• Upcoming / On Going Events

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    2024 BLIA World Headquarters 6th Meeting of the Seventh Board of Directors

    Date and Place: September 06-09 at Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Japan.

    Opening Ceremony, including handover of chapter presidents, certification of Chapter Elder Advisors, certification of newly-established Chapter Elder Advisor Committees; Three Acts of Goodness Microfilm Award Ceremony; Motion Discussion; Night of Buddha’s Light; Closing Ceremony, etc.
     
    Date: Registration begins on December 21, 2023, with a limit of 1,000 people (excluding BLIA Japan chapters.)

    Method: Online at https://signup.blia.org.tw/login.aspx

     

    For details information, please contact the BLIAWA Secretarial Office.

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    BLIA 2024 Beauty of Buddha’s Light–Being Touched is the Most Beautiful World Photo Contest

    Registration Time: January 1 to May 31, 2024

    In response to BLIA General Conference theme, “Wisdom and Innovation” to advocate Founding President Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s concept, “being touched is the most beautiful world,” and to exhibit Humanistic Buddhism’s truth, kindness, and beauty through the camera lens.

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    2025 VegRun

     It’s time again for VegRun 2024, and BLIAWA is thrilled to be organising another wonderful event that promotes health, sustainability, and vegetarianism! Let’s join to make this year’s VegRun an incredible success.

     

    🟢 Event Objective:

    Our mission is to promote a plant-based lifestyle, encourage physical fitness, and raise environmental awareness through this meaningful community event.

     

    🌟 Highlights:

    •⁠ ⁠This year, we’re collaborating with local restaurants and supermarkets to promote vegetarianism even further. A number of vegetarian and vegan restaurants have kindly offered discounts of up to AUD20 for dine-in meals, while supermarkets are providing special discounts on vegetarian and vegan products.

    •⁠ ⁠How you can contribute: By pledging to incorporate more vegetarian meals into your lifestyle, whether it's one meal per day or committing to being vegetarian for a few days each month, you’ll be joining a growing community of individuals who care about the planet and their health.

    * If you’re new to vegetarianism, no worries! We have famous vegetarian and vegan restaurants offering a variety of delicious dishes for you to explore and enjoy. This could be the perfect starting point on your plant-based journey.

     

    📅 Event Date & Time : Sunday, November 24, 2024, 8:00 am - 10:30 am; (Bump-in at 7:00 am, Bump-out by 12:00 pm)

     

    📍 Event Location : Kent Street Weir Park, City of Canning

     

    Click here to register

     

     

     

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    Celebrating Buddha's Enlightenment Day

     

    Origin of Dharma Day

    The 8th day of December in the lunar calendar is commonly known as the “Laba Festival”. It is also to commemorate Sakyamuni's enlightenment and is called the "Dharma Day" in Buddhism. Laba congee commemorates the time when Buddha accepted a bowl of rice milk from a shepherdess, hence “Laba Congee” is also called “Enlightenment Congee”.

     

    May we share with you a bowl of “Laba Congee” symbolising warmth, completeness, harmony, health and gratitude. May we share with you the joy of the Buddha’s enlightenment and be blessed by the Buddha, and grow in happiness and wisdom.

     

    Sharing Laba Congee

    Register at reception / order online

    Registration due date: 3 Jan 2025 (Fri)

     

    Sharing with public: 5 Jan 2025 (Sun)

    Collection time: 11 am - 1 pm

    Collection: FGSWA dining hall

     

    Click here to Register

     

     

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    Meditation

    Registration Time: Now to April 07, 2024

    Every Saturday, 3 - 4:15pm

    Location: Meditation room, FGS WA

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    English Study Group

    On-going

    Every 1st and 3rd Saturday 1:30 - 2:30pm

    Location: Classroom, FGS WA ( in person)

     

    Humanistic Buddhism represents a return to the principals laid down by the Buddha. Humanistic Buddhism recognizes the Buddha lived in the human world and taught the Dharma in the human world, and that Buddhism should be for human beings.Humanistic Buddhism is Buddhism that is timeless, joyful, altruistic and life affirming.

     

    Through the comprehensive examination of Buddhism through its history, concepts, development and the Buddha’s life, we purport several principles. Buddhism is the Buddha’s original teachings for the human world. It is Humanistic Buddhism. Thus, we propose Humanistic Buddhism: Holding True to the Original Intents of Buddha.

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    Pray for World Peace

    Event from now to 31 December 2024

    Location: online

     

    In the present world, where conflicts persist, Buddhism should initiate "praying for world peace." Through committed practice, driven by the compassionate desire to alleviate the suffering of sentient beings, let us collectively pray for an end to wars.