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BC Buddhist prisoner denied Buddhist chaplaincy help
British Columbia Buddhism in Canada Chaplaincy Prison
Here’s a very recent article from the Canadian Press wire service about a prisoner in BC whose request for Buddhist chaplaincy help was denied by Provincial and Federal Courts. http://www.citynews.ca/2015/08/14/federal-court-dismisses-imprisoned-buddhists-human-rights-complaint/ Regardless of this man’s past, cuts to Canada’s multifaith chaplaincy programs in prisons do not help make our society better in any way. Prison should be... Read more »
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First Nations and Buddhism – Calgary conference address
Alberta Buddhism in Canada Calgary Conferences First Nations Jodo Shinshu
Here’s a wonderful video of Dr. Reg Crowshoe of the Blackfoot nation, addressing the World Buddhist Women conference in Calgary (organized by the Jodo Shinshu Temples of Canada) earlier this year. His talk deals with the First Nations perspective on Oneness, which was the theme of this year’s conference. It’s an interesting look at the... Read more »
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Lama Lena Dzogchen Retreat, Toronto
Buddhism in Canada Dzogchen Events Retreats Toronto Vajrayana Visiting Teachers
Dzogchen Meditation retreat with Lama Lena Based on the traditional teaching ‘3 Words of Garab Dorje’ August 21 – August 23 Institute of Traditional Medicine 553 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor (3rd floor) Toronto, ON www.itmworld.org info: info@itmworld.org Retreat schedule: Friday August 21 7-9pm, Saturday August 22 11-1 & 3-5pm, Sunday August 23 11-1pm Dzogchen... Read more »
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Think online Buddhist content is important?
Buddhism Buddhism around the World Buddhist community History Media
If you think online Buddhist content is important—too important to allow it to slip into oblivion in future—then you need to save those pages to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, a free online resource of web pages that have in past or may in future go dark. Here is the link: https://archive.org/web/ I urge every Buddhist temple,... Read more »
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Maitreya Sacred Relics Tour, upcoming Canadian events 2015
British Columbia Buddhism Buddhism around the World Events Ontario Saskatchewan
Via the Maitreya Sacred Relics Tour organizing committee… The Maitreya Sacred Relics Tour, a precious collection of sacred relics of the Buddha and many other Buddhist masters, is currently touring the world, and we are honoured that they will be coming to Canada again. Please join us! This is a RARE opportunity to view these... Read more »
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