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Road Closure

1 Avenue at 6 Street NE – road running along the front of the Temple (from the city of Calgary website).  FROM: Monday, March 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM TO: Friday, April 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM 1 AV NE closed between Edmonton TR & 6a
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Hamamatsuri – Sunday, April 6

According to our tradition, the historical Buddha, Sakyamuni, was born in Lumbini Garden in Nepal on April 8, 566 B.C. He was born the son of King Suddohana and Queen Maya. There are many flowery descriptions of the scene at his birth, including celestial birds
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April Lecture Series

We are grateful to have Robert Sensei lead a lecture series in April: Exploring the Buddhist view of Moral Conduct by referencing Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood from the Eightfold Path. This will be held on Tuesdays: April 8, 15, 22 from 7:00
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The War Between Us

The Calgary Buddhist Temple is honored to present a special screening of The War Between Us, a thought-provoking film that follows the journey of a Japanese-Canadian family who are forcibly displaced and interned as enemy aliens in British Columbia during World War II.  Movie starts at
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Meditation Retreat

This half-day meditation retreat will be at the temple on Saturday, March 8th from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm with the doors to the temple opening at 8:40 am.   There is no cost to the Half-Day Retreat but a small donation is always appreciated to
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Important Dates

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Seated Meditation is before the Sunday service at the Temple for 30 minutes from 9:00 to 9:30am.

Sunday Services start at 10:00am and are held in-person as well as online on the Temple's Facebook Group.

Sunday Family Service and Dharma Time is every 3rd Sunday and will be geared towards families with children.

Chanting Practice - Learn and build confidence chanting with Robert Sensei every 2nd and 4th Sunday of a month after service at 11:30 am in the Hondo (Main Hall).

The Temple Library is open every 3rd Sunday after service.

COMING UP:

  1. Spring Ikebana Class

    April 5 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
  2. Seated Meditation

    April 6 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 am
  3. Monthly Shotsuki and Hanamatsuri Service

    April 6 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  4. Lecture

    April 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  5. Seated Meditation

    April 13 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 am
  6. Sunday Service & AGM to Follow

    April 13 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
  7. Lecture

    April 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  8. Spring Ikebana Class

    April 19 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
  9. Seated Meditation

    April 20 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 am
  10. Family Sunday Service

    April 20 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am