The Brooking Street Bugle

Issue No. 104 (New Series)
ISSN 1321 - 1463

Publication Date: 23 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.

A Five Day Bhavana Course will be held at the Chan Academy Australia 9 April 2004 to Tuesday 13 April 2004.

The theme of the Five Day Course is "Buddhism and Education".

Buddhist Scholar Professor Padmasiri De Silva from Monash University will be our guest speaker.

We will also hold the first meeting of our Education Committee.

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, and 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.

Vinaya Rules Study Class No. 8, 16 March 2004

The eighth class in the study of the Vinaya Rules was held at our Temple, Chan Academy Australia, at 33 Brooking Street, Upwey 3158 Victoria, at 9.00pm on 4 March 2004.

The class was held in the John D. Hughes Meditation Hall.

The students were Julian Bamford and Frank Carter.

The students paid respect to the Buddha Dhamma Sangha bowing in front of the main altar three times, followed by chanting of:

namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammasambuddhassa
Five precepts in Pali.
Triple Gem Refuge.

The students sent metta to the Heavenly Sangha and requested their help and guidance with their study of the Vinaya (Monks rules).

At the end of the class reading the students shared the merits with all beings.

The text studied was "A Lay Guide to the Bhikkhu's Rules" compiled by Bhikkhu Ariyesako, 1995.

The section studied was titled (3) Money from pages 32-34:

(3) Money

(i) Stealing

Rule: a bhikkhu who takes something which the owner has not given to him and which has a value of five masaka coins or more is defeated.

Commentary: 'as "Defeat" means the absolute termination of the perpetrator's bhikkhu life his stealing should be more than a petty theft. Therefore, for this to be an offense, the value of the stolen object must be such that, as it states in the original Pali: 'Kings ...would banish him, saying..."you are a thief!'. The bhikkhu must have an intention to steal for this to be an offense.'

''If an apparent theft happens without his knowledge or connivance or by mistake without any design on his part, it is no offense. However fraud, breach of trust, embezzlement, tax evasion, smuggling, breach of copyright, etc. are included under this rule.'

(ii) Bhikkhus and Wealth

'These rules came to be set down because donations coming from a lay devotees faith in Dhamma might, on mis-occasion, lead to the corrupting of the bhikkhus life.

'Bhikkhus, in abandoning the use of money, make real their abandonment of worldly pursuits and show others by example that the struggle for wealth is not the true way to find happiness' (BMC Page 215).'

'Whoever agrees to gold or money... also agrees to the five strands of sensual pleasure, and whoever agrees to the five strands of sensual pleasure,...you may take for certain that this is not the way of a recluse, that this is not the way of Buddhist Monk.' (PTS Kindred Sayings, Vol.4 p232)

(iii) Should a Bhikkhu accept money?

'This is one of the major areas where lay Devotees can assist the bhikkhu in living a life in harmony with the Vinaya.'

Rule: 'a monk who accepts gold or money or gets another to accept for him, or acquiesces in its being put near him, commits an offense requiring confession with forfeiture.'

Commentary: '...there is "no consent" if a bhikkhu refuses to accept the money: by word - telling the donor that it is not proper to receive the money; by deed - gesturing to that effect; by thought - thinking that it is not proper.'

'At present the term gold or money, would include coins and paper currency, but not cheques, credit cards, bank drafts or promissory notes, as these - on there own and without further identification of the persons carrying them - do not function as true currency.

'Money given to a steward of the Sangha for the use of the bhikkhus or to stewards of individual bhikkhus, is not given to the bhikkhus for them to possess. The steward holds the money of the donors in trust, and should the bhikkhu have legitimate reason to make use of this (travel for Dhamma, requisites, Dhamma books, etc.), he can request the steward to supply him with the article needed. He cannot purchase it himself.

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.

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.

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.

The topic for Abhidhamma class No. 91 to be held on Tuesday evening 23 March is Paritta-rammana vithi.

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.

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 separately for $5.50 per item.

We will sell 50 boxes at $30 each (or $5.50 per tube) we will receive al least 30% profit plus a hamper of Nutrimetics products we can raffle.

We have been issued an invoice for $1530.00 for the 51 boxes. We do not need to pay until we have sold the products. Nutrimetics will then write us a cheque for our funds raised.

