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Buddhism under Pol Pot – Lecture @ U of T Scarborough, 11.4.11

Yönten — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:41:50 +0000

The Arts & Events Programming website at the University lists this item for 7:00 pm, Friday, November 4, in room AA112 at the Scarborough campus.

Tung Lin Kok Yuen Public Lecture Series presents:
Buddhism Under Pol Pot
TLKY Distinguished Visiting Professor in Buddhist Studies, Dr. Ian Harris, will give a free public lecture examining the violent and repressive conditions faced by Cambodian Buddhist monks as Cambodia unravelled through the 1970s. Please RSVP for this event by contacting AEP at aep-rsvp@utsc.utoronto.ca or 416 208 4769.

The public lecture given by Dr. Harris will examine a modern experience of Buddhism encountering political conflict. Dr. Harris will look at the struggles of Buddhist monks in the face of a violent and repressive regime in Cambodia in the 1970s. He will consider the regional variations in the Khmer Rouge’s treatment of religion, the number of monks that perished, monastic survivors, the re-establishment of Cambodian Buddhism, and the development of Cambodia’s violent communist movement after the fall of Pol Pot.

Dr. Ian Harris is Professor Emeritus at the University of Cumbria. His current research interests focus on the modern and contemporary history of Cambodia, Buddhism and politics in Southeast Asia, Buddhist environmentalism, and landscape aesthetics. Dr. Harris has held previous visiting professor positions at the University of Oxford, the University of British Columbia, the National University of Singapore, and the Documentary Center of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. His most recent books are Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice and Buddhism Under Pol Pot.

Admission to the lecture is FREE. To reserve your spot, please contact Arts & Events Programming at aep-rsvp@utsc.utoronto.caor at 416 208 4769. Please note that for those travelling from downtown Toronto, a free shuttle bus will depart from Hart House Circle at 5:30pm and will return once the lecture is over at 9:00pm. To RSVP for the bus, please email aep-rsvp@utsc.utoronto.ca.

Buddha’s relics in Montreal and Toronto CANCELLED

Yönten — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:34:55 +0000

From the organizing committee at the Montreal Buddhist Monastery & Cultural Center:

A PRECIOUS COLLECTION of THE BUDDHA’S SACRED RELICS from SRI LANKA

After His Nirvana 2500 years ago, the Supreme Buddha’s precious relics were preserved by gods and kings. In Sri Lanka, they were royal gifts, venerated for centuries in holy stupas. For the first time in the world, we are blessed to receive (tentatively) in Canada, from the renowned

Thuparamaya stupa, the JAW relic
Seruwavila stupa, the FOREHEAD relic, and
Thiriya stupa, the HAIR relic

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to worship, pray, and be blessed as in the presence of THE BUDDHA

You are invited to contemplate and worship this unique collection of the Buddha’s Relics thanks to the generosity of the Government of Sri Lanka, the dedication of Ven. Dodampahala Vipulasiri Thero, with blessings from the International Council for Buddhist Development in Sri Lanka (ICBSL).

CANCELLED

Huyen Khong Temple

1292 Rosemont BLVD

Montreal, QC H2S 2A7

November 12 & 13, 2011

Saturday: 7.30 AM – 6 PM

Sunday: 8.30 AM – 6 PM

Tel: 514-276-2956

buddhist.monastery.ccm@gmail

Pho-Hien Buddhist Community Temple

297 Garyray Dr

Toronto, ON M9L 1P2

November 19 & 20, 2011

Saturday: 9.00 AM – 6 PM

Sunday: 9.00 AM – 6 PM

Abbot Ven. Thich Chan Toan Tel: 416-745-7388

Ms. Minh Ngoc Pham Tel: 416-627-6000

minh@winmagic.com

Ajahn Kusalo in Nova Scotia

Yönten — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:46:00 +0000

From the Nova News: http://www.novanewsnow.com/section/2011-09-28/article-2762691/Monk-visits-meditation-group/1

Mondul Ottawa Khmer Buddhist Temple, upcoming events

Yönten — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:36:21 +0000

From the Bodhikaram website: http://www.bodhikaram.com/

Upcoming Events

Bonn Pchum Ben (Khmer Ancestor’s Memorial Festivity) On September 24, 2011

Location:

