the area and brand it as a visitor destination, similar to Little Italy nearby. Most of the money has been used to create a giant ornamental “Royal Arch” over Somerset Street at the entrance... Read more »
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Sumeru re-design
Publishing Publishing in a digital world
We are pleased to launch our new design for Sumeru – featuring improved navigation and sharing, as well as a crisp, easy-to-read style. We hope you enjoy it! Over the next few weeks we will be tweaking some items (such as link colours on old posts), but this is pretty much it. We welcome your... Read more »
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Thrangu Monastery opens in Richmond, BC
Buddhism in Canada Temple Stories Vajrayana Vancouver
A new Kargyu monastery has opened in Richmond, BC. Here are links to some articles about it: http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=66,9374,0,0,1,0 http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Canada+first+traditional+Tibetan+Buddhist+monastery+opens/3316549/story.html?tab=PHOT I’m not sure why the media are calling it Canada’s first traditional Tibetan Buddhist monastery, since Tibetan monks have been living in Canada since before 1970. Be that as it may, it’s always cause for celebration... Read more »
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SGI Canada returns tainted donations
Buddhism in Canada Charity Media
Soka Gakkai International’s Canadian chapter has handed over to the government more than $300,000 in donations it received from Robert Mander, who it was later discovered had acquired the money through illegal means. Here’s a link to the story in the Globe and Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/buddhist-organization-returns-tainted-money/article1638858/
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