Jade Buddha Canadian Dates

By Yönten, on May 31st, 2010%

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace, which is touring the world, will only be in Canada for a short period of time. Here are the scheduled venues:

12-20 June 2010, Phap Van Temple, 420 Traders Blvd., Mississauga, ON

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China’s Leap of Faith

By Yönten, on May 28th, 2010%

Veteran Canadian film-makers Robin Benger and Christopher Sumpton, of Cogent/Benger Productions, have produced an excellent two-part documentary entitled China’s Leap of Faith, about that country’s amazing resurgence of religious practice in the face of Communist atheism.

Part One: The Gods Come . . . Read More.

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Asian Religions in BC

By Yönten, on May 27th, 2010%

The University of British Columbia will be publishing a new scholarly overview of Asian religions in BC later this year. Here is the link to more details…

http://www.iar.ubc.ca/programs/pastprograms/asianreligions

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Buddha’s Birthday, 2010

By Yönten, on May 26th, 2010%

Photo by Karma Yonten Gyatso

May the blessings, peace and joy of Wesak inspire you for the coming year!

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Vancouver Sun shoots down “Wild Geese”

By Yönten, on May 11th, 2010%

Just in case you might have thought journalists don’t go for the easy sensationalistic approach to complex stories, the recent book review of Wild Geese from the Vancouver Sun will remind you that in Canadian society, sarcasm and derision often pass for objective . . . Read More.

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WILD GEESE book review

By Yönten, on May 9th, 2010%

Buddhists have been in Canada for more than 100 years, but Canadian Buddhism remains in many ways a fragmented collection of solitudes. Wild Geese is the first serious attempt to understand the multiple realities of Canadian Buddhism in an organized fashion. As such, . . . Read More.

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WILD GEESE: Buddhism in Canada

By Yönten, on May 8th, 2010%

Wild Geese: Buddhism in Canada Edited by John S. Harding, Victor Sogen Hori, and Alexander Soucy The most comprehensive study of Buddhism in Canada to date

McGill-Queen’s University Press

Paper (0773536671) 9780773536678   /   CA $29.95, US $29.95 Cloth . . . Read More.

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Wutai Shan in Peterborough

By Yönten, on May 5th, 2010%

Cham Shan Temple is building the Wutai Shan Buddhist Gardens in Peterborough, Ontario, as a replica of the Buddha Light main hall of the Tang Dynasty Wutai Shan temple, using lumber milled specifically for this purpose in China. Several weeks ago, the first . . . Read More.

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Montreal Tibetan Festival

By Yönten, on May 4th, 2010%

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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Purification of Mind @ U of T

By Yönten, on May 1st, 2010%

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 . . . Read More.

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