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THE BROOKING STREET BUGLE
Issue No. 49 (New Series)
ISSN 1321 -1463

Publication Date: 6 January 2001

Published and Printed by:
The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
A.C.N. 005 701 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488
33 Brooking Street, Upwey, Victoria Australia 3158. Telephone and Fax +61 3 9754 3334
e-mail address wbu@bdcu.org.au
World Fellowship of Buddhists Regional Centre

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

Editor: John D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem.,T.T.T.C., GDAIE
Vice-president, World Fellowship of Buddhists
Assistant Editor: Pennie White BA. Dip Ed

CONTENTS

1.0 Coming Events

2.0 Fundraising Appeal

3.0 Your Help Is Needed This Week

4.0 News of Program Changes

5.0 Sangha News

5.1 Opening of the Dhamma Sarana Sri Lankan Temple
5.2 Opening of the Quang Duc Temple

6.0 Keynote Opportunities

6.1 Reclining Buddha Image Arrives
6.2 e-bugle
6.3 Save our Teacher’s Time in Filing and Accounting Records
6.4 BDDR Volume 10 No.3 Online
6.5 Fundraising and Special Projects

6.5.1 BDDR
6.5.2 InkJet Colour Printer
6.5.3 LAPAM - sale of Hair Clips
6.5.4 Gift and Flower Stall for Christmas Day
6.5.5 Dragon King Photo & Dragon King Offering Sphere
6.5.6 BDDR Mailing List Fundraiser

6.6 Bhavana Course from 26 to 30 December 2000
6.7 Update of www.bdcu.org.au Website
6.8 Buddha Dhamma Chanting On-site
6.9 Daily Cleaning of the Sariputta Room and the Store is required
6.10 Offerings to new Image of Protection
6.11 The Bodhi Tree Surround Update
6.12 Need for Environmental Control
6.13 Prajna Paramitta Puja Prayer & The “Explanation of Sutra and Chanting Mantra" Puja
6.14 Roster for Preserving the Buddha Dhamma Teachings by John D. Hughes

7.0 OH&S News

7.1 Replacement on Decking of rear Verandah
7.2 First Aid Training

8.0 JDH Roster News

8.1 Attendant Roster

9.0 JDH NEWS

9.1 JDH’s Health and Good Rest
9.2 JDH’s Trip to The Nobbies
9.3 JDH’s Internet email

10.0 Member's News

10.1 Thank you for Chanting
10.2 New House for David & Leila
10.3 “Future Direction(s)” plan for Melbourne 10.4 Information about the Bodhi Tree
10.5 New Years Eve Dinner

11.0 Task Units

11.1 Local Area Planning & Asset Management (LAPAM)
11.2 Corporate Governance & Reporting (CGR)
11.3 International Dhamma Activities (IDA)

12.0 IDA News (Incorporates old Knowledge Management KM)

12.1 Hillside Radio Broadcast News
12.2 Radio Broadcasts On-line
12.3 Buddhist Hour Radio Script Writing Schedule
12.4 Buddhist Hour Broadcast Radio Script Location
12.5 Request for Buddhist Hour Broadcast
12.6 Sumi-e
12.7 Ch’an classes taught by JDH
12.8 IT News

12.8.1 BDDR Updates Software
12.8.2 Computer Maintenance on PC3A
12.8.3 New Computer PC13A

12.9 New Year Greeting Cards To WFB Conference Participants
12.10 WFB Conference Photos
12.11 Web Site News

12.11.1 New Years Eve
12.11.2 Brooking Street Bugle (BSB)
12.11.3 Web Masters Training
12.11.4 Web Masters Training Session

13.0 LAPAM News

13.1 The Ajarn Chanhphy Manivong Altar Relocation
13.2 Buddha To Be and Lotus Step Relocation
13.3 Eastern Wing Project
13.4 Reduction of Fire Hazard at Centre
13.5 Air Conditioning for Sariputta Room
13.6 The Rear Verandah Decking
13.7 A new humus heap
13.8 LAPAM Database
13.9 Opening Up the Chi in the Ch’an Garden
13.10 Quarterly Audit Report of Landlords Assets

14.0 CGR News

14.1 CGR Procedure Manual
14.2 Auditors Report
14.3 Paper Stock
14.4 General Meeting of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
14.5 Victorian Buddhist Organisations
14.6 Ironing of Clothes

Appendices
i.Enterprise Network & Computer Systems Solutions
ii.Enterprise Network & Computer Systems Diagram
iii. List of Hardware Required for the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey)Ltd. and the Geological Museum @ Upwey

THIS IN-HOUSE BULLETIN HAS BEEN COMPILED:

To provide accurate and timely information about current tactical directions that can be useful for promotion of internal public relations.

1.0 COMING EVENTS

2.0 FUNDRAISING APPEAL

While we were in Bangkok in December 2000 for the World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference we gave donations to two orphanages. The orphanages were in Dhaka in Bangladesh and Assam in India.

You do not have to be a Member to give a gift.

Non Members can give gifts to our Centre as well.

Gifts are welcome and can be posted or delivered to us at 33 Brooking Street, Upwey, Victoria 3158 Australia.

Payments should be made payable to the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.

Gifts to our Centre are not tax deductible.

3.0 YOUR HELP IS NEEDED THIS WEEK

We seek your assistance to help us complete our fire hazard reduction as soon as possible.

