Calgary Buddhist Temple Blog

Sensei Ken Madden

Monday, May 27, 2019
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It is with sadness that we say farewell to Sensei Ken who has decided to step away from all his activities at the Temple. Sensei Ken has been a long time member and volunteer at the Temple, serving as a Board member, obtaining tokudo, and then serving as a ministerial assistant. He brought many good ideas to the Temple as a Board member and as ministerial assistant. He was always a smiling face on Sunday mornings, handing out the Seiten and greeting people.

In addition to his involvement in the Temple, he worked in outreach, representing Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in interfaith activities and on the U of C campus.

We wish him all the best as he goes forward in his life journey, and we thank him for all the work which he has done for the Temple and the Sangha. Our deepest gratitude to Sensei Ken.

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Keirokai 2019

Monday, May 27, 2019
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Our Honoured Seniors – Sunday, May 26 was a special day held annually to honour and say “thank you” to our more experienced members.  Where would our Temple be without our Senior Members, the pioneers who started and continue to support our Temple, the Temples of Canada, and Jodo Shinshu Buddhism?

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BCJSBTF Convention

Tuesday, May 21, 2019
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The British Columbia Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples Federation (BCJSBTF) Convention is being held in Kamloops, BC on September 27-29, 2019.

This is the first time for Kamloops to fully host a convention in over ten years and we look forward to welcoming you. Our theme is ‘Our differences make us strong’. We are excited to have Dr Kenneth Tanaka as our guest speaker!

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Keirokai/Gotanye Service

Tuesday, May 21, 2019
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A reminder that this Sunday is Keirokai which is a yearly event honouring our members who are ‘Keiro’, that is, our senior, experienced Sangha members.

Gotan-ye service will also be held as this is the celebration of the birth of Shinran Shonin, the founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. Shinran Shonin was born on May 21, 1173. Gotan means birth and Ye means gathering.

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