A Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta (BTSA) committee from Lethbridge, AB have organized an exciting, customized tour of the San Francisco Bay area from June 17-24, 2017. More Information
A reminder that the 2016 Bodhi Day service will be on Sunday, December 11 at 10 am. On this day, we commemorate the attainment of Enlightenment of Prince Gautama Siddhartha to become Shakyamuni Buddha. Open to the public and a light lunch will follow the
The LDC (Living Dharma Centre) is starting a Virtual Book Club this fall.
We invite interested people to read a specific book chosen every three months and sign up for email participation and discussion.
For our first selection of our new
On Saturday, 19 of us got together to make gyozas.
In just three hours we chopped, mixed, and folded 1008 gyozas (84 dozen)!
We will be selling them at the Chow Mein supper on Saturday, October 22, which is taking place at the temple.
One of the ways you can join the Temple community is by getting to know people in small groups like this with a short timeframe of participation (everyone has busy lives!).
Hello Calgary Buddhist Temple friends,
We hope you all had a wonderful summer!
Hello, on August 28 – Obon – the schedule for cemetery visits will be as follows
o Strathmore – 9:00 am
o Mountain View – 9:45 am
o Burnsland – 10:30 am
o Eden Brook – 11:00 am
o Queens – 1:00 pm
o Temple
Please note that the Temple is CLOSED for a few weeks in August!
No Sunday Services on August 14th and 21st. and no Thursday Services during that time.
Then one of our largest Services if the year – OBON, with guest speaker Rev Christina
Obon is a Buddhist observance that was originally observed in Mahayana Buddhist countries, including China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.
Obon season is a time to express our gratitude to loved ones who have passed on before us. Without them, we would not be who we
Reverend Makino
The Calgary Buddhist Temple will host a special Dharma talk Saturday July 16 at 10:30 am.
Please mark it on your calendar and join us for this special opportunity to hear and see the Dharma in a new light.
Reverend Shigenori Makino from