The Brooking Street Bugle

Issue No. 103 (New Series)
ISSN 1321 - 1463

Publication Date: 16 March, 2004

Published and Printed by the Chan Academy Australia.
Chan Academy is a registered business name of the
Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
A.C.N. 005 701 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488
33 Brooking Street, Upwey, Victoria 3158 Australia
Telephone and Fax: +61 3 9754 3334
E-mail address: wbu@bdcu.org.au
World Fellowship of Buddhists Regional Centre
Associated Institution of the World Buddhist University





Lifetimes of Learning
and the cultivation of Friendliness, Practicality, Professionalism,
Cultural Adaptability and Scholarship

Our websites:

www.bdcu.org.au
www.bddronline.net.au
www.bdcublessings.net.au
www.bsbonline.com.au
www.buyresolved.com.au

Editor: Leanne Eames, B.A., M.A.
Assistant Editors: Anita M. Hughes, RN Div 1,
David Ley, Architect (UK), BBlgs

Chan Academy Australia
Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. Disclaimer

As we, the Chan Academy Australia, Chan Academy being a registered business name of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd., do not control the actions of our service providers from time to time, make no warranty as to the continuous operation of our web site(s). Also, we make no assertion as to the veracity of any of the information included in any of the links with our web sites, or any other source accessed through our website(s).

Accordingly, we accept no liability to any user or subsequent third party, either expressed or implied, whether or not caused by error or omission on either our part, and member, employee or other person associated with the Chan Academy Australia, Chan Academy being a registered business name of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.

May You Be Well and Happy.

The Purposes of this Publication

The purposes of this publication are to:

Inform Members and others of coming events.

Report on monitoring of current activities and policies.

Help Members and friends understand the benefits of using technology in our organisation for Teaching Buddha Dhamma.

Write in a style recognisable by those who use English as a second language.

Provide glossaries and definitions for key terms used for teaching Buddha Dhamma.

Improve, report and develop cash generating activities to promote Buddha Dhamma.

Show examples of Buddha Dhamma education within our five styles of cultivation in action.

Provide timely advice on Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S).

Declare, celebrate and record scheduled Buddhist educational events.

Provide accurate information via our websites on how we educate on Buddha Dhamma legally in Victoria, Australia.

Provide opportunities for Buddha Dhamma activities and ceremonies.

Assist our globalisation of Buddha Dhamma education policy.

Provide text for our online version of the Brooking Street Bugle at www.bsbonline.com.au.

Index

1. Glossary
2. Sangha News
3. Coming Events
4. Company Structure
5. Keynote Opportunities
6. Appeals and Special Projects
7. Current Research and Development Interests
8. Information Technology News
9. Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S)
10. Corporate Governance & Reporting (CGR)
11. International Dhamma Activities (IDA)
12. Local Area Planning & Asset Management (LAPAM)
13. Members' News
14. Funds Appeal
15. Photographs
16. Transferring of Merit

Copyright Provisions

The Brooking Street Bugle is for free distribution. It contains Buddha Dhamma material and is provided for the purposes of research and study. It is also published online with colour photographs at www.bsbonline.com.au. Brooking Street Bugle On Line is a registered Business Name in the state of Victoria. Permission is given to make printouts of this publication for free distribution only with acknowledgements of the source, Australian Company Number ACN, Australian Business Number ABN and publication address. Please keep it in a clean place.

"The gift of Dhamma excels all other gifts".
© 2002, Copyright. Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.

1. Glossary

2. Sangha News

3. Coming Events

5-day bhavana course

A 5-day bhavana course will be held from Friday 9 April, 2004, through to Tuesday 13 April, 2004.

Pujas conducted by Master Francisco So

The Chakra Samvara Puja will be held on 9 April 2004 (Good Friday)
Time: 9.30 am - 11.30 am, 1.30 pm - 4.00 pm
The texts used will be:
a) Sukhavati Ritual, and
b) Chakra Samvara Tantra

The Kala Chakra Puja will be held on 12 April 2004 (Easter Monday)
Time: 9.30 am - 11.30 am, 1.30 pm - 4.00 pm
The texts used will be:
a) Sukhavati Ritual, and
b) Kala Chakra printed reference materials.

All Members and Friends are invited to attend the pujas and bring suitable offerings such as round fruit and flowers.

