An honour to explain to friends from Lifeline Tasmania, the significance of the Two Guardian Lions and Four Great Heavenly Devas on 17 April 2018. The exclusive tour was in response to a request for a tour of the site of the proposed Cultural Park. #Lions #Devas #Tour

今天，2016年11月28日，金剛禪寺幸俱特大喜訊，增勤大法師光臨，視察地球最南端的佛廟金剛禪寺。 增勤大和尚是中國佛教協會副會長、陝西省佛教協會會長、西安大慈恩寺方丈。大慈恩寺就是玄奘法師譯經之地。 2016年5月，習近平主席在大慈恩寺接待了印度總理莫迪；9月，聯合國教科文組織總幹事博科娃女士來大慈恩寺參訪。增勤法師分別參與了接待陪同工作。 莫迪給大慈恩寺的題詞是：“印度的本質特性在於其精神文化。高僧玄奘通過佛陀的方式將和平、友愛和奉獻精神傳播給世界大部分地區。每一個印度人都認為高僧玄奘是一位偉大的修行者。我非常榮幸，玄奘提到的阿難陀補羅國，也就是今天的瓦德拉嘎，是我出生的地方。根據玄奘的記載，那個地方在當時已經是佛教僧人的研修中心，今天我們已經在那裡發現了一些佛教遺址。在玄奘的理解中，古吉拉特是獅子的土地，我認為這真正代表了印度的形象。印度和中國是兩個精神遺產非常豐厚的國家，能夠給世界傳遞和平友愛的思想。” 聯合國教科文組織總幹事博科娃女士的題詞是：“我很榮幸參觀了中國乃至世界宣揚和平、寬容精神最重要的佛教寺廟之一大慈恩寺。世界教科文組織很

On 28th November, it was with great honour that Master Wang was able to receive respected monk, Zengqin Great Dharma Master at the site of the proposed Tasmanian Chinese Cultural Park of Australia in Campania today. Zengqin Great Dharma Master is the abbot of very renowned Chinese temple, Da Ci En Temple in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China; he is also the Deputy President of the Chinese Buddhist Association, and President of the Shaanxi Buddhist Association. Zengqin Great Dharm

On 20th June 2016, as per the request of teachers at Campania District School, Tasmanian Chinese Buddhist Academy of Australia received 40 students from Grade 7 and 8 and took them on an exclusive tour of the 2 Guardian Stone Lions and 4 Great Heavenly Devas. Conducted under the supervision of two teachers from the School, this tour formed part of their school unit on Ancient China and Chinese history. Three Elder Gurus from the Academy explained to the students the signifi

The 2 Guardian Lions and 4 Great Heavenly Devas were erected by the nationally renowned Hutchinson Builders in early March 2016. Mr. Scott Hutchinson, Chairman of Hutchinson Builders, came down from Queensland and visited our Tea Tree site. He expressed his awe of the size and intricacy of the carvings on the stones, and said how happy he was that he came to see them. Mr. Hutchinson also visited our Chinese Museum to gain an understanding of our overall vision as well as to

​ ​Four Great Heavenly Devas, Two Guardian Stone Lions Radiation of Great Light, Auspiciousness descends from Heavens 15th May 2016, the Ninth day of the Fourth month of the Lunar Calendar, was a day when auspiciousness descended on Earth. On the Sunday that followed Buddha’s birthday, Tasmanian Chinese Buddhist Academy of Australia (TCBAA) held the Official Opening of the Two Guardian Stone Lions and Four Great Heavenly Devas Holy Statues, and guests from ten directions were

Official Opening of the Two Guardian Lions and Four Great Heavenly Devas Statues was held on Sunday 15 May 2016. Over 1200 people attended the Official Opening of the Two Guardian Lions and Four Great Heavenly Devas. When the official proceedings were taking place in the tent, it was pouring rain with big winds. But as soon as it was time to do the cutting ribbon and lion dance outside, the skies cleared and the sun shone through. We would like to express our heartfelt gratit

Since the 1 March 2016, Hutchinson Builders commenced placement of the four 7m tall Heavenly Devas and two 4m tall lion statues at Tea Tree Rd., Campania. Today marks the conclusion of the statues’ establishment, with the two lion statues placed in their rightful place. The Hutchinson builders and managers praised the beauty and grandeur of the statues, which are an integral part of our Chinese culture. We are very excited with this development, as it has been a long time com