Dear Venerables,As the chair of the Australian Sangha Association and on behalf of the Australia Buddhist monastic Sangha, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you and wish you all many blessings on this occasion of The Taiwan Buddhist Association’s 80th Anniversary and the 26th Inauguration Ceremony for the President, Directors, and Supervisors…

The ASA unequivocally condemns the shooting at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025, at the Chanukah by the Sea event.Our heart goes out to the victims and their families, and to everyone affected by this act of violence targeted at the Australian Jewish community.In particular, our thoughts are with the Jewish community over the coming…

First published August 14, 2024Edited October 1, 2024Published 13 October 2024 The ASA is the peak body which represents ordained Buddhist monks and nuns inAustralia. In 2024, the question of whether followers of Meewanapalane Dhammalankara, thelate Waharaka Abhayarathanalankara, and Walasmulle Abhaya are eligible for ASAmembership was raised with the ASA committee. For convenience, we can…

The ASA is the peak body which represents ordained Buddhist monks and nuns inAustralia. The ABC article, Devotees of Tasmania’s Holy Tantra Esoteric Buddhism claimleader is ‘living Buddha’, but former members have concerns (9/8/2023), containedreference to a group of so-called Buddhist “monks and nuns” who follow Wang Xinde(Buddhist name “Zhi Ji”) and the Jingang Dhyana…

Co-signed 30th November, 2023 The Australian Sangha Association and the Federation of Australian Buddhist Councils are saddened and shocked by the events of recent days in Israel and Gaza; namely, the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack and subsequent Israeli siege of Gaza. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Israeli and Palestinian people; for those…

The Australian Sangha Association Committee and FABCSupport a Yes Vote on the Voice to Parliament Co-signed 5th October 2023 It is so important that all Australians are equally heard and supported especially on matters and policies that affect anyone’s life. Many born here, but also from foreign lands, have had that benefit of participative democracy…

A message of Peace and Hope from the Monks and Nuns of the Australian SanghaAssociation. Winds of change are now blowing through Sri Lanka after much trouble and hardship,reminding us all of the Buddha’s teaching on impermanence and suffering. After many weeks of protests Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned;and yet many people…

The Australian Sangha Association and Federation of Australian BuddhistCouncils find the latest draft of the Religious Freedom Bills to be morediscriminatory than the first. Our submission asks you to imagine the following scenario: It is Australia Day 2020. All through the afternoon, stories have flashed acrossmedia regarding the inclusiveness and tolerance of Australian society and…

The Australian Sangha Association is the peak body representing the concerns ofMonks and Nuns living in Australia. The ASA wish to endorse the submission from the Federation of AustralianBuddhist Councils (FABC), previously submitted by the FABC to you. The FABCrepresents the community of lay supporters in Australia which we estimate to500,000 individuals. In addition the…