New Buddha Dhamma Teaching Program

We invite Members of the Sangha to come to our Temple to give Dhamma talks on Monday and Friday evenings as part of our Buddha Dhamma Teaching Program for 2004. Classes commence at 7.30pm.

We thank the Venerable Sangha for blessing our Temple, Members and Friends and accepting our request.

May the Buddha Dhamma be taught at our Temple.

Members and students are welcome to attend and are requested to bring suitable offerings such as flowers as dana for the Sangha.

On Friday evenings from 7.30 pm teachings are held from the Mahayana tradition. Sessions so far have included the playing of videotaped teachings of the late Master John D. Hughes on the Prajna Paramita (The Perfection of Wisdom), and playing of the CD series "The Diamond Cutter" by Geshe Michael Roach.

Children's classes are scheduled to begin in March 2004. Plans at this stage are to run the classes on Sunday mornings.

Students and Members are invited to bring suitable offerings such as flowers, food, water, paper, and Buddha Dhamma texts as offerings.

We thank Mrs. Anita M Hughes for initiating this new program of Buddha Dhamma teachings at our Temple.

May Anita M. Hughes be well and happy.

Study of the Vinaya

Members Julian Bamford and Frank Carter have committed to studying and learning the Vinaya and the 227 rules of the Sangha Monk.

Please note that the new study session time is every Wednesday evening at 8.00pm.

All Members are welcome join this important study program.

May this noble program of study and good actions create the good causes for our Temple to last in harmony and fellowship in the Buddha Dhamma for the next 500 years.

May we gather in harmony, work together in harmony and disperse in harmony.

May the Buddha Dhamma be taught at our Temple for the next 500 hundred years.

The references used are:

1. A Lay Guide to the Bhikkhu's Rules. Compiled by Bhikkhu Ariyesako. Buddha Dhamma hermitage NSW, Australia, 1995

2. Sacred Books of the Buddhists Vol. X Book of the Discipline Parts 1 to 6. Translated by I.B. Horner. Pali Text Society, London 1982

3. The Buddhist Monastic Code. The Patimokkha Training Rules. Thannissaro Bhikkhu. USA 1994

We thank our Teacher and Founder, the late Master John D. Hughes, for establishing this Buddha Dhamma Temple, and the John D. Hughes Collection library and for creating the suitable conditions for us to study the Vinaya.

The practice of requesting forgiveness

A ceremony for the practice of requesting forgiveness will be held at our Temple every two weeks, including prior to commencement of all General meetings.

The ceremony is based on the practice of the Sangha who we are advised perform this ceremony at their temples every two weeks.

All Members are invited to participate in the ceremony in the future.

May the merit of this good action be a cause for increasing harmony and good fellowship at our Temple for the next 500 years.

May we be kalyanamitta friends.

Abhidhamma Classes

Abhidhamma classes continue every Tuesday evening at 7.30pm.

Chanting takes place in our Hall of Assembly prior to the class at 7.15pm to awaken the participants' minds and to prepare them to learn Abhidhamma. All Members and Friends are welcome.

All Abhidhamma class papers are uploaded to our online journal, the Buddha Dhyana Dana Review, at www.bddronline.net.au and www.bdcu.org.au. They can be found in Volumes 12 and 13 of the BDDR Online.

Classes are free of charge to students.

Students are requested to bring suitable offerings each week to the Abhidhamma Teachings, including flowers, Basmati rice and two reams of Reflex A4 paper. Recycled paper is not suitable as it jams in our printers.

New students are enjoying these classes and longer-term students are maturing under these teachings.

Our Chan Academy Australia dress code for Abhidhamma Classes is white.

Coming Events at Other Centres

A white folder at the Centre contains information brochures and application forms for coming events at other centres. Coming events at other Centres include the following (listed in chronological order):

1. 26 and 27 March, 2004. Venerable Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche IX, recognised as the 9th incarnation of the Traleg lineage and enthroned as Abbot of Tra'gu Monastery, will hold a weekend seminar on 26 and 27 March 2004 on Working with Destructive Emotions. For details, please see the white folder in the Sariputta Room, or call the Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute on 03 9387 0422, or go to the website at www.evaminstitute.org.au

2. April 3-9, 2004. Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, recently appointed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to be the personal tutor of the 17th Karmapa, will teach "Mahamudra Meditation: Shamatha and Vipashyana" at the Kagyu E-Van Buddhist Institute at 673 Lygon Street, Carlton North, 3054, on April 3-4.

