Buddhist Council of Western Australia Inc.

West Australians were given an insight into the life and times of Ajahn Brahm in this feature story. Most West Australians are unaware of this Cambridge physics graduate who ordained as a Buddhist monk more than thirty years ago. He has been active in teaching Buddhism here and around the world and is the author of many well known Buddhist titles. You can download the West Weekend story here.

We hope that a well known and witty Australian-based Buddhist like Ajahn Brahm will one day be featured on ABC TV programs like Q&A.

The BCWA Fundraising Dinner 2013 was a success with over a hundred guests including the guest-of-honor Minister of  Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Dr Mike Nahan MLA and Ms Janine Freeman MLA representing the Leader of the Opposition.

It was an opportunity for members of the WA Buddhist community to meet each other as well as with other guests at a relaxed social setting. This is the first time a purely fundraising social event has been organised by the BCWA with two main aims; to raise money for the upkeep of our office at the AAA Building (which was the venue for the event) and to celebrate the unity of the WA Buddhist community.

Speeches by the President of the BCWA Mr Stewart Jarvis, Minister Dr Mike Nahan and the out-going president Don Weerakody celebrated the unity within the diversity of the different Buddhist groups comprising of the three main Buddhist traditions. Some of the concerns of the Buddhist community such as interfaith relations were also raised and discussed. Read more »

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. Read more »