The Dandenong Ranges area where we live is a rain forest having one of the world’s highest fire risk ratings.

Reduction of fuel was undertaken yesterday and the work needs continuing.

We need to pick up the fallen leaves under the trees and place them on our humus heap.

Come to our Centre at 33 Brooking Street Upwey between 2pm and 5pm this Tuesday 9th, Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11 January.

Please ring first on 9754 3334.

On Tuesday ask for Julian Bamford between 2pm and 5pm

On Wednesday ask for Lisa Nelson between 2pm and 5pm

And on Thursday ask for Julian Bamford between 2pm and 5pm

If you ask Julian or Lisa we will give you a free special pot plant

4.0 NEWS OF PROGRAM CHANGES

• BDDR On Line December 2000

History was made on 2 December 2000 when the first digital editorial of the Buddha Dhyana Dana Review Volume 10 No. 3, titled 'First BDDR editorial Online' was placed on the www.companyontheweb.com/buddhamap web site, at approximately 0015am by Web Master Evelin Halls. This is the first editorial online.

The first BSB (new series) Issue 48 was place on www.companyontheweb.com/buddhamap Web Site on Thursday 21 December 2000.

Thank you to Evelin Halls. Saddhu Saddhu Saddhu

• Bodhisattva Protector Pigeon

We welcome the Bodhisattva Protector pigeon who has come to live at this Temple. He arrived before we went to the WFB conference. His name is Svaha. He stays and protects our Centre, Teacher and his Students.

Svaha has his nest in the amenities block.

• Fusion of Our International Dhamma Activities (IDA) Task Unit and Knowledge Management (KM) Task Unit

Because of increased parallelism and like focus, fusion between these two Task Units has meant that they have become reconciled. On 28 December 2000 it was decided to merge the Knowledge Management and International Dhamma Activities Task Units.

Fusion of the two Task Units has been proceeding for some time with sharing of common web sites. This fusion peaked at the World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference in Bangkok Thailand in December 2000.

Our Members who attended were: John D Hughes, Julian Bamford, Vincenzo Cavuoto, Jocelyn Hughes, Julie O’Donnell, Vanessa Macleod and Anita Svensson, who worked together to represent our Centre as well as providing support for the conference secretariat.

There are two other Task Units that remain separate: LAPAM and CGR. Local and international communication is identical in structure because we treat our writing in English as a Second Language (E.S.L).

We have not written a separate Knowledge Management Task Unit report.

We will now have joint Vice Presidents for the IDA Task Unit. They are John D. Hughes Vice President and Julian Bamford Joint Vice President.

John D. Hughes manages the International Dhamma Activities (IDA) Task Unit.

5.0 SANGHA NEWS

5.1 Opening of the Dhamma Sarana Sri Lankan Temple

On Sunday December 10, 2000 Tim Browning, as a representative of John Hughes, who was attending the World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference, attended the opening of the first stage of the Dhamma Sarana Sri Lankan Temple at Greens Road, Keysborough.

The temple opening was a major milestone in the history of the Buddhist Sri Lankan Association of Victoria. The construction of this first stage of the Dhamma Sarana Temple was commenced early this year following the Foundation Stone Ceremony in December 1999.

The opening ceremonies were blessed by the presence of many members of the Sangha including; from Sri Lanka, Venerable Professor K. Vajira and Venerable Udagaladeniye Somaransi; from Dhamma Sarana, Chief Incumbent Venerable Vijitha Thero and Venerable R. Metagil; from Victorian Buddhist Vihara- Noble Park, Venerables D. Vimalanda and K. Vidura; from Sangha Loka - Malvern, Venerable Jimalankar; from Adelaide Sri Lankan Buddhist Vihara, Chief Incumbent Venerable Sumedha; from Dhamma Deepa Meditation Centre - Dandenong, Chief Incumbent Venerable A. Sangananda and Venerable V. Sumanasara; from Ringwood Buddhist Meditation Centre, Venerable Bhante Kassapa; from

Katoomba Meditation Centre - NSW, Venerable Silarapana; from Sri Lankan Buddhist Temple - Canberra, Venerable Nandarapana; from Western Sri Lankan Buddhist Vihara - St Albans, Venerable Uduwara Dewananda; from Yuroke, Venerable W. Chandaratana and two resident monks; from Cambodian Buddhist Temple - Springvale, Venerable Muni; and two representatives from the Thai Buddhist Monastery.

Other special guests included His Excellency Mr H.K.J.R.Bandara, The High Commissioner for Sri Lanka; Councillor Angela Long, the Mayor of Dandenong; Timothy Holding - the Victorian Parliamentary Member for Springvale; Badra Samarakoon, President of the Buddhist Sri Lankan Association of Victoria; Mrs Elizabeth Bell; representatives of the police and local city councillors; and Tim Browning representing the Buddhist Discussion Centre, Upwey.

Hundreds of members of the Sri Lankan community and many children from the Sunday School were also present.

The ceremonies began with a colourful procession led by traditional drummers followed by children wearing traditional costumes and carrying Sri Lankan flags. Some of the young girls performed traditional dancing and there was even a small elephant (actually two children in disguise). Next followed venerable members of the Sangha and then official guests who were led to their seats.

Nominated special guests were then invited to light the traditional oil lamp which was followed by recital of stanzas of victory blessings by children from the Sunday School.

