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At long last, the report from Gerard Bouchard and Charles Taylor on reasonable accommodation in Quebec has been released, and provides a wealth of story ideas for reporters covering religion in Canada. For an abridged pdf of the full report, check out this webpage for "Building the Future: A Time for Reconciliation". Bear in mind that the Commission was launched out of concerns in Quebec over Muslim headscarves, Sikh kirpans, and the possibility of sharia law coming to Canada….so the implications of accommodating religious practices, values, traditions and rights are analyzed within the framework of Canadian society and national values. Here is the website:
http://www.accommodements.qc.ca
Article Details
Article Added On: August 20, 2005 - over 2 years ago
Title: Buddhists mark 100 years of faith in Canada
Publication: CP/Brandon Sun
Publication Date: January 01, 2005 - over 3 years ago
Faith Groups:
Buddhist
Themes:
Religion and society
Abstract: Celebrations marking 100 years of Buddhism in Canada will be opened today by his eminence Monshu Koshin Otani, lord abbot of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in Japan.
Saturday, August 20, 2005
TORONTO — Celebrations marking 100 years of Buddhism in Canada will be opened
today by his eminence Monshu Koshin Otani, lord abbot of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism
in Japan.
He is the 24th Monshu, a hereditary position, and descendant of Shinran Shonin
(1173-1262), the founder of Jodo Shinshu, or Shin Buddhist tradition in Japan,
according to a news release.
In commemoration of the centennial, Monshu Koshin Otani will open the newly constructed
Toronto Buddhist Church and Living Dharma Centre.
The first Canadian Buddhist temple was established in Vancouver in 1905 by Japanese
pioneers who brought Jodo Shinshu to their new home. Today there are 17 Jodo Shinshu
temples in Canada.
