ISSN 1321 - 1463
Publication Date: 8 April 2003
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 web sites:
www.bdcu.org.au
www.bddronline.net.au
www.bdcublessings.net.au
www.bsbonline.com.au
www.buyresolved.com.au
Editors: John D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem., T.T.T.C., GDAIE,
Anita Hughes RN Div 1
Assistant Editor: Pennie White, B.A., Dip.Ed.
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 web site(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 web site 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.
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. John D. Hughes’ News
9. Information Technology News
10. Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S)
11. Corporate Governance & Reporting (CGR)
12. International Dhamma Activities (IDA)
13. Local Area Planning & Asset Management (LAPAM)
14. Members’ News
15. Funds Appeal
16. Photographs
17. Transferring of Merit
18. Appendix
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
Medicine Buddha Pujas
Our Teacher John D. Hughes is critically ill. Upon the recommendation of Master Ru Sun students are doing Medicine Buddha Practice.
Each Day students are chanting the Medicine Buddha Mantra at the Temple or their homes.
At the completion of the Medicine Buddha Puja each day students make the following offerings and dedications.
May the merit of these good actions increase the health, strength and long life of John D. Hughes.
May the merit of these good actions increase the health, strength and long life of Anita M. Hughes.
May the merit of these good actions bless the Chief Deva of Maroondah Hospital, his attendants and advisers.
Abhidhamma Classes
Abhidhamma classes continue every Tuesday evening at 7.30pm.
These classes are free of charge to students.
We will continue to document weekly lessons for nine years and publish these in our online journal the Buddha Dhyana Dana Review at www.bddronline.net.au and www.bdcu.org.au.
Students are requested to bring suitable offerings each week to the Abhidhamma Teachings each week including flowers, Basmati rice and reams of A4 paper.
Our students are enjoying these classes and maturing under these teachings.
The Hevajra Puja and the Sukhavati Puja
A Puja entitled the Hevajra Puja will be held on 18 April 2003 (Good Friday) and 21 April 2003 (Easter Monday). The Sukhavati Puja will be held on 25 April 2003 (Anzac Day). These Pujas will be held at the Chan Academy Australia, 33 Brooking Street Upwey 3158 Victoria.
The Pujas will be guided by Master Francisco So.
The Puja is from 9.30am to 11.30am and then from 1.30pm to 4.00pm.
All Members are welcome. Appropriate offerings for the Puja are round fruits, round biscuits, flowers and dark grape juice.
For further details please contact the Puja coordinator, Julie O'Donnell on (03) 9754 3334.
The Puja will be recorded and photographed. If you would like to help by donating audio tapes or assisting with their purchase please contact Julian Bamford on 0400 267 330 or at the Chan Academy Australia on 03 9754 3334.