Guests were then led by the Sangha in chanting Observation of the Five Precepts.

The gathering was then welcomed in an address which was given by Badra Samarakoon, President of the Buddhist Sri Lankan Association of Victoria. She spoke of the occasion as being a golden milestone in the history of their Association welcomed everyone to their Centre of peace and tranquillity.

Following the President’s speech, a letter was read from the Governor of Victoria, the Hon Sir James Gobbo who was unable to attend due to ill health. Sir James Gobbo congratulated the Association on their achievement of opening Dhamma Sarana and the importance of the strengthening of the diverse cultures residing in Australia.

Two young students of the Sunday School then gave very eloquent speeches detailing the importance of there a being a Centre where future generations of children will be able to come and learn the Dhamma.

The Chief Incumbent of Dhamma Sarana, Venerable Vijtha Thero then spoke to the gathering. He said that truth is not sectarian or national and that the Centre was open to all peoples to attend and learn.

Venerable Thero then unveiled a name board and as joined by Venerable Sumanasara Maha Nayaka Thero to unveil the building pinnacle.

Speeches then followed by the High Commissioner for Sri Lanka, His Excellency Mr H.K.J.R. Bandara who then unveiled a plaque commemorating the opening of the temple.

Speeches were also given by the Mayor of City of Greater Dandenong Councillor Cr. Angela Long; and the Member for Springvale, Mr Timothy Holding; and a vote of thanks delivered by Vipula Samarakoon and Wasana Weeraraine.

To close the ceremonies there was a transfer of blessings by the Maha Sangha.

The official guests were invited into the Temple for devotional offering of flowers to the shrine of the Buddha Rupa.

This member then had the good fortune to drive Venerable Bhante Kassapa to the Dhamma Deepa Meditation Centre in Dandenong where he met with a number of the Sangha including the Venerable monks from Sri Lanka and was blessed by them while a photo was taken.

5.2 Opening of Quang Duc Temple

On Sunday 10 December Rilla Oellien and Frank Carter attended the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony for the new Quang Duc Temple in Fawkner as representatives of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.

An article is being prepared for the BDDR about this occasion.

The same day Tim Browning represented the Centre at the Opening Ceremony of the new Sri Lankan Temple in Keysborough. This Temple was opened by the Governor of Victoria.

Tim will write an article about this day for the BDDR.

6.0 KEYNOTE OPPORTUNITIES

6.1 Reclining Buddha Image Arrives

A Reclining Buddha Image donated to the Centre by Venerable Ajarn Chanhphy Manivong will arrive at the Centre on the 21st of January 2001.

To prepare for installation of the Image we plan to move the Northern Gate Bell Tower further north and the Western Gate will be moved further to the West of the garden.

6.2 e-bugle

Evelin Halls is training Lisa Nelson and Anita Svensson to enter articles directly from Brooking Street Centre to one of our Web sites.

To learn how to enter articles directly from Brooking Street Centre to one of our Web sites. See Evelin Halls.

6.3 Save our Teacher’s Time in Filing and Accounting Records

See Frank Carter and Julie O’Donnell for what is needed.

6.4 BDDR Volume 10 No.3 Online

Working documents for the BDDR are kept in our hall of assembly. The current Do List is at file ref: I:/km/bddr/v10n3/todolist . Do List items include:

1) Complete typing of talk delivered at Millennium World Peace Summit.

File reference i:/km/bddr/v10n3/wldpce2

2) Complete typing "THE GREATNESS OF THE BUDDHA" by Venerable B. Prajna

Nandasri. Located in orange envelope. File reference is i:/km/bddr/v10n3/venpranan

3) Inclusion of Moon Phases for 2001

4) Maintain BDDR mailing list up to date

6.5 Fundraising and Special Projects

6.5.1 BDDR

All Task Units are reminded of the urgency to prepare plans for the achievement of our financial objectives for the year 2000-2001.

IDA to raise $3000 to pay for print & postage of abstracts of BDDR VOL 10 No.3 articles on the Website.

See Julian.

6.5.2 Ink Jet Colour Printer

We need to print our colour brochures on site.

On 6 January 2001, CGR took up a collection to buy a HP DeskJet 840C Colour Ink Jet Printer.

Cost is $275.

On Windows 95 or 98, 8 Mb of RAM is needed with 486 processor or better.

Shared network work Printing is not supported.

HP tri-colour ink jet print cartridge HP [17] equivalent to HP C6625

Printer software (Microsoft Windows) on CD ROM, User’s Guide and Power Cable.

See Frank.

6.5.3 LAPAM - sale of Hair Clips

There are now flower clips for your hair for sale in the fragrance corner you can purchase one of these clips for $4.50

See Liela

6.5.4 Gift and Flower Stall for Christmas Day

On Monday 25 December, a Christmas Day a Gift & Flower Stall was held at 456 Stud Rd, Wantirna.

• Gross takings (excl. GST) $1531.73

• Less budgeted costs (excl. GST) $607.00

• Net Profit $924.73

Well done to everyone for making this fund-raiser a success

6.5.5 Dragon King Photo and Dragon King Offering Sphere

The new ink jet will print the colour photo.

The Dragon King cards are $10 including GST, the Dragon King Offering Spheres are $10 including GST and the jewel mandala boxes are $6 including GST.

Please see Evelin and her helpers if you would like to purchase any of these items.