How many people shower or bath?

They all do!

Each Shower Gel (can be used as bubble bath) is $5.50. Normally $17.00 RRP

You may purchase 1 box of 6 for $30 and receive a Deluxe Treatment worth $25. See orange coupon for details.

All proceeds go to the Chan Academy Australia, Chan Academy is a registered trading name of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd., 33 Brooking St, Upwey, Victoria, Australia, 3158., A.C.N. 005 701 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488, e-mail: wbu@bdcu.org.au, website: www.bdcublessings.net.au, Phone: (03) 9754 3334. Also if you wish to purchase other Nutrimetics products we can organise this as part of our fundraiser.
Nutrimetics Beauty Consultant Mary Norman 9439 1796.

Flower stall

We will be selling flowers on Easter Saturday 10 April 2004 on Swansea Rd in Lilydale. Please see Lenore to add your name to the day's roster.

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 21 March 2004 generated the following returns.

Profit $45.80, Raffle $96, Bangladesh Stand $11.75, Nutrimetics Sales $11.00

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

edharma website

Our new website www.edharma.org is currently being constructed by Evelin. The site will be officially launched during our coming bhavana course.

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."

The most recent addition to the site is entitled "The Way of the Kitchen", written by John D. Hughes.

Accounting PC

Our accounting PC, numbered PC16A has now been relocated to the Sariputta Room just inside the entrance. Angus Li has installed VET version 10.59.2.1.

We thank Angus for the many hours he spends helping the Center with our accounting.

Fax and phone lines

At present we do not have a functioning fax facility. A new phone line needs to be run to the Sariputta Room for our Centre phone no. 9754 3334, and a new dedicated line is to be installed in the Sariputta Room.

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.

New Private Kitchen and Dining Room Master Construction Plan

DAILY WORK PLAN & ACTIVITY REPORT

Day 166 to Day 181
Saturday 6 March to Sunday 21 March 2004

Make offerings of flowers, incense, perfume, tea and food to the Chief Devata of the new kitchen and her retinue before commencing work each day. Make appropriate offerings to the Chief kitchen God.

Make sure someone is appointed chant Buddha Dhamma as offerings to generate protection for the workers

Take photographs of each stage of the building construction during the day

Provide suitable food and refreshments for the builders.

Be mindful of Occupational Health & Safety at all times.

Load Daily Work Plan and photographs of work in progress to www.bsbonline.com.au.

Tasks (Sat 20 and Sun 21 March)

External:

1. South wall - complete fitting of weather boards
2. South wall - punch nails in weatherboards
3. South & East walls - putty nail holes and fill openings with 'no more gaps'
4. South & East walls - paint first coat on weather boards

Internal:
1. Fit noggins (x3) on at east end of South wall for joint between cement sheet and plaster sheet
2. Fit insulation batts into South wall cavities
3. Fit plaster sheets on inside South wall - start from East end
4. Fit cement sheet on underside and sides of steps (entrance to dining hall)
5. Fit vertical wooden boxing between steps (entrance to dining hall)

Work team - Sat 20 March: Frank Carter, Jim Lane, Jan Bennett, Julian Bamford and others

Next

1. Seal intersection between new walls and existing (old) roof
2. Seal opening between existing ceiling area and new building ceiling area - plaster.
3. Fix plaster to ceiling, and install insulation batts
4. Connection of electricity: arrange for electrician - complete power and light fittings, connect power
5. Finish roof at West end (Jeff Radford)
6. Fit eaves with cement sheet (Jeff Radford)
7. Second coat of paint on all outside walls
8. Remove one section of pantry wall at east end
9. South wall - Plaster joints between plaster sheets on
10. South wall - sand ready for painting

OH&S

Rearrange/locate temporary electrical cabling/extension leads for kitchen fittings (stove, hotplate, refrigerator) for safe use.

Completed: Prior to 19 March

1. Fixing of Chief God of Kitchens Altar in place on East wall
2. Setup of kitchen for operation and meals preparation - shifting of all kitchen resources, utensils, foods etc from old to new kitchen
3. Fitted plumbing (taps and pipes) and connected gas and water
4. Complete weatherboards below east end eaves
5. Completed east end roofing and wall for final roof fittings by plumber
6. Fitted flashing/cover plate to east end of roof above eaves.

