Rev Dayi Shi (center), president of the Buddhist Association of Canada and Abbot of Cham Shan Temple, calls for diverse communities to participate in a Buddhist commemoration on Tuesday in Thornhill. The Mighty Thousand Vegetarian Banquet on May 6 will commemorate the birth of Sakyamuni Buddha and raise funds for Canada Buddhism Mount Wutai. The first ever Canada-China Buddhist Culture Exchange Conference and Buddhism Meeting on June 7 will gather masters from the world over, especially China and Canada in Toronto. [Li Na / China Daily]