6.5.6 BDDR Mailing List Fundraiser

Julian Bamford is continuing telephoning persons on our Australian BDDR mail list to ascertain firstly, if they would like to continue to receive the BDDR and secondly, if they would like to donate money towards any of our projects.

6.6 Bhavana Course from 26 to 30 December 2000

Our Teacher taught the Five Day Bhavana Course from the 26 to 30 December. The course commence with a Puja led by Francisco So.

A report written by our Teacher John D. Hughes and Julian Bamford has been placed on our website for the online BDDR Vol 10 No.3. The report has been loaded on two web sites: www.bdcu.org.au and www.companyontheweb.com/buddhamap in the BDDR Online

The original document can be found at ref: i:/jdh/5dydec00.doc

6.7 Update of www.bdcu.org.au Website

During the Course, Santi Sukha made great improvements to our Original website www.bdcu.org.au

Santi has started loading over 4000 entries of the John D. Hughes collection catalogue.

This website is now securely uploaded on a gigabyte on a USA server and we have full access to change and update this site.

Future BDDRs will be in two versions - soft copy on the web and hard copy (printed).

The BDDR Volume 10 number 2 is uploaded on this site page for page as printed. It is available at two sites www.bdcu.org AND on www.companyontheweb.com/buddhamap.

The latest website has a new navigation bar and our search engine and site counter. Please visit these sites.

Development continues.

6.8 Buddha Dhamma Chanting On-site

The Saddharama Smriti Upasthana Sutra mentions 32 benefits of hearing Dhamma. They are:

When a master preaches the Dharma, he is like a parent to his audience, and he is like a bridge across the river of birth and death.

When one hears what one has never heard before, one attains new realisations. Once one has knowledge, one can begin to think about what one has learned.

Once one has begun to think about what one has learned, one has truly begun to practice self-cultivation.

Once one has begun to practice self-cultivation, one will abide in peace. Once one has begun to abide in peace, one can begin to benefit others; and then a mutually beneficial interaction can begin.

If one is able to abide in peace, then even hardship will not seem disturbing.

If one listens to the Dharma, then roots of goodness will begin to grow where formerly they did not grow.

If one contemplates what one has learned, then one will become prepared for liberation.

Listening to the Dharma can lead people with perverse views to change their views to right ones and listening to the Dharma can help people destroy unwholesome thoughts whenever they arise.

Listening to the Dharma increases goodness of mind and rids one of evil mental causes and conditions.

Listening to the Dharma keeps one from being scattered and disorganised in one’s activities.

Listening to the Dharma leads one toward the company of good people and leads one away from selfishness and falseness.

Listening to the Dharma encourages one to care for one’s parents and believe in karma; it also shows one how to live a long life.

Listening to the Dharma leads one to be raised by others and protected by heavenly beings, and it causes one’s deepest wishes to be fulfilled.

Listening to the Dharma brings one all the joys of the Dharma and keeps one from sloth and laziness.

Listening to the Dharma causes one to progress quickly, to understand gratitude and to think often on the meaning of death.

If one has listened often to the Dharma, at the time of one’s death, one will not cling to life or feel remorse for what one has done.

Ultimately, listening to the Dhamma will lead one to Nirvana.

You can hear Buddha Dhamma Chanting in the Hall of Assembly at our Centre from 6.30am to 7.00am on regular dates throughout the year.

Chanting is scheduled to coincide with the four phases of the moon. Julian Bamford is organising the sessions.

The next Chanting session will be on Wed 10 Jan on the new moon.

All Members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

There is an English translation of the Iti Pi So done by Francisco So and given to our Centre, but the English Iti Pi So translation on the current chanting sheet is not the one done by Francisco and therefore cannot be used and retyped for a radio script, for example. We can use these translations for study of chanting, but we do NOT have permission to distribute them in any other written form.

6.9 Daily Cleaning of the Sariputta Room and the Store is Required

The Sariputta Room carpets have been cleaned by Ron Mollon on 17 December, 2000.

Members are requested to help maintain a high standard of cleanliness. We must preserve our Centre as a suitable location for the Buddha Dhamma to be taught. A list of tasks is available in the Roster Folder 2000. Please see Lisa Nelson, Isabella Hobbs or Anita Svensson.

6.10 Offerings to New Image of Protection

Venerable Ajarn Manivong presented JDH with a twenty four armed protector. This is in the Sariputta Room.

On Thursday December 7, 2000, a Lotus flower blossomed in the Quan Yin pond.

Lisa Nelson, Jan Bennett, Frank Carter and Evelin Halls offered this Lotus to the 24 armed protector for our Teacher John D. Hughes and chanted the Vandana for Buddha three times.

6.11 The Bodhi Tree Surround Update

The plastic sheeting on the Bodhi Tree surround has been replaced with armour plate glass.

Thank you to Rodney Johnson, Frank Carter, Stuart Amoore, Brendan Halls and Julian Bamford.

Polycarbonate sheeting has been fitted to the roof.

It is too hot for the tree when it is closed in during these hot months. The tree has had plenty of air and water and is growing very well.

Fallen Bodhi leaves have been collected for preservation.

6.12 Need For Environmental Control

Please close the metal storage cupboard doors in the library after use.

6.13 Prajna Paramitta Puja Prayer & The “Explanation of Sutra and Chanting Mantra" Puja

Francisco So will be conducting two pujas at our Centre on Sunday 7 January 2001.

