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News
& Events
 March 6, 2013
Talk: The relevance of non-self in pre-modern Asia
and the contemporary mindfulness movement by Professor Geoffrey Samuel
Please download flyer here
. Announcing 2013 Buddhist Education Foundation Essay Contest
1st prize, $1000, 2nd
prize $400, 3rd prize $200
Please submit your essays by
August 31, 2013.
For further information, please
see Announcement.
January 23, 2013
Talk: Mindfulness and Social Work &
Essay Contest
Award Ceremony
Please download flyer
here
. 2012 Buddhist Education Foundation Essay Contest
Prize winners
1st prize:
David Taylor:
Waking Up Twice: Bridging Buddhism and Psychoanalysis
2nd
prize: Victor Swift:
Perceiving the
Link Between Cognitive Science and Buddhism
3rd
prize: Catherine Lachowskyj:
An Analysis of
Dependent Origination
2012 Newsletter
Please download
our newsletter here.
September 22, 2012,
Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival Gala
Vegetarian Banquet
to support the Buddha Dharma Team in the Scotiabank Waterfront
Marathon/Walkathon to fundraise for the Buddhism, Psychology & Mental Health
Program at the Golden Regency Restaurant at Pacific Mall, 4300 Steeles Ave.
E.
Ticket: $100 – a donation receipt of $60 will be
issued.
Download flyer here.
October 14, 2012 (Sunday) Scotiabank
Waterfront Marathon/5K Walkathon
Inspired by our
success in 2011, we are entering again the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront
Marathon/Walkathon in 2012. Your donations will help fund the Buddhism,
Psychology and Mental Health Program at New
College, University of Toronto.
Support our
running team “Buddha Dharma” and/or one of our runners/walkers
by making an online pledge and donation at
http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/en/charity/befc.htm
Contact our Team
Leader Alice Lee amleeyu@sympatico.ca to join our running
team “Buddha Dharma” to walk 5K, to run a half marathon, or
even a full marathon and have your friends and family support you in this
good cause.
Download offline
pledge form here.
Download bilingual
flyer here.
Let us count on
your support to reach our fundraising goal of $50,000!
The 2012 Buddhist Education Foundation
Essay Prize
The 2012 Buddhist
Education Foundation Essay Competition is now accepting essay submissions.
Undergraduate students attending any university are eligible to apply. In
2012, the first prize will be $1000, the second prize will be $400, and the
third prize will be $200. Deadline
for submission is July 31, 2012. Please see the details in this flyer.
The winners of the
2011 Buddhist Education Foundation Essay Competition are:
First Prize: Clara Ho
“Integrating Buddhist Conceptions of Death and Loss
into Grief Counseling”
Second Prize: Aaron Prosser
“Western Phenomenology and Theravada Buddhism: A Dialogue”
A tie for Third
Prize:
Scott Bassett, “The Role of Self Compassion in
Mindfulness Practice”
Patrick Dolecki, “The Face of Mindsight: Mindful Meditation Facilitating Neurogenesis in
the Fusiform Face Area”
October 16, 2011 (Sunday) ScotiaBank
Waterfront Marathon/5K Walkathon
Help mark
BEFC’s 10th Anniversary by supporting our Foundation in
the 2011 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon/Walkathon. Your donations
will help fund the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health Program at New College,
University of
Toronto.
Support our
running team “Buddha Dharma” and/or one of our runners/walkers
by making an online pledge and donation at
http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/en/charity/befc.htm
Contact our Team
Leader Alice Lee amleeyu@sympatico.ca
to join our running team “Buddha Dharma” to walk 5K, to run a
half marathon, or even a full marathon and have your friends and family
support you in this good cause.
Download Offline Pledge
Form here.
Download bilingual
flyer here.
Let us count on
your support to reach our fundraising goal of $50,000!
October 23, 2011 Luncheon Fundraiser to
support the Buddha Dharma Team in the Oct. 16, 2011 ScotiaBank Waterfront
Marathon/5K Walkathon to support our Foundation
Autumn Harvest
Luncheon:
On Sunday, October
23, 2011 – 11:30 am
reception, 12:00 noon Luncheon
At the Music Room,
Hart House, University
of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto
Tickets: $80
– donation tax receipt of $50 will be issued to support
fundraising by the
Buddha Dharma Team
Please contact us
at BuddhistEduFoundation@rogers.com
or 416-910-4858 to purchase tickets
Bilingual
Luncheon flyer
English
Luncheon flyer
Autumn 2011 Bilingual
Newsletter
October 16, 2011 (Sunday) ScotiaBank
Waterfront Marathon/5K Walkathon
Help mark
BEFC’s 10th Anniversary by supporting our Foundation in the
2011 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon/Walkathon. Your donations will
help fund the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health Program at New College,
University of
Toronto.
