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Buddha's follower: Suwanda Sugunasiri, president of the Buddhist Council of Canada, says if Canadians embraced Buddhism we'd become a more honest, wiser society
Buddha's follower: Suwanda Sugunasiri, president of the Buddhist Council of Canada, says if Canadians embraced Buddhism we'd become a more honest, wiser society

Buddha's follower: Suwanda Sugunasiri, president of the Buddhist Council of Canada, says if Canadians embraced Buddhism we'd become a more honest, wiser society

Date5/6/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134524F
Humane place' Suwanda Sugunasiri, 53 Buddhist leader
Humane place' Suwanda Sugunasiri, 53 Buddhist leader
5/3/1989
Wrong image: Toronto Buddhist Suwanda Sugunasiri says a proposed preamble to the constitution that refers to God is inappropriate in the reality of today's multi-faith Canada
Wrong image: Toronto Buddhist Suwanda Sugunasiri says a proposed preamble to the constitution that refers to God is inappropriate in the reality of today's multi-faith Canada
5/21/1992
Different view: Buddhist monk Kwan-Jo Sunim uses photography to teach people Buddha's message and has published four books.
Different view: Buddhist monk Kwan-Jo Sunim uses photography to teach people Buddha's message and has published four books.
4/25/1991
Minorities who excel are readily embraced by the Canadian establishment, says Joseph Chiappetta, a lawyer and community leader of Metro's Italian community. You have to be better than average to be recognized, he said. But this is part of life. You earn recognition and respect. [Incomplete]
Minorities who excel are readily embraced by the Canadian establishment, says Joseph Chiappetta, a lawyer and community leader of Metro's Italian community. You have to be better than average to be recognized, he said. But this is part of life. You earn recognition and respect. [Incomplete]
10/2/1985
Top business spokesman J. Hugh Stevens stands in front of mammoth wire spool at Laird Dr. plant of Canada Wire and Cable Co. Ltd., of which he's chief executive. Stevens, who today became persident of the Canadian Manufactures Association says companies must become more competitive to create more jobs.
Top business spokesman J. Hugh Stevens stands in front of mammoth wire spool at Laird Dr. plant of Canada Wire and Cable Co. Ltd., of which he's chief executive. Stevens, who today became persident of the Canadian Manufactures Association says companies must become more competitive to create more jobs.
6/3/1977
Buddha's Vegetarian Foods
Buddha's Vegetarian Foods
2005
A photograph of a restaurant kitchen, with a stove, oven, deep fryer and dishwashing equipment ...
Buddha's Vegetarian Foods
2005
About 100 Followers of Sakyapa branch of Tibetan Buddhism attend a service conducted by Sakya Trizin who visited Toronto during a six-month North Amer(...)
About 100 Followers of Sakyapa branch of Tibetan Buddhism attend a service conducted by Sakya Trizin who visited Toronto during a six-month North Amer(...)
7/4/1978
Searching for support: Laas Leivat, president of the Toronto-based Estonian Central Council in Canada, wants the House of Commons to give some support to Canadians of Estonian heritage for the convening of a people's congress March 11-12, which would help shape the political future of their homeland
Searching for support: Laas Leivat, president of the Toronto-based Estonian Central Council in Canada, wants the House of Commons to give some support to Canadians of Estonian heritage for the convening of a people's congress March 11-12, which would help shape the political future of their homeland
1/26/1990
Preaches Buddhism: Kwang-Ok Sunim, above, is the only ordained female Buddhist priest to head a temple in Toronto
Preaches Buddhism: Kwang-Ok Sunim, above, is the only ordained female Buddhist priest to head a temple in Toronto
6/10/1987
When law student Steve Cohen embraced Jews for Jesus, his mother said to him Don't write, Don't call, don't visit. That was eight years ago, Cohen says. My children have never met their grandparents and it's a heartache for me. But his commitment is unshaken.
When law student Steve Cohen embraced Jews for Jesus, his mother said to him Don't write, Don't call, don't visit. That was eight years ago, Cohen says. My children have never met their grandparents and it's a heartache for me. But his commitment is unshaken.
8/31/1984
Work is one of my hobbies, says chartered accountant Harold Crosby, photographed against the Toronto skyline on his way from Halifax to Edmonton to become president of Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Chamber's commitment to national unity is a firm as its opposition to controls.
Work is one of my hobbies, says chartered accountant Harold Crosby, photographed against the Toronto skyline on his way from Halifax to Edmonton to become president of Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Chamber's commitment to national unity is a firm as its opposition to controls.
9/6/1977