On May 9, representatives from Buddhist Council member organisations gathered with members of Parliament and interfaith colleagues to celebrate the Birth of the Buddha. This auspicious event marked the opening of this year’s Vesak and featured a diverse array of Buddhist groups from across the state. The celebration was hosted by Steve Kamper, the Minister…

We are very pleased to announce that MBC is now a registered charity. This is an exciting milestone in the development of our organisation. There are income tax, fringe benefit tax, and GST savings that come with this new status. However, the main benefit to MBC is an extra layer of governance and protection, as…

Tony Prince, the generous benefactor who bequeathed Swanhaven Retreat House to MBC, has offered another gift to us. He has just completed an annotated translation of the climactic chapter of the story of Sudhana’s pilgrimage, in which he meets the bodhisattva Maitreya and completes his quest for Enlightenment. He has titled it “The Tower of…