Towm Brown Arena, Bayview, Ottawa, ON

Bonn Chenh Vossa (The End of Buddhist Lent) On October 8, 2011

Location:

Bodhikaram Temple

Kathina Ceremony (Anual Robe Offerings) On October 22, 2011

Location:

Towm Brown Arena, Bayview, Ottawa, ON

Kings and the Rebellious Monks: Buddhism and Political Conflict in Cambodia

Yönten — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:41:44 +0000

Kings and the Rebellious Monks: Buddhism and Political Conflict in Cambodia
Professor Ian Harris
Tun Lin Kok Yuen Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, Department of Humanities, University of Toronto

Friday, September 23, 2011
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Asian Institute, Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place, 108N, North House

Register Online at: http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?eventid=10625

The prominent Cambodian Buddhist monk Khieu Chum (1907-75) was one of a small group of plotters who successfully ousted Norodom Sihanouk from power in early 1970. An active and well-connected figure during the successor Khmer Republic period (1970-75), Khieu Chum was the author of a number of works that provided a Buddhist justification for the overthrow of the Cambodian monarchy. This paper analyses his literary output and seeks to situate his ideas within a wider current of Theravada Buddhist discourse on acceptable forms of governance.

Ian Harris is Tun Lin Kok Yuen Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough with interests including the modern and contemporary history of Cambodia, Buddhism and politics in Southeast Asia, Buddhist environmentalism, and landscape aesthetics. His most recent books are Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice (2005), Buddhism Under Pol Pot (2007), and an edited volume entitled Buddhism, Power and Politics in Southeast Asia (2007). A new work, Buddhism in a Dark Age: Cambodian Monks under the Khmer Rouge, will appear in early 2012. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Cumbria and has held previous visiting positions at the University of Oxford, the University of British Columbia, the National University of Singapore, and the Documentary Center of Cambodia in Phnom Penh.

http://buddhiststudies.chass.utoronto.ca/kings-and-the-rebellious-monks-buddhism-and-political-conflict-in-cambodia/

Meditation/Study with Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Sept. 17-18, Vancouver

Yönten — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:55:25 +0000

The Simon Fraser University welcomes you to attend Ten Perfections: meditation and study course with Venerable Thanissaro Bhikkhu from 9 am to 4 pm on September 17^th and 18^th2011 at Labatt Hall, Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University, 515 West Hastings St. Vancouver, BC. During this study course, you will explore with Venerable Thanissaro Bhikkhu the Buddha’s teaching on Ten Perfections or Paramis, the ten qualities of character that can be developed to support the path of awakening.

Venerable Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) has been a Theravada monk since 1976. After studying in Thailand with Ajahn Fuang Jotiko for ten years, he returned to U.S. in 1991 to help found Metta Forest Monastery in the mountains north of San Diego where he is currently the abbot. Venerable Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s writing includes Noble Strategy, The Mind Like Fire Unbound, and The Wings to Awakening. He has also translated many meditation guides by Thai Forest masters, as well as numerous scriptural texts from the Pali Canon.

This event is free to all, for registration, please contact Jackie at jdrozdowski@gmail.com.

Poster: thanissaro-bhikkhu-2011

Mother Memorial Service, Ottawa-Inter Community Buddhist Society: 4.17.11

Yönten — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:37:08 +0000

Annual Robe Offering, Mondul Ottawa Khmer Buddhist Temple: 11.19.10

Yönten — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:29:51 +0000

Dhamma Wheel Canadian Buddhist Studies Quarterly

Yönten — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:29:45 +0000

The May 2011 edition can be accessed at this address:

http://westendbuddhist.com/web/attachments/130_DhammaWheel-May%202011New.pdf

Asian Community Award winner Aloy Perera

Yönten — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:23:48 +0000

The Asian Community Award was presented to Aloy Perera in Toronto recently by the Canadian Multicultural Council. Mr. Perera is of Sri Lankan descent and has been a fixture in the Sri Lankan communities of Montreal and Toronto for forty years.

Here are some further details of Mr. Perera’s achievements and the event at which he was honoured.

http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2011/05/03/canadian-multicultural-councils-outstanding-asian-canadian-award-goes-aloy-perera