Support our
running team “Buddha Dharma” and/or one of our runners/walkers
by making an online pledge and donation at
http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/en/charity/befc.htm
Contact our Team
Leader Alice Lee amleeyu@sympatico.ca
to join our running team “Buddha Dharma” to walk 5K, to run a
half marathon, or even a full marathon and have your friends and family
support you in this good cause.
Download Offline
Pledge Form here.
Download bilingual
flyer here.
Let us count on
your support to reach our fundraising goal of $50,000!
Friday May 27, 2011 Dunhuang Art:
Expressions of Compassion & Wisdom – a slide lecture
presentation
Speaker: Ksanti Wong, Executive Editor of Dunhuang Academy, Gansu, China
Location: Kowloon, Hong Kong
See Flyer for details.
Sunday, May 1, 2011 Learning Event on
Buddhist Education for Youth
At the Main
Activity Hall, Multi-Faith Centre (Koffler House), University of Toronto
569 Spadina Ave. (south of Harbord Street) “Event Poster”
Keynote address
By
Professor Jack Miller
Professor,
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
The
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto
Topic:
Education for Compassion and
Wisdom,
a
holistic approach
Concurrent Workshops
Workshop Topics:
·
Approaches to exploring
Dharma with youth
·
Expectation for Dharma
learning in Buddhist communities in Toronto
·
How are Dharma teachings
relevant to the day-to-day life of children and youth in Toronto
Youth and
adolescence/Parents/Teachers/Students/Educators/Community Organizers &
Volunteers/Interested Members of the Buddhist communities & Public
Welcome
The
event will commence with Artistic Performances by youth from Buddhist
communities,
And
end with a joint discussion on possible strategies and action plans for
youth education
in
Toronto
Please
register by e-mailing Chris Ng at BuddhistEduFoundation@rogers.com
Call
416-910-4858 for further details
The 2011 Buddhist Education Foundation
Essay Prize
In order to
commemorate the 10th Anniversary of our Foundation, we have
established the Buddhist Education Foundation Essay prize. Students
attending any Canadian university are eligible to apply. In 2011, the first
prize will be $1000, the second prize will be $400, and the third prize
will be $200. Deadline for
submission is May 15, 2011. Please see the details in this document.
Panel Discussion & Musical
Performance Event in Hong Kong
~~The Music and Words
of Buddhist Wisdom~~
Thursday, January
13, 2011, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
31 Tai Yip Street, 8th Floor, Kwun Tong Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Speakers/Performer:
Dr. CF Lee,
Professor, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr. Lok Sang Ho,
Professor, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
(PowerPoint
Presentations entitled “Way of Life” and
“Gift
of Flowers”
Dr. Simon Wong,
Associate Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology
Dr. Henry Shui,
lecturer, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Ven. Yuen Guing, Dharma teacher and
singer/promoter of Zen music & poetry
See poster
Newsletter No. 5 (Annual Report)
November 2010 – view 8 pages here.
November 6, 2010,
Vegetarian Banquet Fundraiser
Vegetarian Banquet
to celebrate Medicine Buddha Day
at Pearl
Harbourfront Restaurant, Suite 200 – 207 Queen’s Quay West, Toronto.
A donation was
made to New College, U of T, to support the
Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health Program.
Panel Discussion Event in Hong Kong
~~Life, Happiness, and
Buddhism~~
Saturday, December
12, 2009, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
23 Jordon Road, 4th Floor, Kowloon,
Hong Kong
Speakers:
Dr. CF Lee,
Professor, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr. Lok Sang Ho,
Professor, Lingnan
University, Hong Kong
Dr.
Ho’s Ppt Presentation
Dr. Simon Wong,
Associate Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology
Dr. SW Yuen, Associate Professor, Dharmasthiti
Cultural College
See poster
Newsletter No. 3 Summer 2008 (pages 1 & 2)
November 1, 2009,
Vegetarian Banquet Fundraiser to launch $1.5 million fundraising campaign
Vegetarian Banquet
to celebrate Bodhisattva of Compassion Day
at Pearl
Harbourfront Restaurant, Suite 200 – 207 Queen’s Quay West, Toronto
(Tel: 416-203-1233).
