Buddhism in Canada site closed

By Yönten, on August 18th, 2010%

The website “Buddhism in Canada” (www.buddhismcanada.com) has closed, after 16 years.

The site was operated by George Klima, out of St. John, NFLD. A great debt of gratitude is owed to him for his unstinting service to the far-flung communities that the directory served. It grew to . . . Read More.

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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

24 July – 1 . . . Read More.

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Jade Buddha for Universal Peace

By Yönten, on February 19th, 2010%

This remarkable statue was sculpted in the image of the Shakyamuni Buddha rupa in the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya. It is carved from a single piece of Polar Pride jade, found in Canada in 2000. The statue is the largest Buddha statue in the . . . Read More.

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Montreal Religious Sites Project

By Yönten, on August 6th, 2009%

In 2006, MgGill University launched a project to document a variety of religious institutions outside of Montreal Judeo-Christian traditions. It includes ten interesting accounts and analyses of Buddhist centres in Montreal. The reports are available for download in PDF format, or viewable online in . . . Read More.

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Shrine project update

By Yönten, on July 29th, 2009%

This summer, Yönten has taken extensive archival photographs of the shrine rooms at Ching Kwok Temple, Fu Sien Tong Temple, Karma Sonam Dargye Ling, Zen Buddhist Temple, Pyung Hwa Sa, Khmer Buddhist Temple of Ontario, and Yanviriya II Thai Buddhist Temple, as well as the grotto . . . Read More.

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Toronto temple project

By Yönten, on July 11th, 2009%

On July 7, I photographed at Zen Buddhist Temple, Ching Kwok Temple, Fu Sien Tong Temple and Karma Sonam Dargye Ling. About 250 photos in all. Currently processed in Photoshop.

On July 15, I photographed at Pyung Hwa Sa, a Chontae Order Korean . . . Read More.

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The Consecration of Dzambhala

By Yönten, on April 5th, 2009%

Karma Tekchen Zabsal Ling in Aurora has been hard at work completing their main shrine room. The right side shrine alcoves are now home to a set of exquisite rupas of the 21 Taras. The left side shrine alcoves are now home to Mahakala, . . . Read More.

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Equinox e-Launch

By Yönten, on March 20th, 2009%

In the spirit of the Dharma, Sumeru joyously announces the publication of our first title:

A Rosary of Precious Offerings to Enrich the Mind

This collection of annotated photographs of Vajrayana Buddhist shrine offerings at Karma Tekchen Zabsal Ling is presented as . . . Read More.

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