In the morning from 9.30am to 11.30am he will conduct the Prajna Paramita Puja Prayer.

From 1.30pm to 4.00pm will be "the Explanation of Sutra and Chanting Mantra" Puja.

Tim Browning is bringing Francisco to the Centre.

6.14 Roster for Preserving the Buddha Dhamma Teachings by John D. Hughes

A Roster for Preserving the Buddha Dhamma Teachings by John D. Hughes was prepared on 6 January 2001. Created by: Lisa Nelson, Julian Bamford and Evelin Halls

Because we are living in a Dhamma ending age, it is important that we preserve the Buddha’s Teaching’s. This is why we need to recommence the audio taping of JDH Dhamma Teaching’s as a priority. Below is a Roster for Members to designate themselves to be in charge of audio taping JDH Teaching’s on Monday, Tuesday and Friday nights.

There should be at least two persons who are able to be at the Centre to audio tape the Teachings and two other persons as nominated back-up persons.

If Members are unable to be at the Centre on their designated night please organise the change of persons one week in advance with nominated back-up persons and confirm by email.

When Members are to audio tape JDH Teaching’s they must be setup at 7.15pm.

Members must check:

• Members must check the audio tapes to see if they work correctly,

• To rewind and fast forward the audio tape,

• To see if the Tape recorder works correctly.

The audio tapes are stored in the Library Storage Unit. After completion of the Teaching Members must put the audio tape in a case above PC5A for preservation.

There are still available spots on Monday and Friday evenings.

If Members are welcome to assist with this important project. Please add your name and contact telephone number to the Roster in the "Roster Book" which is located in the CGR Office. There is also a copy on the Do List Board in the library.

7.0 OH&S NEWS

7.1 Replacement on Decking of rear verandah

Brendan Halls and Rodney Johnson replaced the old section of the deck on 2nd and 3rd December 2000.

7.2 First Aid Training

Anita Svensson is certified to give First Aid training during the 5 day Bhavana Course in December. Please see Anita to book in.

8.0 JDH ROSTER NEWS

8.1 Attendant Roster

Members, why not start the year 2001 by putting your name and available times into the Roster Book to make good causes to continue coming to the Centre.

The Roster 2000 folder is kept in the “Work In Progress” tray located on the brown storage unit in the CGR office. Members attending the Centre during the day are requested to place their names on the Roster.

If you require help please see Lisa or Anita.

9.0 JDH NEWS

9.1 JDH’s Health and Good Rest

Preserving our culture for the next 500 years. It is our responsibility to ensure that the Centre continues to operate.

For our Teacher’s health and good rest and for the safe and continuous operation of our Centre, there must be at least one Member in attendance at the Centre at all times.

In order to get to this ‘best practice’ initiative, CGR task unit has developed a ‘Roster Book 2000’. Our time is important. Writing our names into a Roster book allows persons to schedule their time correctly and ensures that our Teacher is attended to at all times.

This takes the flurry and worry out of "guessing who will come to the Centre today".

The Attendant Roster system works like this:

1. There is a black Roster book labelled ‘ Roster Book 2000’ that is located in the CGR office in the tray marked "Work in Progress".

2. Inside the ‘Roster Book 2000’ you will find a roster - a calendar for the next 6 weeks. A sample of the roster is attached. The roster has Members’ names along the horizontal axis and the days of the week along the vertical axis.

3. Members need to write their names in the first column of each page and then the times they will be at the Centre in the column corresponding to the date they will attend.

4. Should Members be unable to attend, they must notify the Centre ASAP to allow alternative arrangements to be made.

5. Members are requested to appoint themselves as ‘back-up’ to replace persons who are unable to fulfil their role as attendants.

The job description for BDC (U) Ltd. Centre Attendant is attached to this document.

9.2 JDH’s Trip to The Nobbies

JDH went to Cowes on Phillip Island on the 13 and 14 of December, with Maria Pannozzo and Lisa Nelson. The sea air was beneficial for JDH’s health.

9.3 JDH’s Internet email

JDH’s Internet email, wbu@bdcu.org.au, is working now. The email server is operating from San Clemente in the US. Shall there arise the need it will take approximately 15 minutes to create a new account. The process of creating a new account is done from within a

web interface. We can also have as many accounts as required.

10.0 MEMBER’S NEWS

10.1 Thank you for Chanting

Thank you to Lenore for her beautiful chanting each morning while delegates were in Bangkok. Members are welcome to join Lenore any morning at 7 am.

10.2 New House for David & Leila

Leila Lamers and David Igracki have bought a house in Upwey. Their new address will be 56 Ferguson St Upwey. They will be moving in over the Australia Day weekend of Friday 26th January. If you are available to help shifting furniture please contact Leila or David.

10.3 New Years Eve Dinner

Arrisha had her birthday on New Year’s Eve at the Centre. She prepared dinner for 14 Members. Dinner was served outside in the garden which was decorated with over 150 flowers placed into the trees and shrubs. This is the meaning of true association between friends that our Members experience together.

Arrisha presented our Teacher with some mineral specimens for his museum. Some photographs of the evenings special sunset can be seen on our website www.skybusiness.com/j.d.hughes

The weather was splendid and all Members affirmed that they intend to practise in the Year of the Snake. At midnight, Members did their second radio broadcast for that day. The text of the radio broadcast can be seen at our website www.bdcublessings.one.net.au

10.4 "Future Direction(s)" plan for Melbourne

On Thursday 7 December Frank Carter attended the State Government of Victoria's community consultation meeting as part of a process to develop a 20 - 30 year "future direction(s)" plan for Melbourne.

