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Montreal’s Tibetan Arts Centre hosts the Tibetan Festival, a home-grown multi-venue event running from May 1-8, 2010. Details at: Dung Dkar

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New College of the University of Toronto and the Toronto Mahavihara present A lecture on Purification of mind through mindfulness by Ven. Uda Iriyagama Dhammajeeva Thero Tuesday, May 11, 2010 / 7 – 9 pm William Doo Auditorium, New College, 45 Willcocks Street Ven. Uda Iriyagama Dhammajiva Thero, a student of Ven. Sayadaw U Pandita of Burma,... Read more »

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Living in the Face of Death: The Tibetan Tradition with Glenn Mullin Glenn H. Mullin is a Tibetologist, translator of classical Tibetan literature, and Buddhist writer and teacher. He is the author of over 20 acclaimed books on various aspects of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, including the lives of the fourteen Dalai Lamas, tantric meditation... Read more »

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The severe earthquake on April 14, 2010 was centred in Yushu Township, Qinghai Province, in China. The area is more than 95% Tibetan, but under direct Chinese control. Jyekundo, the main town,  is also spelled Kyigundo and Jiegu in the media. CBC Radio has run a number of stories on the air, focusing on local... Read more »

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MEDITATION RETREAT AT TORONTO MAHAVIHARA Based on the URAGA SUTTA (Eradication of defilements) 11-day meditation retreat will be conducted at Toronto Mahavihara from Thursday the 29th of April to Sunday the 9th of May, 2010 starting daily at 9.00am and terminating at 7.00pm. ALL THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED ARE WELCOME The retreat will be conducted by the head of the... Read more »

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