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

浴佛節──佛教徒的〝母親節〞 ──紀澳大利亞塔州中國佛教學院佛曆二五六一浴佛聖典 佛曆二五六一年浴佛聖典，在2017年5月14日上午十時，於澳大利亞塔州中國佛教學院位於塔州霍巴特市中心的教學大樓，殊勝拉開帷幕。 　　適逢今天是西方文化的母親節，作為佛教徒，舉行慶祝　大聖　釋迦牟尼佛祖聖誕、紀念　大聖　佛祖的母親──佛母　摩耶夫人圓成偉大歷史使命的浴佛聖典，此時此刻是東西文化交流，共慶母親節的天作之合。 　　亦適逢宇宙時輪殊勝降臨，今天，亦是祖國中國召開〝一帶一路〞峰會的歷史性一天。全球多國元首、政治領袖、國家代表，聚集北京，一起討論由中國國家主席習近平總書記發起的，這一與各國戰略對接、合作共贏，從而推動環球經濟合作、貿易蓬勃發展、東西文化匯粹的百年大計。 　　被命名為阿絲律耶宮的教學大樓一樓，高朋滿座，二百位餘嘉賓，包括塔州反對黨黨魁The Honourable Rebecca White MP、聯邦參議員The Honourable Lisa Singh、霍巴特代市長Ron Christie議員伉儷、眾議院獨立議員Mr. Andre

The “Mother’s Day” of Buddhists – Bathing Buddha Festival － An Account of the 2561 Bathing Buddha Holy Ceremony of Tasmanian Chinese Buddhist Academy of Australia The curtain of the 2561st Bathing Buddha Holy Ceremony was auspiciously opened on the morning of 14 May 2017 at the educational institute of Tasmanian Chinese Buddhist Academy of Australia in the city centre of Hobart. Coincidentally, today is also Mother’s Day in the western culture. As Buddhists conducting Buddh

Lions Club is a non-for-profit organisation that provides service to communities internationally. The club name of LIONS stands for Liberty, Intelligence, and Our Nation’s Safety. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Lions Club. As part of the Centennial Celebration that will be held at the birthplace of Lions Club – Chicago, USA, Lions Club Australia held its national centennial conference in Hobart, from the 5 – 8 May 2017, with its opening ceremo

Professor Lin Lin from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences visited the Jin Gang Dhyana Temple and Zhi-Ji Museum on 19 March 2017. #LinLin #ChineseAcademyofSocialSciences #Visits #Lions #Deva

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