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January 2019
Circle – meditation and awareness
Temple Circle – meditation & awareness What: This Tuesday group is a small meditation- & awareness-focused Practice ‘circuit’ meant for people who have been exploring Buddhism and wish to use its practices to improve their lives. Practices: To build the useful habits that help us make these life changes…
Find out more »Ho-onko Service
Hōonkō observes the memorial/passing of our founder Shinran Shonin (1173-1262) in Kyoto, Japan. In the word hōonkō; ‘hōon’ means “return of gratitude” and ‘ko’ means “to clarify the meaning of” or “gathering”‘. All of our services are open to everyone and no prior knowledge or experience with Buddhism is necessary. The services are conducted in English…
Find out more »Walk with Me
Walk with Me
Find out more »Service
Our services are open to all and no prior knowledge of or experience with Buddhism is necessary. The services are conducted in English with the exception of some chanting. Service books are provided so that everyone can participate in these traditional, centuries old chants.
Find out more »February 2019
Shotsuki Service
Shotsuki is a monthly memorial service to honour and remember loved ones who have passed away in this month. All of our services are open to everyone and no prior knowledge or experience with Buddhism is necessary. The services are conducted in English with the exception of some chanting. Service books are provided…
Find out more »Meditation Time
Meditation Service will be Wednesday nights from 7 – 8 pm. There will be 30 minutes of quiet meditation followed by a mantra meditation, and concluding with a short chant. Everyone is welcome and no prior meditation experience is required.
Find out more »Buddhism 101
Interested in Buddhism and how it can be a part of your daily life? Then join us on Thursdays, 7:30 – 8:30 pm as the fundamentals of Buddhism will be introduced and discussed. Each evening will be a combination of Buddhist history and thought with question and answer/ discussion time. No prior…
Find out more »2019 Gyoza Making
Hello Calgary Buddhist Temple friends, We hope you all had a happy new year! The Temple is organizing a fundraiser in February of making and then selling delicious homemade gyoza. We would like to ask some volunteers to help us make the gyozas on Saturday, February 9th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.…
Find out more »Service
Our services are open to all and no prior knowledge of or experience with Buddhism is necessary. The services are conducted in English with the exception of some chanting. Service books are provided so that everyone can participate in these traditional, centuries old chants.
Find out more »Parinirvana/ Nirvana Service
This is a Jodo Shinshu/ Mahayana Buddhist service that marks the death of the Buddha. It is known as either Parinirvana or just Nirvana Day. Buddhists celebrate the death of the Buddha, because having attained Awakening, he achieved freedom from physical existence and its sufferings. The Buddha’s death came when he was eighty years…
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