As Leader of the State Parliamentary Labor Party, I extend my very best wishes for peace and good health to all West Australian Buddhists for Vesak celebrations this year. There are now more than half-a-million Buddhists in Australia and strong Buddhist communities, with cultural groups from all over the world, In Western Australia. The goal […]
Message from the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon Tony Abbott MHR FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN BUDDHIST COUNCILS Vesak I am pleased to offer my best wishes to the Australian Buddhist community as you celebrate Vesak this year.
Vesak, the most sacred of Buddhist festiaval commemorating the birth, enlightenment and death (called Parinirvana) of the Lord Buddha is held on the full moon day in Mat and on the following day.
The Buddhist Society of Western Australia (BSWA) will get together to celebrate Vesak Day under the full moon on Sunday 26th May 2013. Vesak day is very significant for Buddhists everywhere as this day marks the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, the day of his Enlightenment when he became the Buddha, or the Awakened One, and […]
It is with great pleasure that I wish members of the Buddhist Council of Western Australia and the WA Buddhist community a very happy and festive Vesak Day. As one of Australia’s most culturally diverse States, Western Australia is home to many faiths and cultures. WA’s Buddhists are a growing and valued part of our […]
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