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Fo Guang Shan Temple of Toronto

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Important Canadian centre of the international Fo Guang Shan Humanistic Buddhism movement.

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About Fo Guang Shan Temple of Toronto

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Important Canadian centre of the international Fo Guang Shan Humanistic Buddhism movement. The Toronto-area Fo Guang Shan community developed from the early 1990s and is affiliated with the worldwide Buddhist order founded in Taiwan.

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Place TypeBuddhist Temple
Religious TraditionBuddhism
Tradition / DenominationMahayana; Humanistic Buddhism
LocationMississauga, Ontario, Canada
CountryCanada
Established / Period1991 (community)
Governing BodyFo Guang Shan Buddhist Order

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Religious TraditionBuddhism
Tradition / DenominationMahayana; Humanistic Buddhism

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Historical Record

The Toronto-area Fo Guang Shan community developed from the early 1990s and is affiliated with the worldwide Buddhist order founded in Taiwan.

Sacred Tradition

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Buddhist chanting
meditation
Dharma teaching

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