Buddhist Council of New South Wales

What's New

Four new members join BCNSW

Four new Buddhist organizations have become members: Bluegum Sangha, Chagdud Gonpa Australia, Aloka Community Inc, and Blue
Padma. See the full list of members Click here.
Buddhist community representation for SRE

The Department of Education has recently invited the Buddhist community onto the consultative committee on Special Religious Education (SRE). The Buddhist Council of NSW runs an SRE program for volunteers to teach values and life skills to children in government schools.
Updated Dharma Book List

Do you need a Dharma book? Click here to see the updated list of titles we have in stock. Our books are for free distribution within Australia. If you wish to donate to cover our expenses please click here.

Buddhist Council office Closed 4 July

All volunteers are helping the Mitra conference so our office will be closed on Saturday 4 July 2009.
SRE Training 22-23 August

We are sponsoring a team from the Buddhist Council of Victoria to provide a training course on Special Religious Education over 22-23 August. For details please email education@buddhistcouncil.org
Introductory Buddhist Chaplaincy Course 6 August

We are conducting another introductory Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) course for Buddhist Chaplains starting on 6 August for five Thursdays. This is the minimum accredited qualification for chaplains in some hospitals. If interested click here to download brochure.