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3. Coming Events
4 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
5 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
6 April 2003 Chan Academy Australia weekly Stall at the Camberwell Market 6.30am - 12.30pm
6 April 2003 Buddhist Hour Broadcast, Hillside Radio 88.0 FM, 11:00am to 12:00 midday
6 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
7 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
8 April 2003 Abhidhamma Class, 7:30pm to 8:10pm
8 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:10pm
9 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
10 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
11 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
12 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
13 April 2003 Chan Academy Australia weekly Stall at the Camberwell Market 6.30am - 12.30pm
13 April 2003 Buddhist Hour Broadcast, Hillside Radio 88.0 FM, 11:00am to 12:00 midday
13 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
14 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
15 April 2003 Abhidhamma Class, 7:30pm to 8:10pm
15 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:10pm
16 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
17 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
18 April 2003 Five Day Bhavana Course - Day 1, All Day
18 April 2003 (Good Friday) Hevajra Puja guided by Master Francisco So, 9.30am to 11.30am and 1.30pm to 4.00pm.
18 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
19 April 2003 Five Day Bhavana Course - Day 2, All Day
19 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
20 April 2003 Five Day Bhavana Course - Day 3, All Day
20 April 2003 Chan Academy Australia weekly Stall at the Camberwell Market 6.30am - 12.30pm
20 April 2003 Buddhist Hour Broadcast, Hillside Radio 88.0 FM, 11:00am to 12:00 midday
20 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
21 April 2003 Five Day Bhavana Course - Day 4, All Day
21 April 2003 (Easter Monday) Hevajra Puja guided by Master Francisco So, 9.30am to 11.30am, 1.30pm to 4.00pm.
21 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
22 April 2003 Five Day Bhavana Course - Day 5, All Day
22 April 2003 Abhidhamma Class, 7:30pm to 8:10pm
22 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:10pm
23 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
24 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
25 April 2003 (Anzac Day) Sukhavati Puja guided by Master Francisco So, 9.30am to 11.30am, 1.30pm to 4.00pm
25 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
26 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
27 April 2003 Chan Academy Australia weekly Stall at the Camberwell Market 6.30am - 12.30pm
27 April 2003 Buddhist Hour Broadcast, Hillside Radio 88.0 FM, 11:00am to 12:00 midday
27 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
28 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
29 April 2003 Abhidhamma Class, 7:30pm to 8:10pm
29 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:10pm
30 April 2003 Medicine Buddha Puja, 8:00pm
Buddha Dhamma Chanting
Buddha Dhamma Chanting in Pali and English is held at our Centre each morning at 6:30am and evening at 8:30pm.
His Holiness Sakya Trizin
His Holiness Sakya Trizin will be visiting Australia in May 2003.
In Melbourne Thursday 1 May 2003 : Public evening talk
at the Prahran Town Hall.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 2, 3, 4 May 2003: Vajrakilaya initiation and sadhana commentary at Prahran Town Hall.
Monday, 5 May 2003: Laying of the foundation stone of the Great Stupa to be built at the Atisha Centre near Bendigo.
Tickets will go on sale in March 2003.
For ticket enquiries contact Ticketek in March 2003.
To register interest visit: www.melbournesakya.org.au or contact the Melbourne Sakya Centre, PO Box 183, South Yarra Victoria 3141.
4. Company Structure
Our Company Office Bearers and Management Team
Resident Practitioners
John D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem. T.T.T.C. GDAIE
Anita Hughes R.N.Div.1
Directors of the Centre
Julian Bamford B.A.App.Rec.
Evelin Halls Dip. Foreign Language Correspondence
Peter Boswell CPA
Office Bearers
President Julian Bamford B.A.App.Rec.
Treasurer Peter Boswell CPA
Secretary Pennie White B.A. Dip.Ed.
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.
The Directors, Office Bearers and Vice Presidents are responsible to a General Committee comprising all financial Members of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
Joint Librarians John D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem. T.T.T.C. GDAIE
Anita Hughes R.N.Div.1
Assistant Librarian Julie O'Donnell
Chief Information Officer
Leanne Eames B.A., M.A.
Financial Controller
Peter Boswell CPA
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, Programmer
IT Software Developer
Arthur Lipscombe
Editor Buddha Dhyana Dana Review
John D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem. T.T.T.C. GDAIE
Assistant Editor Buddha Dhyana Dana Review
Pennie White B.A. Dip.Ed.
Executive Producer Buddhist Hour Broadcast
Pennie White B.A. Dip.Ed.
Editor Brooking Street Bugle
John D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem., T.T.T.C. GDAIE and Anita
Hughes Reg. Nurse Div 1.
Assistant Editor Brooking Street Bugle
Pennie White B.A. Dip.Ed.
Editors Longhair Australia News
John D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem. T.T.T.C. GDAIE
Julian Bamford B.A.App.Rec.
Leanne Eames B.A. M.A.
Evelin Halls Dip.F.L.C.
Pennie White B.A. Dip.Ed.
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5. Keynote Opportunities
New Bathroom
Help is needed on the building construction of the new private bathroom. If you would like to assist please telephone our Local Area Planning and Asset Maintenance Manager, Frank Carter on 0408 303 550.