Rinpoche will also teach a series of evening lectures on 5, 6, 7 and 8 April, 2004, on Dorje Chang Thungma: The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer.

Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche was appointed as Abbott of Rumtek monasteryand has been the personal teacher of the four principle Karma Kagua lineage holders.

For further details, please see the white folder in the Sariputta Room with "Coming Events at Other Centres" on the binding, or ring the Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute, Carlton North, on 03 9387 0422.

2. Venerable Master Sheng Yen will visit Australia in April 2004. He will teach at Deakin University Toorak Campus on 24 & 25 April 2004 from 2-4 pm and 2-4.30 pm respectively. The first talk will be on Chan and Mental Health and the second talk will be on Chan and Building Pure Land on Earth. For further details please see the white folder.

3. Ancient Wisdom, Modern Practice - Mindfulness and Meditation in Therapy, 24-25 April, 2004, Melbourne, Australia, Deakin University, Toorak Campus. Keynote speakers are Venerable Master Sheng Yen (see above) and Lama Palden Drolma, one of the first western women to be authorized as a lama in the Vajrayana tradition. For further information and registration, please visit:
www.psychology.org.au/units/interest_groups/buddhism

4. Company Structure

Our Company Office Bearers and Management Team

Founder
The late John D. Hughes Dip. App. Chem. T.T.T.C. GDAIE

Resident Practitioner
Anita Hughes R.N.Div1

Abbot
Anita Hughes R.N.Div1

Assistant Abbots
Julie O'Donnell
Evelin Halls Dip. F.L.C.
Peter Boswell C.P.A.

Director of Abhidhamma Teachings
Evelin Halls Dip. F.L.C.

Assistants of Abhidhamma Teachings
Leanne Eames B.A. M.A.
Pennie White B.A.Dip.Ed.

Directors of the Centre
Julie O'Donnell
Evelin Halls Dip. Foreign Language Correspondence
Peter Boswell CPA

Office Bearers
President Julian Bamford B.A. App. Rec.
Secretary Anita Hughes RN Div 1.
Treasurer Peter Boswell CPA

Assistant Secretary
Julie O'Donnell

Assistant Treasurer
Frank Carter B.Ec.
David Igracki

Vice Presidents
International Dhamma Activities
Pennie White B.A.Dip.Ed.
Corporate Governance & Reporting
Evelin Halls Dip.F.L.C.
Local Area Planning & Asset Management
Frank Carter B.Ec.

Chief Information Officer
Leanne Eames B.A. M.A.

Financial Controller
Peter Boswell C.P.A.

Manager Occupational Health & Safety
Anita Hughes R.N.Div1
Frank Carter B.Ec.

Manager Enterprise Technology
Evelin Halls Dip.F.L.C.

IT Technical Support
Kamfatt Lin B.Sc (Eng),MCP, CNA, MCSE, MCDBA

IT Development Engineer
John Watson Senior CTS Engineer

Editors Buddha Dhyana Dana Review
Julian Bamford B.A. App. Rec.
Evelin Halls Dip. F.L.C.
Pennie White B.A. Dip. Ed.

Executive Producer Buddhist Hour Broadcast
Pennie White B.A. Dip. Ed.

Producer Buddhist Hour Broadcast
Pennie White B.A. Dip. Ed.

Assistant Producers Buddhist Hour Broadcast
Julian Bamford B.A. App. Rec.
Peter Boswell C.P.A.
Evelin Halls Dip. F.L.C.
Leanne Eames B.A. M.A.
Lainie Smallwood B.A. Business, B.A. Comm.

Editor Brooking Street Bugle
Leanne Eames B.A. M.A.

Assistant Editors Brooking Street Bugle
Anita Hughes R.N.Div1
David Ley Architect (UK), BBlgs

Editors Longhair Australia News
Julian Bamford B.A. App. Rec.
Leanne Eames B.A. M.A.
Evelin Halls Dip.F.L.C.
Pennie White B.A. Dip. Ed.

Joint Librarians
Anita Hughes R.N.Div1

Assistant Librarian
Julie O'Donnell

General meetings held last Friday of each Month

The next monthly General Meeting will be held on Friday, 26 March, 2003 at 8.00 pm.

All Members are welcome.