The forum for the Yarra Ranges was held at the Baron of Beef in Sherbrooke.

Approximately 150 representatives from the local community provided views and ideas about such things as:

- What things did each participant most like about Melbourne?

- What things did each participant least like about Melbourne?

- What are your concerns about Melbourne's future?

- What actions need to be taken to make Melbourne an even greater city?

About 18 months ago John D. Hughes wrote a submission to the Shire of Yarra Ranges providing suggestions for them to use in forming their own 20 year Corporate Plan.

This document (PC10 word\yrcorppl) was used by Frank to contribute to the community consultation meeting he attended.

10.5 Information About the Bodhi Tree (For more information see BDDR)

The Bodhi Tree belongs to the family 'Ficus Religiousis' and is commonly found in many South East Asian countries.

The mature tree has an extensive root system that enables it to take up large amounts of water during the monsoon seasons of its native region.

To emulate the monsoon season and to encourage the root system to grow deep into the ground, it is better to give the tree a good water for two hours once every three or four days over the summer months, rather than to give it a shallow watering of 10 minutes.

Shallow watering encourages surface roots that can be damaged by the hot sun, drenching encourages the growth of deep roots as the water sinks further down into the ground and

the roots grow to those depths.

In winter the ground should be left quite dry to slightly moist due to the fact that this species does not usually grow in cold climates. During Melbourne's winter season the tree goes into 'slow mode'. This is why the BDC(U)Ltd tree looses its leaves after winter.

The leaves that fell each year are pressed and preserved as gifts.

11.0 TASK UNITS

Our Members names are deleted if it appears unlikely they can give active input to the

Centre during January and February 2001.

ALL MEMBERS ARE REMINDED TO PLEASE CHECK YOUR Email.

11.1 Local Area Planning & Asset Management (LAPAM)

Colour Code: Green. Frank Carter is LAPAM Manager. Julian Bamford, Stuart Amoore, Jan Bennett, Tim Browning, Frank Carter, Brendan Hall, Lenore Hamilton, Isabella Hobbs, David Igracki, Leila Lamers, Lyne Lehmann, Lisa Nelson and Pennie White.

11.2 Corporate Governance & Reporting (CGR)

Colour Code: Red. Anita Svensson is CGR Manager. Pam Adkins, Lenore Hamilton, Rilla Oellien, Amber Svensson, Isabella Hobbs, Lisa Nelson, Anita Svensson, Evelin Halls, Rodney Johnson, Clara Iaquinto, Lainie Smallwood and Santi Sukha.

11.3 International Dhamma Activities (IDA)

Colour Code: Yellow. John D. Hughes is IDA Manager. John D. Hughes Vice-President, Julian Bamford Joint Vice-President, Pam Adkins, Tim Browning, Vince Cavuoto, Leanne Eames, Evelin Halls, Jocelyn Hughes, Vanessa Macleod, Julie O’Donnell, Rilla Oellien, Maria Pannozzo, Orysia Spinner, Santi Sukha, Amber Svensson, Anita Svensson, and Pennie White.

12.0 IDA NEWS (Incorporates old Knowledge Management KM)

(International Dhamma Activities includes all Dhamma and Prajna Paramitta Teachings, Chanting and Bell Pujas, Translations, John D. Hughes Collection, Audio and Video Recording, IT systems including our seven Websites, Web master training, e-commerce, Data Warehouse and the LAN, BDDR, BSB and other Publications, Buddhist Hour Hillside Broadcast and Ch’an & Sumi-e classes, WFB and WBU)

12.1 Hillside Radio Broadcast News

We would like to thank Brendan Grainger, the manager of Hillside Radio at 87.6 FM and 88.0 FM, for his assistance in training our Members to operate the radio panel, the continuing technical assistance for the 'Buddhist Hour' broadcasts and the help with pre-recording the Buddhist Hour scripts and chanting in the last month.

May Brendan be well and happy.

We would also like to thank Janette Grainger for all her help and support she has given to the 'Buddhist Hour' radio broadcast team.

May Janette improve her health and be well and happy.

12.2 Radio Broadcasts On-line

The 'Buddhist Hour' radio show is broadcast live on Internet radio at www.gbradio.com on Sundays from 11.00am to 12.00pm.

On Sunday 10 December 2000 the "Buddhist Hour" Radio Broadcast was broadcast with sound via the Internet for the very first time. Hillside Radio (formerly Knox FM) have combined resources with Great Britain Radio and have been experimenting with live global Internet broadcasts since the 9th December 2000.

This means that persons from all around the world were able to hear the Radio Broadcast that consisted of chanting and the Key paper JDH presented at the WFB conference. This was repeated on 17th December, 2000

You may hear our broadcast online on Sundays at 11:00 at www.gbradio.com. Thank you Brendan and Janette at Hillside Radio and to Great Britain Radio and their technicians

and Web masters

As gbradio is a very popular station, it may happen that you cannot get a connection. In that case, just keep trying until you get through.

The website address was www.gbradio.com is affiliated with Hillside Radio.