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6. Appeals and Special Projects
Moving House?
What about all those things you do need to keep but are too good to throw away?
Donate them to a local charity.
Phone Frank Carter on 9754 1433 or 0408 303 550 to arrange for us to collect them.
Each Sunday we run a stall selling donated second hand goods at the Camberwell Market. Funds raised support many projects, including the Dhammarajika Orphanage in Bangladesh.
Here are some ideas of items to donate:
household good and vases
old China
garden ornaments
sporting goods
tools (not electrical)
bric'a'brac
books and magazines
art and crafts
jewellery / costume jewellery
original CD's, records and audio cassettes
small items of furniture
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7. Current Research and Development Interests
Our Enterprise Technology Manager Evelin Halls is currently researching holograms.
8. John D. Hughes' News
John D. Hughes has left critical care and has been moved to a ward and his health is improving.
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9. Information Technology News
Buddhist Hour Tapes to CD-ROM conversion
David Ley has volunteered to continue the project of the conversion of Buddhist Hour Broadcast Tapes to CD-ROM.
This highest meritorious action will assist us with our plan to make these recordings available on the internet in audio format.
Report on current issues with the IT systems
of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey)Ltd.
Our ref: LAN 2 I:/itsystem.rtf
Created 12 March 2003
By Kamfatt Lin
Notes taken by Lisa Nelson and Evelin Halls
12 March 2003
PC1A
Problem: we cannot log on to LAN 2 email server
Cause: a power failure that lasted for more than just a few seconds, that caused the email server to 'hang'
Solution: reset LAN 2 email server by pressing the reset button.
After email server reset: restart individual LAN 2 machines
Problem: when we add a new LAN 2 email user, he or she cannot receive emails sent by other users that use the 'all' function
Solution: within the LAN 2 administration menu, add new users also as member of the email user group
Kamfatt will do this next week Tuesday or Wednesday
Problem: PC1A running out of disk space
Cause: C: drive is getting old, some areas of C: drive inaccessible due to wear and tear
Solution: replace C: drive before it will crash
See Frank to obtain hard disk, 2GB or 4 GB is enough
Kamfatt will install the hard disk
Note: the C: drive is to be used for programs only
The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. database is safely stored on the D: drive; at present this disk is working fine
Registry Problem: This will be solved after installation of a new hard disk as C: drive and reloading Windows
PC4A
Problem: running very slow
Cause: PC4A set to work as a network machine which makes it slow because it keeps looking to find a network
Solution: Set PC4A to run as a desktop computer instead of a network computer
This was done by
going to the control panel
system
system properties
performance
file system
set as desktop computer
click ok
Further suggestions to speed up PC4A:
Acquire a 56K modem to enable faster Internet connection
Kamfatt will bring a 56K modem next week and install
Defrag PC: This also will add to the speed of a machine - carried out on PC4A
Note: it is NOT advisable to delete 'cookies' on an Internet machine as 'cookies' act like shortcuts that make websites load faster once you have visited them. 'Cookies' make very small file sizes.
General comments:
PC4A is our 'best' machine, it has 64MB RAM, is a Pentium II, and it is also our most important machine
It is advisable to run a defrag every 6 months for all of our PCs
Important: save data on LAN machines to the I: drive
New Hard disc drive
A 2.1 GB hard disc drive has been donated to the Centre by Frank Carter and has been placed on PC1A marked for Kamfatt's attention.
This hard disc was requested in the recent report by Kamfatt for the purposes of upgrading the hard disc capacity of one of our computers.
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10. Occupational Health and Safety News (OH&S)
Rodney Johnson has fixed the back step.
11. Corporate Government & 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.
General meetings held last Friday of each Month
One of the duties and responsibilities of each Members is to attend General and Annual General meetings assuring the quorum of seven Members. The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. General meetings are held on the last Friday of each month at 8:00pm.