5. Keynote Opportunities

Wish list items

If anyone would like to make a contribution to our new setup in the Sariputta room, we require compact, ergonomic, office chairs for our PC work stations in the Sariputta Room.

Attendant Roster

The Temple Attendant Roster is in a blue spiral folder labeled "Chan Academy Australia Roster Folder & Buddha Dhamma Teaching Program 2004".

Temple Attendants are especially needed during business hours from Monday to Friday.

If you would like to be a Temple Attendant please add your name to the roster folder is located on the desk of PC1A in the Anita Room.

Chan Academy Sumi-e Program 2004

For details please contact Julian Bamford on 0400 267 330. Classes will begin in April/May after Master Andre Sollier returns from a trip to Japan.

6. Appeals and Special Projects

Our latest fundraiser: Nutrimetics Shower Gel

Our latest fundraiser is Nutrimetics Botanicals Refreshing Shower Gel.

The well known brand Nutrimetics has a Botanicals Refreshing Shower Gel (Can also be used as bubble bath) that comes in 6 fragrances: Lime Fresh, Blueberry, Melon and Cucumber, Dewberry, Tangerine and Strawberry.

The price per box of six is $30 or they can be purchased seperately for $5.50 per item.

We will sell 50 boxes at $30 each and make a profit of $450 plus a hamper of Nutrimetics products we can raffle.

Products will arrive this week.

Camberwell Market Stall

Thank you to the Chief God of Wealth and all other Devas and Devatas and Members who help us with the Camberwell Market Stall.

This is an important fundraising and PR activity, attracting prospective buyers with the two white tents, colourful blessing flags, flowers, display of Chan prints and gift cards and well presented array of goods for sale.

The Camberwell Market Stall held on Sunday 14 March 2004 generated the following returns.

Profit $76.00, Raffle $110.00, Bangladesh Stand $20.00.

The sales team for the day was Julian Bamford, David Ley, Frank Carter and Evelin Halls.

Storage of Camberwell Market goods

Thank you to our neighbour Mavis, who has kindly provided storage space for our market stall goods.
Would Members and friends please look for another suitable location to store these goods off site. Please contact Frank Carter.

Kallista Market Stall

Our Kallista Market stall is held on the first Saturday of each month.

7. Current Research and Development Interests

Preserving Australia's Multicultural Documentary Heritage

Evelin will attend the Multicultural Documentary Heritage Project Workshop at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, on 9 & 10 June 2004.

This workshop is extremely relevant to the John D. Hughes Collection, our Heritage Multilingual Reference Library for Buddha Dhamma Scholars and Practitioners.

8. Information Technology News

News about LAN1 and LAN2

PC1A in the Sariputta Room is now connected to LAN 2!

PC5A in the Library was re-connected to LAN 1,
and, the John D. Hughes Collection catalogue is ready for new entries!

The work was done by Pennie and Evelin.

PLEASE TAKE GREAT CARE not do damage the cables near the LAN server cabinets. The cabinets cannot be closed at present because some cables that are to short hang out. We will work out what to do with the cabling next.

Damaged LAN2 cable

The LAN 2 cable that runs from the Amber Room to PC14A in the Library is damaged. We wish to replace this cable with a working one as PC14A is configured and needed to run on LAN 2.

Please add the replacement of this LAN 2 cable to our task list.

Win Zip 9.0

Win Zip 9.0 is installed on our Internet machine, PC4. We were able to download the latest Win Zip version for free as we are registered users.

When you use Win Zip, you can press the F1 key for help at any time.

PC4 disk space

The disk space on PC4 is down to 75MB. This has occurred due to a large amount of external emails that have come in and are being stored. Our external emails stored on PC4 occupy 274MB of the disk space. We need to remove the emails from this PC.

This is a problem because the PC will soon stop functioning properly. This PC will not be able to handle even a few more large emails or photographs etc. because it has no more space to store and run the programs. Although at present PC4 is running well, we must ensure its continued running well by creating more space.

The solution is to take old emails off and store them elsewhere as soon as possible.

Modems and message banks

If the modem you want to use has no dial tone despite everything is connected and configured correctly, you may have a message on your telephone message bank. When there is a message left on your phone, the modem will not connect untile the message is cleared.

This has happened today on PC4. The modem didn't connect until it was found out that a message was left. After listening to the phone message by dialling 101 with the telephone, the modem worked.

