Buddhist primary school in Springvale South a first for Melbourne

The Buddhist Channel, February 22, 2016

Melbourne, Australia -- SPRINGVALE South is home to Melbourne’s first Buddhist primary school.

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Second woman missing from Sakya International Buddhist retreat found in Buchan bushland

by Marissa Calligeros, The Age, January 19, 2016

Melbourne, Australia -- A woman was lost in the bush for 27 hours at Victorian Buddhist retreat, just one week after another guest was lost in the bush for five days.

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Golden dome completes exterior of stunning Thai Buddhist pagoda in Lyneham

by Michael Inman, The Canberra Times, January 17, 2016

Canberra, Australia -- A sunlit golden umbrella, lowered by a crane on Sunday, has completed external construction of a stunning pagoda in Lyneham.

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Finally, Buddhists to get their temple in Adelaide’s north

by Sarah Rohweder, Adelaide Now, November 11, 2015

Adelaide, Australia -- A BUDDHIST temple that will stand about as tall as a seven-storey apartment building will be built along Salisbury Highway at Parafield Gardens.

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Buddhist practice given artistic edge in multi-sensory exhibition gallery

by MEGHAN LAWRENCE, Stuff, September 22 2015

Auckland, New Zealand -- Buddhism is at the heart of Tiffany Singh's latest art installations. The Auckland artist will have 12 works on display in her upcoming exhibition Mahabhuta: The Great Element'jointly presented at Uxbridge Centre for Arts and Culture and the Fo Guang Shan Temple.

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Large wooden Buddhist temple model goes on display in Wyong

By Emma Simkin, ABC, Aug 20, 2015

Warnervale, Australia -- A $100, 000 model of the Buddhist temple planned for the Central Coast goes on public display.

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Australia’s second-largest religion is being ‘ignored’

by Jackson Stiles, The News Daily, Jul 6, 2015

This faith is larger than Islam, Judaism and Hinduism, yet receives far less attention from governments and the media.

Sydney, Australia -- Australia’s half-a-million Buddhists are largely ignored, its adherents have claimed.

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Tibetan Buddhist teacher in exile from homeland

Bay of Plenty Times, Jun 28, 2015

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand -- It has been almost 30 years since Geshe Jamyang Sherab was last home.

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Buddhism, Australia’s second largest religion

by Jake Mitra, The Buddhist Channel, April 14, 2015

Perth, Australia -- The spotlight will fall on Perth’s growing role as a cultural and tourism hub for the Australasian region over the August 8–9 weekend this year, when more than 1,000 international and Australian delegates will gather for a unique conference hosted at Perth’s Convention & Exhibition Centre: the 9th Global Conference on Buddhism, themed on Resolving Conflict with Mindfulness.

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Construction of RM1.1bil Buddhist retreat and kung fu school to start soon

Xinhua, March 27, 2015

SYDNEY, Australia -- After more than 1,500 years in existence, Dengfeng’s revered Shaolin Temple is to soon start building its first international outpost in Australia.

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