Minutes of the General Meeting held 28 February 2003
namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammasambuddhassa
Minutes of the General Meeting of the
Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
A.C.N. 005 701 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488
held at 33 Brooking Street, Upwey, Victoria 3158, Australia
on 28 February 2003 at 8:00pm
Members Present: Julian Bamford, Frank Carter, Leanne Eames, Lenore Hamilton, Evelin Halls, Amber Svensson and Pennie White.
Minute Secretary: Pennie White
Meeting Opened: 8:00pm
Chairperson: Julian Bamford
Apologies: John D. Hughes, Anita Hughes, Peter Boswell and Rodney Johnson.
1. Motion: That the Minutes of the General Meeting of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. held on 31 January 2003 as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Frank Carter
Seconded: Pennie White
Carried
2. Motion: That the Two Month Cash Flow Budget from 1 January 2003 to 28 February 2003 for the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Amber Svensson
Seconded: Pennie White
Carried
3. Motion: That the Cash Generation Performance Measurement Report January 2003 for the Buddhist Discussion (Centre) Upwey Ltd. as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Lenore Hamilton
Seconded: Evelin Halls
Carried
4. Motion: That the Profit and Loss: Actual to date plus budget for rest of year (July 2002 to June 2003) for the Buddhist Discussion (Centre) Upwey Ltd. as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Evelin Halls
Seconded: Amber Svensson
Carried
5. Motion: The Profit and Loss Previous Year Comparison January 2003 for the Buddhist Discussion (Centre) Upwey Ltd. as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Evelin Halls
Seconded: Amber Svensson
Carried
6. Motion: That the Incoming Correspondence Report January 2003 for the Buddhist Discussion (Centre) Upwey Ltd. as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Evelin Halls
Seconded: Amber Svensson
Carried
7. Motion: That the Outgoing Correspondence Report January 2003 for the Buddhist Discussion (Centre) Upwey Ltd. as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Frank Carter
Seconded: Leanne Eames
Carried
8. Motion: That the Correspondence Report January 2003 for the Buddhist Discussion (Centre) Upwey Ltd. as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Lenore Hamilton
Seconded: Evelin Halls
Carried
9. Motion: That the next General Meeting of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. be held at 33 Brooking Street, Upwey 3158 Victoria, at 8.00pm on 28 March 2003.
Moved: Leanne Eames
Seconded: Lenore Hamilton
Carried
Meeting Closed: 8:34 pm
Monthly Correspondence Report January 2003
Prepared by:
Pennie White, BA DipEd
Secretary, Manager Corporate Governance and Reporting
Evelin Halls, DipFLC
Director, Vice-President Corporate Governance and Reporting
The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. now produces monthly correspondence reports and tables these at general meetings to inform Members of our activities.
Correspondence figures for the month of January 2003:
1) Incoming Correspondence items entered into database = 100
2) Outgoing Correspondence items entered into database = 33
3) Incoming items recorded in the Correspondence book but not yet entered into database = 9
4) Outgoing Items recorded in the Correspondence book but not yet entered into database = 0
5) Incoming External Emails not entered into database or Correspondence Book = 288
6) Outgoing External Emails not entered into database or Correspondence Book = 29
7) Internal Emails sent: 41 emails sent to 20 persons = 820
Correspondence Totals for the month of January 2003:
Incoming Correspondence Recorded for January (1 + 3 + 5) = 397
Outgoing Correspondence Recorded for January (2 + 4 + 6) = 62
Total Internal Emails Sent (7) = 820
Total Correspondence (1+2+3+4+5+6+7) = 1279
Future Plans
To include previous months comparison of items entered in database.
To revise External Email digital filing procedure.
To include any reports on significant correspondence. Members dealing with significant correspondence are requested to send an internal email regarding this for inclusion in these reports.
May you be well and happy.
