ASA Sangha Conference: 23-24 May 2012 The ASA conference has become a landmark event each year for Buddhist monastics in Australia. The ASA was set up to support dialogue and understanding among monastics of different traditions, and the conference provides a forum for this. This year’s conference features a one day work shop offered by […]
MESSAGE FROM PRIME MINISTER JULIA GILLARD 2012 VESAK DAY CELEBRATIONS It is with great pleasure that I send my best wishes to you all for this year’s Vesak Day celebrations.
MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA HON COLIN BARNETT MLA I am delighted to have the opportunity to extend my very best wishes to the Buddhist Council of Western Australia for the celebration of Vesak Day – the most important date of the Buddhist calendar. Vesak Day is a day of great significance for […]
I would like to give my deepest regards to all those observing the festival of Vesak, and I hope that you find joy as well as reflection on this most important day in the Buddhist calendar. As you celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha Gautama I know you will feel the importance […]
Message from Ajahn Brahmali, Bodhinyana Monastery, Serpentine: If you can find a worthy friend, A virtuous, steadfast companion, Then having overcome all perils, You should associate with him content and mindful. Dhp.328 Wishing all beings a peaceful and joyous Vesak! The Sangha of Bodhinyana Buddhist Monastery
The FABC has recently submitted a written submission on the subject of Marriage Equality which was drafted by Ajahn Brahm of Bodhinyana Monastery (WA). This was in response to an invitation by a parliamentary committee. Subsequently the FABC was invited to a parliamentary consultation on this topic.
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