2013 VESAK DAY CELEBRATIONS
It is with great pleasure that I send my best wishes to everyone celebrating Vesak across Australia this year.
Vesak is of global importance to the Buddhist community as it gathers to commemorate Gautama Buddha and contemplate his message of compassion and goodwill. Read more »
Saturday 13 April 2013 saw the Cambodian Buddhist Society of WA celebrating the Cambodian New Year in Perth. It was wonderful to see a Australians of all walks of life at the event which was well attended at their premises in Kelmscott. Read more »
The ABC TV program Q&A is perhaps Australia’s number one current affairs program and so we were pleased to see Ven Robina Courtin on the show on 1st April 2013.
The Australian Buddhist community is looking forward to more Buddhist panelists, especially Buddhists who are based in Australia. We note that all other panelists on the show on 1st April are all based in Australia. Read more »
Lama Ole Nydahl will begin his 2013 Australian tour with a visit to Perth for two lectures.
The first lecture will be at 7.30pm March 5th titled “Buddhism Today – Timeless Wisdom for Modern People”
The second lecture will be at 7.30pm March 6th titled “Death and Rebirth – A Buddhist Perspective”
2012 marked the 40th anniversary of Lama Ole’s Buddhist activity, in which he has inspired the growth and formation of 530 Buddhist centres around the world. Read more »
On Sunday 25th November 2012 a sapling of the oldest recorded tree in history from Sri Lanka was planted at the Dhammasara nun’s monastery in Gidgeganup. This tree is called the Sri Maha Bodhi tree and was planted in 288 BC during the reign of India’s King Asoka. This branch of the Bodhi tree was sent south to Sri Lanka as part of the King’s effort to spread the Buddha Dhamma far and wide for the benefit of all sentient beings. Read more »
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