Notice of General Meeting 28 March 2003
namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammasambuddhasa
Notice of General Meeting of the
Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
Our ref: PC1A LAN2 I:\gm280303.rtf
Notice is hereby given of the General Meeting of all Members that will take place on
28 March 2003
at 8.00p.m at 33 Brooking Street, Upwey Victoria 3158, Australia
Agenda
1. Meeting Opened
2. Members Present
3. Apologies
4. Minutes of the last General Meeting
5. Financial Statements
6. General Business
7. Date of Next Meeting
8. Meeting Closed
*All Members are requested to be present
Attendant roster
Members are requested to update the dates and times they intend to be at the Centre each week.
Chan Academy Australia Summer Raffle
The Chan Academy Australia Raffle (Summer) was drawn on Tuesday 4 March 2003 by Anita Hughes.
The winner of the Raffle was Kerry Manley.
Second prize was won by Lotty Neal.
There were 465 tickets sold in the raffle raising a total of $930 profit for the Centre.
Ten local nurseries donated plants for the raffle valued at $850 retail.
The plants were delivered and offered to the first and second prize winners by Frank Carter on 13 March 2003.
Tickets for the Autumn raffle will be given to Members on Tuesday 18 March 2003.
Thank you to all Members who helped raise funds for the Centre by selling tickets in this raffle.
Camberwell Market Stall 16 March 2003
Thank you to the Chief God of Wealth and all other Devas and Devatas and Members who help us with the Camberwell Market Stall on Sunday.
The Camberwell Market Stall held on Sunday 16 March 2003 raised the following amounts of money:
Profit $177.95
Raffle $54
Bangladesh Stand $2.85
The sales team for the day was Lenore Hamilton, Lainie Smallwood and Jason Glasson until approximately 9.30 am then Frank Carter and Kate Ryan.
The market stall goods are being stored at Evelin Halls' home until moves to Upwey.
Our neighbour Mavis who also lives in Brooking Street has kindly permitted us to continue using her garage while we source another storage site.
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12. International Dhamma Activities (IDA)
Colour Code: Yellow
IDA Manager: Evelin Halls
IDA Vice-President: Pennie White
IDA Task Unit Members: John D. Hughes, Julian Bamford, Peter Boswell, Leanne Eames, Julie O’Donnell, Anita Hughes.
IDA Task Unit Responsibilities: To maintain WFB liaison; to maintain WBU liaison; to arrange Abhidhamma Teachings and Prajna Paramita Teachings; chanting, pujas, translations; to maintain and preserve the John D. Hughes Collection; to organise audio and video recordings of teachings and events; to develop and maintain the Centre's IT systems, data warehouse, LAN and web sites; to train Members to become Webmasters; to develop e-commerce; to produce, edit, publish and distribute the BDDR and BSB, to write and broadcast "Buddhist Hour" radio scripts; to organise and teach Chan classes.
Kala Chakra Puja
Puja entitled the Kala Chakra Puja was held on the 27th January and 10 March at the Chan Academy Australia, 33 Brooking Street Upwey 3158 Victoria. The Puja was taught by Master Francisco So.
Offerings for the Puja were round fruits, round biscuits, flowers and dark grape juice.
Report on Sogyal Rinpoche Talk
Sogyal Rinpoche Teaching Report written by Julian Bamford is uploaded as a radio script at www.bdcublessing.net.auCherry Tree Retirement Village
Julian Bamford gave a talk at the Cherry Tree Retirement Village about Buddha Dhamma.
Melbourne University Buddhist Society
Our Members Pennie White, Leanne Eames and David Ley met with Members of the Melbourne Buddhist Society.
A clear stupa containing blessed water and an amber jewel was offered to their representative.
Chan Academy Sumi-e Program 2003
Visiting Master Andre Sollier will teach Sumi-e classes at the Chan Academy Australia this year.
Theme for 2003 is "The Seven Factors of Enlightenment"
Master Sollier has prepared seven paintings, one for each of seven Sumi-e classes. Master Sollier has given us permission to copy the pictures for display on our websites.
The original paintings have been scanned and can be viewed at www.bdcu.org.au and www.buyresolved.com.au. Each painting has a short description included with it.
The paintings were up loaded onto our websites on 31 January 2003.