Ticket: $150/person. A charitable tax receipt of $100
will be issued for each ticket.
Please purchase
tickets at Ching
Kwok Buddhist
Temple, 300 Bathurst Street, Toronto or at Pearl Harbourfront
Restaurant. Please call 416-993-1940
for more information.
All proceeds will
go to support the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health Program at the
University of Toronto
October 4 and 5, 2009, 11 am.
Public Lecture by Ven. Yin Tak of Tung
Lin Kok Yuen (Canada)
Society
Cantonese lecture on Buddhist Theories and
Practice to be held at the William Doo Auditorium, New College, U of T, 45
Willcocks Street, Toronto.
Free admission.
Our Foundation’s Secretary
received an Arbor Award in September 2009
Ms.
Chris Ng, Co-founder and Secretary of BEFC, received an Arbor Award from
the University
of Toronto for her
outstanding volunteer service to raise the profile of Buddhist studies at
the university.
Professor Tony Toneatto received Award
for Teaching Excellence in May 2009
Professor Toneatto who teaches Buddhist
Psychology – Theories and Applications (a course sponsored by our
Foundation) was nominated by undergraduate students for teaching
excellence. He was one of five
professors selected to receive the U.T.S.U/APUS Undergraduate Teaching
Awards for teaching excellence in 2008/2009.
Exciting news in April 2009 – a MILESTONE for Buddhist studies in Canada
Completion of a gift agreement between our
Foundation and the University
of Toronto
A
Buddhist Education Foundation Fund (expandable 5-year, pledge of
$60,000/year totaling $300,000) at New College
is created to fund
(1) up
to two and a half regular courses,
(2) two
half special topic courses,
(3)
speakers’ series and conference
annually
in the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health Program.
A
Buddhist Education Foundation Endowment Fund (pledge of $1.5 million) at
the University
of Toronto is created
to endow the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health Program. This fund will
enable the creation of a comprehensive, interdisciplinary academic and
research unit for the study of Buddhism at the University of Toronto.
We will need the generosity of the Buddhist community to contribute toward
this endowment fund as our gift to the future generation!
Newsletter No. 3 Summer 2008 (pages 1 &
2)
News
The Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health
Program and its courses experience very robust growth in student enrolments.
In the fall of 2010, there are 120 students
enrolled to graduate with this minor degree. In the school year of
2010 to 2011, there are 355 student registrations in 7 courses with an
additional 109 on the waiting lists.
Events
VEGETARAIN
BANQUET ~ a Buddhist Studies Fund-raiser, Sunday October 19, 2008
Music and Dance Performances * Buddhist Arts and
Crafts Sale
Date and Time: Sunday October 19, 2008, 6:30 pm Reception, 7:00
pm Dinner
Place:
Diamond Banquet Hall, Unit 1, First Markham Place, 3225 Highway 7 East, Markham
Ticket: $120/person ~ a charitable donation receipt of
$80 will be issued
Proceeds were donated to University of Toronto
Tickets may be purchased at:
Ching
Kwok Buddhist
Temple 300 Bathurst
Street (Mon. to Sun., 9 am to 5 pm)
Cham Shan
Temple 7254 Bayview Ave. (Mon. to Sun., 10 am to
3 pm)
Diamond Banquet Hall Unit 1, First Markham Place, 3225 Highway 7 East, Markham
New College, University of Toronto 416-978-2461 fang.zhang@utoronto.ca
Buddhist Education
Foundation for Canada
416-910-4858 BuddhistEduFoundation@rogers.com
Please make
cheques payable to “Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada”
View poster
here.
BUDDHISM and MENTAL HEATH FORUM, Sunday May 25,
2008
Speakers:
Juhn Ahn, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department and Centre for the Study of
Religion, University
of Toronto
Kate Kitchen, MSW, RSW,
Advanced Practice Clinician, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Tony Toneatto, PhD., CPsych
Senior Scientist, Clinical Research Department, Centre for
Addiction and Mental Health and
Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Public Health
Sciences, U of Toronto
William
Doo Auditorium, New College, University
of Toronto
45 Willcocks Street
View poster
here.
Newsletter No. 2
Fall 2006 (page 1, page 2, page
3, page 4)
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