12.3 Buddhist Hour Radio Script Writing Schedule

Our target is to complete and edit three Buddhist Hour scripts by 24 December 2000. Two scripts are to be used on 31 December 2000, one in the morning at 11am and one for New Years Eve 2000 at 12 midnight to 1.00am.

After the five day meditation course, 2 scripts were written on 31 December 2000 by JDH.

We need more scripts.

12.4 Buddhist Hour Broadcast Radio Script Location

The new location for the Buddhist Hour Broadcast Radio script and information is now in the library on the second level of the wooden shelf below the Do List notice board.

12.5 Request for Buddhist Hour Broadcast

This week the Venerable Tang from the Vietnamese Buddhist Temple in Fawkner has requested that we send him a weekly audio tape of the 'Buddhist Hour' so he can play it for his younger Vietnamese students who cannot speak much Vietnamese.

We plan to send the Venerable a weekly copy of the tape. To help with organising to produce regular copies of the tapes and help with mailing it out to the Venerable, please see Evelin..

Thank you.

12.6 Sumi-e

On 9 December Master Andre Sollier conducted the final Sumi-e class for 2000.

This teaching, the tenth in the 'Searching for the Ox' series, was entitled 'Both Vanished' where both beast and man are described as "Empty, both gone, steps without a trace..."

In attendance to learn and practice under Master Sollier was Jan Bennett.

Lunch was prepared and offered by Stuart Amoore, Jacquie Bennett and Isabella Hobbs. Also attending were Frank Carter, Rodney Johnson, Brendan Hall and Lisa Nelson.

12.7 Ch’an classes for 2001 taught by John D. Hughes

Ch’an classes are held on the last Sunday of the month.

The first Ch’an class for 2001 will be on Sunday 28 January 2000. John has empowered Julian Bamford and Jan Bennett to run these classes. To register or for referrals to potential new students and please contact Julian Bamford or Jan Bennett on 9754 3334.

12.8 IT NEWS

12.8.1 BDDR Software

Please do not use PC7A anymore to write texts with Microsoft Word for the BDDR.

From now on the BDDR will be written with Word Pro. This way, more than one computer will be available for Members to help editing the BDDR.

12.8.2 Original website www.bdcu.org.au

Thank you to Santi Sukha, who made great improvements to our Original website www.bdcu.org.au and brought this site back to life.

This website is now securely uploaded on the big American server and the BDC(U)Ltd. has full access to change and update this site at any time.

Santi has spent many hours to set up the site on the new server, make the necessary changes and updates. The HTML code had to be cleaned up and rewritten.

The BDDR Volume 10 number 2 is now uploaded on this site as well as the Editorial for the BDDR Volume 10 Number 3. So you can find the BDDR online at www.bdcu.org AND on www.companyontheweb.com/buddhamap

The original website has a new navigation bar and many improved features. Be welcome to go online and have a look at this site which is truly beautiful, and there is more to come!

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu

12.8.3 Computer Maintenance on PC3A

It is not possible to successfully log out of Windows on PC3A. Therefore, please do not attempt to log out as you cannot shut down and when the PC is turned off without being logged out of properly it may cause damage to the hard drive. However, you will still need to sign off as the user.

12.8.4 New Computer PC13A

A new computer has been installed by Santi and Frank in the CGR office area.

This system numbered PC13A is working and connected to the LAN.

For the moment there is no user software installed apart from WIN 95 however Santi will be attending to this over the coming weekend.

12.9 New Year Greeting Cards To WFB Conference Participants

150 New Year Ch’an Greeting Cards have been written and will were posted on Thur 5 Jan to participants from the 21st General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists held in Bangkok in December 2000.

Thank you to our Teacher and Leanne Eames for funding the postage cost for this meritorious activity.

32 New Year Greeting Cards have been written and will be sent to Buddhist Organisations throughout Australia. There will be more cards prepared for other Organisations in Australia.

12.10 WFB Conference Photos

We plan to upload many photos taken at the WFB conference last December to the BDDR Online.

Can the Members who attended the WFB conference please see Evelin or Santi to help with the names of the people shown on the photos, both the digital photos and the printed photos.

12.11 Web Site News

12.11.1 New Years Eve

Beautiful photos taken at the Centre on New Years Eve are online at

www.skybusiness.com/j.d.hughes.

12.11.2 Brooking Street Bugle (BSB)

Because the BSB’s are now also going on the Internet, the BDC(U)Ltd. Web masters are currently testing various ways of facilitating the preparation of the BSB from the Lotus Word Pro format (lwp) into HTML documents.

For this reason, please e-mail the BSB to Evelin saved as both Text (.txt) format and Rich Text Format (.rtf) format.

12.11.3 Web Masters Training Plan

Our Web master Evelin Halls has provided this 12 Part Training Plan for training our future BDC(U)Ltd. Web masters. Thank you Evelin, well done.

1. terminology

2. structure, navigation, planning: story board, flow chart, data

3. filing, naming, backup

4. WYSIWYG HTML Editor

e.g. Star Office.

preparing data for the web

5. colors, fonts

6. HTML Editors

e.g. FirstPage2000

basic HTML editing

7. image editing

JPG files

8. sound files

mp3, MPEG

9. video files

players

10. The Five Styles, referencing

11. uploading

FTP, passwords

12. protect the website

The BDC(U)Ltd. web masters work as a S5 Team.

Suggested reading:

Tay Vaughn: ‘Multimedia - Making it Work’. Available for reading at the Centre from the Teacher.