Report on kitchen construction

Work to complete the New Private Kitchen - Dining Hall Work progress on Saturday 20 March with the following stages:

External Work

South Wall:

Fitting of weatherboards - with one row of boards to be fitted to complete the wall. This is planned for Sunday 21 March.

Nail punching all nails and filling with putty.

Filling all opening and cracks between weatherboards with 'no more gaps'.

East Wall:

Filling of punched nail holes with putty.

First coat of paint on unpainted weatherboards above window area, and painting of eaves and barge boards.

North Wall:

Painting of the barge board (holding spouting) along full wall length, and touch up paint over previously painted wall areas that have been filled with 'no more gaps'.

Internal Work:

Fitting of three noggins x 700mm (approx.) in south wall at east end of pantry.

North wall: Fitting of plasterboard joining tape along plasterboard joins. Spreading of plaster over joins.

The work team for the day were: Anita Hughes, Amber Hughes, Frank Carter, Julie O'Donnell, Julian Bamford, Joel Hughes and friend Sean.

Total work time (approximate): 26 hours

Work on completing the New Private Kitchen - Dining Hall continued on Sunday 21 March with the following stages:

External Work

South Wall:

Weatherboards completed. Top row of boards fitted to complete the wall.

Sanding of puttied nail holes and cracks.

Painting: Lower half of wall painted with first coat.

North Wall:

Filling with 'no more gaps' sealant in cracks between window and weatherboards at west side of windowed with 'no more gaps'.

Internal Work:

North wall: Completion of fixing plasterboard joining tape along plasterboard joins. Spreading of plaster mix on all taped plasterboard joins.

White primer painted on area above tiled sink, above window, and cupboard wall holding wall oven.

First coat of final colour applied to area above sink and cooking area - North and East walls, and on cupboard wall holding wall oven.

The work team for the day were: Anita Hughes, Frank Carter, Julie O'Donnell, Julian Bamford, Lainie Smallwood.

Photographs of work in progress were taken during the day by Julian Bamford.

Total work time (approximate): 16 hours

Painting of gate on Golden Pavilion

The gate and staircase at the South side of Golden Pavilion has had a first coats of 'Carter buff' colour paint applied over primer.

The work took approximately 40 minutes and was completed on 20 March 2004. A second coat is needed to complete the mini project.

Fire risk reduction and garden maintenance

Fire risk reduction and garden maintenance was carried out on Sunday 21 March on the following areas:

1. East Wall - main building (adjacent to entrance doorway) Trimming of vine to allow light into room, removal of vine from under eave, removal of vine from between barge board and spouting.

2. Northern Bell Tower - removal of climbing vines from: within bell tower, reduction of climbing vines from around outside of bell tower, trimming and removal of vines from rose garden, and disentangling from adjoining shrubs at rear and on West side of reclining Buddha altar.

Work time taken: 1.5 hours. Completed by Julian Bamford

13. Members' News

Teaching English to Theravadin Monks

Our Centre President, Mr. Julian Bamford, has begun teaching English to Theravadin Monks Venerable Vimalananda and Venerable Upatissa every Thursday evening at the Shakyamuni Sambuddha Vihara in Berwick.
The first class was held on Thursday 18 March 2004 at 8.10 pm, concluding at 9.00pm.

Flowers were offered to the Sangha prior to commencement of the class.

Dhamma offered was two copies of the Buddhist Hour broadcast script 319 titled: 'Practising Kindness', as well as a copy of Roget's Thesaurus, and two A5 lined note books.

The classes will be held each Thursday evening from 8.00pm to 9.00pm at the Temple. The Venerable Monks took turns to read sections of the selected Buddhist Hour paper, stopping to discuss the meaning of specific words for understanding, with reference to a dictionary for specific meaning, and writing the word and its meaning in the class notebooks. Pronunciation was also clarified.

The words discussed for clarification of meaning and their context were: disdain, practicality, adaptability, grudge, raw and export quality.

In the next class, the second half of the Practising Kindness paper will be completed. Other texts to used will be Buddhist books from the Temple library as selected by the Venerable Monks, as well as past papers from the Buddha Dhyana Dana Review.

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.

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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.