Buddhism in Australia Perth Workshop Aug 2013

The strategy of the Buddhism in Australia (BIA) Research Project is to develop a Research Network, which will connect scholars, community leaders and students with an interest in researching Buddhism in Australia, and enable them to collaborate on a number of diverse and distinct projects.

Mahabodhi temple bombing

The Australian Buddhist community has been saddened and alarmed to hear of the bombing on 7th July 2013 at the Mahabodhi temple in Bihar, India. We hope those injured by the blasts are receiving the best medical care and support and will recover soon. We hope the Indian governments will catch the perpetrators to reduce […]

Dhammapada books distributed to WA City Councils

The Buddhist Council of WA is pleased to announce that we have recently distributed about 40 copies of the Dhammapada to City Councils throughout Western Australia. The suggestion for doing this came from the nuns of Dhammasara monastery who had noticed that during citizenship ceremonies conducted at City Councils there was no equivalent to the […]