12.11.4 Web Masters Training Session

On Wednesday 10 January 2001 at 11am, a BDC(U)Ltd. Evelin Halls will run a Web master training session at Julian Bamford's house at 6 Oceanview Crescent West, Kallista, for Julian Bamford and Frank Carter.

Software needed for creating web sites will be installed on Julian's computer and the session will be recorded on a notebook computer and emailed to the Centre at the end of the session.

Anita and Lisa, should you have time, please come along as well.

13.0 LAPAM NEWS

13.1 The Ajarn Chanhphy Manivong Altar Relocation

The Ajarn Chanhphy Manivong Altar was moved on December 15, 2000, by John D Hughes, Isabella Hobbs, Orysia Spinner and Evelin Halls. The altar is now located in the CGR office on top of the filing cabinet A4.

13.2 Buddha To Be and Lotus Step Relocation

Ajarn Manivong suggests that the Buddha To Be and Lotus Step Path be moved from its current location in the Library Reading Room to a new site.

This task was completed on 18 December 2000 with the help of Frank Carter, Rodney Johnson, Stuart Amoore, Lyne Lehmann and Nick Prescott.

13.3 Eastern Wing Project

Work continues on the Sariputta Room. See notice board in library.

13.4 Reduction of Fire Hazard at the Centre

Members need to be reducing the fire hazard around the Centre. Members attending the Centre are requested to spend some time working on fire hazard reduction.

The Do Lists for fire hazard reduction are displayed on the Do List notice board in the Library.

Members who can help please put your name on the DO LIST BOARD IN THE LIBRARY and cross out the item when complete. Fill in LAPAM database report.

FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION IS A AAA PRIORITY

Our Teacher has requested that the following fire prevention and hazard reduction precautions be attended to.

DO LIST

1. Locate and install steel rod for lock in metal door at rear of Suite 10

2. Remove dry leaves at rear of Suite 10 wood store

3. Remove dry leaves from ground around wood store

4. Relocate timber off cuts from below Sariputta room to wood store outside Suite 10

5. Walk around and fill fire buckets and drums with tank water

6. Saw wood off cuts to length and stack in wood storage tank

7. Relocate fire risk items from stored under tool trailer

8. Fix fly wire to eaves on South wall outside CGR office

9. Paint Fire Bar pine safety fence located in front of Suite 1 (east wall)

10.Move bamboo on Western fence-make into fence and fire bar

11.Move plastic pots on Western fence to metal lined cabinet at Suite 10

12.Construct metal store for plastic chairs

13.Move timer off cuts from driveway to wood store next to Suite 10

14.Clear inflammables from under Suite 11

15.Arrange water pipe over Suite 4 roof

16.Move cabinets from below verandah inside

17.Read your fire drills

18.Cut plants in front of Quan Yin to half present height

19.Cut plants in between Stupa and Bodhi tree - reduce by 1 metre in height

20.Couple short hose to Tank 5 and place in Quan Yin pond

21.Store spare hose into Suite 4 so it does not melt in fire

22.Keep all hoses untangled. Do not role in circle.

23.Double your own awareness of fire risks and act to reduce

24.Put metal shutters on windows at rear of house & on Ch'an Academy windows (Use metal sheet on slide to cover window close to Altar),

25.Thin ginger plant next to Quan Yin and make path around water tank

26.Build metal shutters for storage box behind Suite 10

27.Paint East wall of house with buff paint

28.Paint west wall & eaves outside Lending Library and CGR office

29.Paint metal sheets along west wall

30.Paint metal sheets on east wall and Ch'an Academy - use drab paint

31.Change water in fire drum at corner of Ch'an hall

32.Paint wall & cementing sheet on North side wall of CGR office extension

33.Paint wall on south side of CGR office extension

34.Mow lawns and nature strip

35.Remove dry bamboo leaves from ground behind wood pile next to Suite 10

36.Thin branches behind and above clothes line

13.5 Air Conditioning for Sariputta Room

The sealing of the outside surround of the air conditioner, which was installed in the Sariputta Room bedroom on Tuesday 5 December 2000, has been completed.

13.6 The Rear Verandah Decking

The decking on the rear verandah has become an OH&S concern.

Brendan and Rodney will replace the old section of the deck this weekend before it becomes dangerous.

13.7 A new humus heap

A new humus heap has been built at the western end of the driveway.

The humus heap to the right of the new heap has a large tree in close proximity. The tree was covered with humus. Members are requested not to place any humus on this tree.

13.8 LAPAM Database

The Main Menu of the LAPAM Database has been restored. It contains one button, "New Record". A new record may also be added by selecting "New" Record from the tool bar.

The LAPAM Database was back online as of 2 Jan 2001.

13.9 Opening Up the Chi in the Ch’an Garden

The hydrangea shrub behind the Sariputta Room (North West Corner) was relocated to the fence line in the North East corner of the garden. This improves the Chi flow through the garden.

The cleared area has been levelled, lime spread to neutralise the clay, and grass seed watered in.

13.10 Quarterly Audit Report of Landlords Assets

On 31 December 2000, Stuart Amoore presented John D. Hughes with the Quarterly Audit Report of Landlord’s Assets for the period 1 July to 29 September 2000.

The report details the activities of the BDC (U) Ltd. that had a direct or indirect consequence upon the Landlords assets during this period.