Kagyu Monlam North America fundraiser

KKC presents a fundraising lunch on Sunday, May 26, 2013, at the Himalaya Restaurant in Vancouver. Tickets are $25 per person. Contact 604-434-4920 or info@kkc-kdol.org for more information.

Tergar Montréal and Tergar Trail BC Practice Group added to Sumeru directory

Tergar Montréal and Tergar Trail BC are two new centres in Canada under the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. They have just been added to the Sumeru directory of Canadian Buddhist organizations at the links noted above.

Compassionate Earth Walk

Runs this summer, from Hardisty, AB, with 13 stops in Canada before crossing into the USA, following the Keystone XL Pipeline route. Organized by Shodo Spring. Here’s the link… www.compassionateearthwalk.org

Buddhist Summer Day Camp for Teens in Toronto

Buddhist summer day camp for teens

FOR AGES 13 -17, FULL DAY (9:30 AM – 3:30 PM) 2 WEEKS (JULY 15-19; 22-26, 2013)

Enjoy a respectful and friendly environment to explore the remarkable teachings of the Buddha (Dharma) taught in a stress-free secular context. . . . Read More.

Plot to Save the Planet update 4.23.13

Dear [Sumeru],

I recently received a letter with one of your Plot to Save the Planet badges from Chuck Prebish, and thought it would be good to make contact with you. I am a scholar of Japanese Buddhism, with particular focus on modernity, ethics, and . . . Read More.

Tibetan Resettlement Project Canada Aid Concert II 4.27.13 Toronto

Tibetan Resettlement Aid Concert II Sponsored by the Tibetan Resettlement Project Canada

Saturday, April 27, 2013 @ 6 pm Gangjong Choedenling Toronto

Info: http://www.tibet.ca Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tibetresettlementproject?hc_location=stream

. . . Read More.

Wesak Day proclaimed by Mayor of Toronto

 

PRESS RELEASE / www.buddhistcouncil.ca

 ‘Wesak Day’ – May 24, 2013 – Proclaimed by the Mayor of Toronto 

We are pleased to announce that

His Worship Rob Ford, the Mayor of Toronto, has declared May 24th, 2013 as ‘Wesak Day’. 

May Full Moon . . . Read More.

Tentative 2013 Blogisattva Award categories announced

The 2013 Blogisattva Award categories have been announced, based on the 2008 awards. The team is looking for keep/drop/modify suggestions before finalizing them.

Have your say at: http://blogisattva.blogspot.ca/2013/04/tentative-categories-of-awards-for-2013.html

Eshin Godfrey To Be Installed As Abbot Of Rinzai-Ji; Sasaki To Step Down

Via Sweeping Zen…

According to a new email document added to the Sasaki Archive, Kyozan Joshu Sasaki will be stepping down as Abbot of Rinzai-ji on July 21, 2013. He has designated Eshin John Godfrey of the Zen centre of Vancouver in Canada to step in as Abbot . . . Read More.

Tibetan Resettlement Project update

Here is the latest Tibetan Resettlement Project update…

The nominations for the first group of the displaced Tibetans have been sent to Central Tibetan Administration.

A total of 204 Tibetans will arrive in Canada this year in the following cities. Ottawa — 26; Toronto . . . Read More.

Wesak Toronto 2013

We just received this press release.  Information on scheduled events in other Canadian cities would be gratefully received.

Via the Buddhist Council of Canada…

WESAK 2013

at Queen’s Park Saturday, May 11, 2013 4.30 to 6.30

. . . Read More.

Buddhism in Metropolitan Toronto in 1989

We are pleased to inform you that we have received a “new” article for our History of Buddhism in Canada page: Buddhism in Metropolitan Toronto: a Preliminary Overview, by Suwanda Sugunasiri, originally published in the Journal of Canadian Ethnic Studies, XXI, No. 2, in 1989. . . . Read More.

Tibetan Uprising Day and Tibetan Martyrs Day on March 10

Events across Canada for Tibetan Uprising Day 2013

Ottawa:  Sunday, March 10 12:00  Rally on Parliament Hill 13:00  Walk to Chinese Embassy 13:30  Prayer vigil in solidarity with Tibetan people details – http://www.tibet.ca/en/ottawa contact – ctcoffice@tibet.ca

Toronto: Sunday, March 10 10:00  Rally at Chinese Consulate, 240 George . . . Read More.

Shambhala Sun seeks Associate Art Director

JOB POSTING 

Shambhala Sun Foundation 

Associate Art Director

We are seeking a colleague to join our editorial team to design elegant and effective layouts for the Shambhala Sun magazine, perform production- management duties, and undertake other design tasks to support the work of the Shambhala . . . Read More.

Leadership & Mindfulness Day Camps for Teens 2013

Leadership & Mindfulness Day Camps for Teens FOR AGES 13 -17, FULL DAY (9:30 AM – 3:30 PM) 2 WEEKS (JULY 15-19; 22-26, 2013) FEE: $350/2 WEEKS

Enjoy a respectful and friendly environment to explore the remarkable teaching of the Buddha (Dharma) taught in a stress-free . . . Read More.

Canada Tibet Committee closes FB group, launches FB page

‎Here’s the most recent update from the social media presence for the Canada Tibet Committee:

‘Like’ our new FB page in order to stay in touch with other Tibet supporters in Canada. Follow us on http://www.facebook.com/CanadaTibet from now on, as this group will soon be CLOSED.

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Highlights from the Survey of Canadian Buddhist Organizations

There are currently 483 Buddhist organizations operating in Canada in 2012. In order to better understand these organizations, a survey was created by John Negru, publisher of Canada’s largest online database of Canadian Buddhist organizations, www.canadianbuddhism.info, in association with the Department for the Study of . . . Read More.

Project Tibet resettlement project now on Twitter

You can now follow the Project Tibet resettlement project on Twitter: @ProjectTibet

In 2007, His Holiness the Dalai Lama met Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Prime Minister Harper is the second Canadian Prime Minister to have met His Holiness while in office. During the 2007 meeting His . . . Read More.

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