The dates and titles of the seven classes are:
Autumn:
Class 1: 24 May 2002
"Mindfulness"
Winter:
Class 2: 2 June 2003
"Keen Investigation of the Dhamma"
Class 3: 26 July 2003
"Energy"
Class 4: 23 August 2003
"Rapture or Happiness"
Spring:
Class 5: 27 September 2003
"Calm"
Class 6: 25 October 2003
"Concentration"
Class 7: 29 November 2003
"Equanimity"
Classes are held in the Chan Hall among rare calligraphy, Chan and Sumi-e masterpieces. All classes run from 10.00am to 3.00pm.
The cost of each class is $66.00 including GST. The class fee includes all materials.
Students may also purchase painting materials from our Centre.
An opportunity exists for the right person to train under Julian Bamford as an organiser of these classes. Julian has eight years experience in this position.
For class booking, purchase of materials and enquiries please contact Julian Bamford on 0400 267 330.
Buddha Dhamma Symposium
On 22nd February 2003 a symposium on "The management of emotions in Buddhism" was hosted by the Monash Asia Institute.
The Venerable Mahinda delivered the keynote address and launch the book "Buddhism, ethics and society" by Professor Padmasiri de Silva.
Professor Padmasiri de Silva is a Buddhist philosopher in the Theravada tradition, and has written a number of books about Buddhism in the modern context. He has held teaching positions in Sri Lanka, Singapore, the United States of America and New Zealand, and is at present a research associate with the School of Historical Studies at Monash University.
Filing our weekly Buddhist Hour radio broadcast scripts
Each week we produce five copies of the Buddhist Hour program including running sheets, script and selling sheets for The John D. Hughes Collection. The copies are stored in two ring lever arc binders.
Two copies for John D. Hughes are stored in folders in the Sariputta room store.
May we preserve our Buddha Dhamma Heritage.
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13. 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, Leila Igracki, Rodney Johnson, David Ley, Brent Kerr, Lisa Nelson, Kate Ryan, 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.
Suite 10A
The conversion of Suite 10A for use as an office by the Treasurer was commenced on Friday 9 March 2003.
During Friday and the following Saturday computer items which have been stored in Suite 10A were moved offsite to the storage area under Pennie White's residence.
On Sunday and Monday the desk and shelves were moved and the area was cleaned and tidied. The photocopier has been moved onto the shelving unit to make more desk space available.
On Monday evening the Treasurer's computer, files and archives were moved from the library into their new location in Suite 10A.
Members who helped with this project were Frank Carter, Julian Bamford and Lisa Nelson.
The last work remaining is for the entrance door jam and lock to be fitted. This will be done during the weekend commencing 15 March 2003.
Construction of New Fence along Southern Boundary
A quote has been obtained to build a new fence along our Southern boundary fenceline. This is an approximate distance of 47 metres.
The cost of construction of a 5'4" high fence is $1880 incl. GST. This cost will be shared by our neighbour Clive making our contribution $940 incl. GST. (We can claim back the GST component)
The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd will pay for this cost as it is our vehicles which enter and leave the property at night and may shine lights into our neighbours windows.
The occasion when we can best afford the cost of this construction is immediately after the Mother's Day Flower Stall when we will have approximately $2000 profit from the stall.
Our neighbour is agreeable to this timing as it gives both parties an opportunity to prepare the site prior to construction commencing. On our side of the existing old fence we must clear away bushes, small trees and shrubs to a depth of 2 feet.
This clearing work needs to commence by early April 2003.
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14. Members’ News
Member Amber Svensson has commenced her VCE studies in 2003. She plans to study medicine at University in 2005 and become a practicing Doctor.
Member Evelin Halls has moved to Upwey on Saturday 5 April 2003. Thank you to Peter Boswell, Roger Bowen, David Ley and Julian Bamford for helping with the move, and thank you to Pennie White who provided lunch for everyone.
Evelin held a puja to bless her new on Friday 4 April 2003, at 7.15pm. Peter Boswell and Pennie White attended the chanting.
15. Funds Appeal