This will only happen if the modem and telephone share a phone line. If the modem has a dedicated line it will not be affected by message banks.

edharma website

Our new website www.edharma.org is currently being constructed by Evelin. The official launching date will be announced soon.

The dedication on this website reads:

"May the merits generated from this website accrue to the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. and Chan Academy to continue to fruit the vision and work of the Founder Master John David Hughes."

Access database

Our Access database is now being updated to make it more user friendly. We thank Mitra for her help in this area.

9. Occupational Health and Safety News (OH&S)

Occupational Health and Safety Bulletins (OH&S Bulletin) provides a communication channel for the flow of information about OH&S matters to all Members of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. and are a record of our OH&S matters.

Members create and develop OH&S Bulletins in accordance with relevant Acts, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Guidelines.

We publish our OH&S Bulletins within the Brooking Street Bugle print version as well as on our BSB Online website. We will issue an annual special edition of the BSB for Occupational Health and Safety that contains our up-to-date OH&S Handbook. We will run an annual OH&S orientation program that each Member will undertake.

OH&S is an urgent matter.

OH&S is everyone's business.

10. Corporate Governance & Reporting (CGR)

Colour Code: Red
CGR Manager: Pennie White
CGR Vice President: Evelin Halls
CGR Task Unit Members: Julian Bamford, Peter Boswell, Frank Carter, Leanne Eames, Lenore Hamilton, Lisa Nelson, Lainie Smallwood, Anita Hughes, Amber Svensson.

CGR Task Unit Responsibilities: Adhere to legal requirements of corporate affairs; accounts; communicate with Federal, State and Local government departments; organise GST payments; supply Australian Tax Office with Business Activity Statements; provide timely managerial information to ensure profits are made; provide quarterly Profit and Loss Activity Statements; arrange for the audit of accounts at a professional level to meet the Statutory requirements of the Gaming Commission of New South Wales (NSW).; arrange General meetings and maintain statutory minutes for these meetings; monitor and adhere to Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) policy; provide first aid facilities; organise attendants for staffing the Centre; correspondence; schedule events for our Teacher; structure new databases and train persons to maintain them; train personnel to operate CGR functions; refreshment supply; fund and organise Dana for the Sangha visiting the Centre; create goodwill with our neighbours; and with local newspapers to advise the community of upcoming events.

11. International Dhamma Activities (IDA)

12. Local Area Planning & Asset Management (LAPAM)

Colour Code: Green
LAPAM Manager: Frank Carter
LAPAM Vice President: Frank Carter
LAPAM Task Unit Members: Julian Bamford, Peter Boswell, Frank Carter, Brendan Hall, Evelin Halls, Lenore Hamilton, David Igracki, Rodney Johnson, David Ley, Brent Kerr, Lisa Nelson, Amber Svensson.

LAPAM Task Unit Responsibilities: To maintain and develop the buildings and gardens of the Centre; to undertake new construction works; to refurbish the Centre buildings; and to look after equipment and supplies.

13. Members' News

Rodney Johnson accepted for monastic training

Rodney Johnson, Life Member of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. has been accepted for monastic training under Master Ru-Sun, Abbot of Yun Yang Temple in Narre Warren, Victoria, Australia.

We congratulate Rodney with great joy on this news, and wish him all the best with the transition to his new life.

Teaching English to Theravadin Monks

Our Centre's Presidnet, Mr. Julian Bamford, has begun teaching English to Theravadin Monks Ven. Vimilananda and Ven. Upatissa every Thursday evening at the Shakyamuni Sambuddha Vihara in Berwick.

14. Funds Appeal

Donations

To make a donation please provide the following details and send to:

The Secretary, Chan Academy Australia,
Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.,
33 Brooking Street, Upwey, Victoria, 3158.

Please make all cheques payable to "Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd."

Thank you for your kind contribution.

The gift of Dhamma excels all others.

May you be Well and Happy.

I / We wish to contribute funds as follows: $....................

Name / Organisation ................................................................................................

Address .............................................................................................

Receipt Required YES / NO

Gifts are not tax deductible.

15. Photographs

Photographs will be uploaded shortly.

16. Transferring of Merit

We regularly transfer merit to the Mahasangha and local deities. They help us on all our projects.

We offer blessed water and food to the deities at the NAT House.