雪梨淨宗學會
The Amitabha Buddhist Association of NSW
In Australia, there are six Amitabha Buddhist Associations under the spiritual guidance of Venerable Master Chin Kung AM, respectively in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Toowoomba and Western Australia. The Amitabha Buddhist Association of New South Wales was established in 1999 as a non-profit religious organisation and has been serving the local community for 19 years so far.
Association
Established in Feb 1999, the Amitabha Buddhist Association of New South Wales Inc (“The Association”) is located at 82 Restwell Street, Bankstown (opposite Bankstown Public School). As a religious organization, it is affiliated with the Pure Land Learning College Association Inc (“PLLC”) and Pure Land Centres/the Amitabha Buddhist Associations throughout The world. The Association practices Buddhism, provides Buddhist services in the local community, aims to “promote religious unity, restore religious education, and promote traditional culture”, and take apart in building a harmonious society
Venerable Master
Chin Kung AM
Our guiding teacher is Venerable Master Chin Kung AM.
Master Chin Kun was awarded an Honorary Professorship from the University of Queensland and an Honorary Doctorate from Griffith University in 2002, awarded the Honorary Founding Patron of the Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland in December 2003, and awarded the Honorary Doctor Degree of University of Southern Queensland in April 2004.
Activities
The Association regularly presents a full day of meditation retreat each Saturday and Sunday and provides a prayer service group for free visitation of the sick and dying. The Association regularly enhances the cultivation of practitioners who are already Buddhists. Group meditation sessions take place every Saturday and Sunday from about 9am to 4:30pm. They include a rich variety of activities, such as sutra recitation, Buddha name chanting, walking meditation, sitting meditation and bowing to the Buddha. At the end of such a one-day or two-day retreat, the practitioners would clearly feel the benefits of a clear mind, with a reduction of mental noise and an elevated level of consciousness.
