Manitoba Buddhist Temple

"The fruit of silence is shinjin. The fruit of shinjin is nembutsu. The fruit of nembutsu is loving kindness.
The fruit of loving kindness is service. The fruit of service is peace. The fruit of peace is silence."


“Two Hands Clapping”
The teachings of Shin Buddhism are simple and easy to understand. Take the act of putting your hands together in gassho. Place them together and match them up perfectly. For each finger on the left, there is one on the right to embrace it.
For every moment of delusion, every act of greed, folly or confusion on our part, there is Amida Buddha, right beside us, embracing us, just as we are. Join palms together in this way and we are taken care of. We experience salvation on the spot.

Birth of the Buddha
Saturday, May 31
Bigger and better! This year over 200 people gathered to celebrate of the birth of the Buddha! The event took place at the St. Norbert Arts Centre.
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NEW! Sensei's Dharma Message
posted May 25

Dear Dharma Friends,
The Gift of Silence: this is a phrase we encounter in our services at otera in Winnipeg. We normally read it at least twice on the printed program, both to open and to close the service.
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Obama Buddha
posted July 27

Barack Obama has made it clearly known that he is a Christian. But many Buddhists believe that he may have studied some of the Buddha's teaching. It looks like we were not the only people looking for a connection on the internet.
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NEW! Jodo Shinshu Online

Almost 800 years have passed since Shinran Shonin revealed the teaching of Jodo Shinshu in Japan. The teaching, with deep reflection on human existence and the realization of dynamic dharma, has fascinated people around the world. In response, the Honpa Hongwanji has established a correspondence course.
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Where Is God? CBC Series

CBC Radio and CBCNews.ca are exploring the question "Where is God today?" Commentators, religious thinkers and ordinary Canadians give their thoughts. Among them are some Jodo Shinshu Buddhists.

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Cherry Blossom Spring Tea
Saturday, April 5

The annual Manitoba Buddhist Temple Spring Tea was once again a great success!. Guests were entertained by dancers from the Dharma School. We would like to thank the Fujinkai and the many volunteeers for all their work to organize this wonderful community event.
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Include Atheists in discussions, Buddhist urges
March 27

The next time someone convenes a discussion between different faith groups, consider extending the invitation to those who proclaim to have no faith at all, suggests a leader in the Buddhist community.
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Same Location, New Address
39 Tecumseh Street

The construction continues on the parkade. Parking for temple activities is still available in Health Sciences Centre parking lot 'H' across from the temple during weekends and weeknights.

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August 1
Social Networking and Buddhism
Social Networking and the internet have proven to be very successful for Barack Obama and his election campaign. Obama has used the worldwide web to get his message out to young voters, enlist volunteers, and solicit campaign funds. So what can this phase of the internet do for Buddhism?

July 29
Buddhism and the Environment
As we all try to do our part for the environment, many of us ask what is the Buddhist perspective? The Ecological Buddhism Project hopes to provide a Buddhist response to the concerns that many of us have to the climate change crisis.

July 27
Buddhism in a Global Age of Technology
Lewis Lancaster is the Professor Emeritus of Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Wisconsin. A distinguished scholar of Buddhism, we are fortunate that Lancaster has made available his entire one-hour lecture on the history of Buddhism and its future in the age of technology.

July 14
Funeral Buddhism
Here is an excerpt from an interesting article from the New York Times. It suggests that interest in Buddhism is declining in Japan.

July 10
Itadakimasu
Before eating at our temple, we always say, “itadakimasu.” This isn’t necessarily a “Buddhist” practice, but more a Japanese tradition. It is also an opportunity to stop and reflect on all the causes and conditions that made this meal possible.

June 24
Bad Buddha
Ryu Cope of West-Central Illinois, is the Bad Buddha. His podcasts and give you his unique take on Buddhism in a contemporary context.

June 17
Former BCC Bishop Dies
The former Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of Canada has passed away. Rev. Toshio Murakami's life ended on May 26, 2008 at the Pali Momi Hospital in Hawaii. He was 77 years old.