Oceania

3rd Sunday of the month a One Day Retreat 9.30 am to 4pm (bring your own lunch)

Weekend Workshops throughout the year (Telephone to enquire)

Auckland Affiliate, Zen Institute of New Zealand

Address: 20 Williamson Ave Ponsonby   Auckland Auckland
Tradition: Mahayana, ZEN, Mountains & Rivers Order
Phone: 021664948
E-mail: auckland@zen.org.nz
Website: http://www.zen.org.nz
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Sensei: Konrad Ryushin Marchaj  
Main Contact: Jim Jinmon Langabeer  (Phone: (09) 577 3352)
Spiritual Director: Abbot Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei  
Notes and Events:

Monday meditation nights, 7.00-9.00pm, Ponsonby.

Beginner instruction in meditation is offered.

The group also holds regular Sunday morning meditation sessions and weekend retreats.

For inquiries about sitting with the group, phone: Cameron  021 664948

Auckland Buddhist Vihara

Address: 29 Harris Road Mount Wellington  Auckland
Tradition: Theravada, Venerable Ajahn Chah Thai Forest Tradition
Affiliation: Auckland Theravada Buddhist Association and Vimutti Forest Monastery
Phone: (9) 595 5443
Website: http://www.vimutti.org.nz/atba.html
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Main Contact: Benita, 571 2061 or Freddy, 521 1886  
Notes and Events:

Chanting, meditation, and dhamma talk each Sunday at 7.30 pm.

Auckland Centre for Buddhist Learning

Address: 64 Banks Road, Mt. Wellington   Auckland Auckland
Tradition: Theravada, Sri Lankan
Phone: 0064 9 579 1574
E-mail: dhamma.auckland@gmail.com
Website: http://nzbuddhistcentre.org/about.shtml
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Teacher: Ven Amandoluwe Dhammaratana Thero  
Spiritual Director: Ven. Elle Chandawimala Thera, the Viharadhipathi of the Welikala Bodhirathanaramaya, Pokuniwita  
Notes and Events:

http://www.lakehouse.lk/mihintalava/gaya12.htm

more info link

The Auckland Centre for Buddhist Learning (ACBL) provides facilities for learning, practising, studying and researching Theravada Buddhism in New Zealand and abroad.

The objectives of the ACBL are:

• Provide opportunities and a conducive environment for the practice of Lord Buddha’s teachings of Moral Conduct (Sila), Mental Discipline (Samadhi) and Wisdom (Panna);
• Provide facilities for the study, research and learning of Lord Buddha’s teachings – the Dhamma through a Centre for Buddhist Learning equipped with appropriate teaching methods;
• Provide and manage places of Buddhist worship to pay homage to Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha – the Buddhist priesthood;
• Promote and facilitate propagation of Buddhist practices of higher moral conduct through observance of “Seela”, Dhamma discourses, discussions and seminars.
• Promote and facilitate the development of mental discipline and concentration through Buddhist Meditation
• Publish books, magazines and other writings and disseminate information about Buddhist philosophy, Buddhist teachings and the Buddhist way of life.
• Provide guidance and counselling services based on Buddhist principles relating to individual and community welfare to improve quality of life, especially in times of difficulties, grief and crisis.
• Provide assistance by engaging in charitable activities in response to human disasters and community needs.

Auckland Sphere Group

Address: Tirotai Crescent   Westmere Auckland 1022
Tradition: Vajrayana
Affiliation: Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre, The Queenstown Dharma House,
Phone: +64 21 548 781
E-mail: info@aucklandsphere.org
Website: http://www.aucklandsphere.org
Find on:
Spiritual Director: Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche  
Lama: Tarchin Hearn  Email  
Lama: Mark Webber  Email  
Main Contact: Mira Riddiford  Email  
Notes and Events:

The Auckland Sphere Group was established in the 1980 to organise retreats and classes in Auckland for teachings by the Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche, and Teachers who teach within the tradition of Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche. 

Come and learn meditation practices from these highly skilled Teachers who are dedicated to awakening Wisdom, Compassion and Non-Clinging Awareness. 

We have Metta Meditation sits every Wednesday night, at 7.30pm.

Australia Buddhist Bliss Culture Mission

Address: 21 Woodthorpe Drive, Willetton WA 6155  WA
Tradition: Mahayana, Chinese
Affiliation: Buddhahood Sect World Jen Chen Buddhism
Phone: (08) 9354 1245
Fax: 08) 9354 4475
E-mail: contact@buddhistbliss.org.au
Website: http://www.buddhistbliss.org.au
Find on:
Main Contact: Ven. Jue Ru Shih  
Teacher: Venerable Jue Ru Shih  
Spiritual Director: Ven. Master Shen Kai  
Notes and Events:

Notes and Events:

Young Buddhist Class (teenagers & children)

Australian Buddhist Vihara

Address: 43 Cliff Drive Katoomba NSW 2780   NSW
Tradition: Theravada, Sri Lankan and western
Phone: (02) 4782 2704 ( Vihara)
E-mail: renebuhler@yahoo.com
Find on:
Main Contact: René and Jane Buhler  (Phone: (02) 4782 1317)
Teacher: Head Monk Ven.Kudagala Kovida  
Spiritual Director: Ven. Kudagala Kovida  
Notes and Events:

Retreat dates for 2012:

2 days: 10/2-12/2;         2 days: 3/8-5/8;             20 days: 3/1-22/1/13

2 days: 9/3-11/3;           2 days: 31/8-2/9;

6 days: 9/4-15/4;           6 days: 24/9-30/9;

2 days: 4/5-6/5;             2 days: 26/10-28/10;

2 days: 1/6-3/6;             2 days: 30/11-2/12;

6 days: 2/7-8/7;

Australian Institute of Tibetan Healing Practices

Address: Level 4, 12 Thomas Street   Chatswood NSW 2067
Tradition: Vajrayana
Phone: 02 8011 3956
E-mail: noproblems@iprimus.com.au
Website: http://noproblems.com.au/
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Teacher: Ven. Chris Roberts (Ani La Yangchen)  
Spiritual Director: H.E. Khejok Rinpoche  
Notes and Events:

Course on Overcoming Problems Through Tibetan Buddhism and meditation with Ani-la Chris Roberts. 

Bengal Buddhist Association Australia Inc.

Address: 7 Rabaul way   Matraville NSW 2036
Tradition: Theravada
Affiliation: ESTD: 2000, Reg. INC9895516
Phone: +61(02) 80608979 / +610422653715
E-mail: bengalbuddhistassociation@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.facebook.com/bengalbuddhistassociation
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President :: Mr. Nitish Barua  Email  (Phone: +610422653715)
General Secretary :: Mr. S. Bodhimitra  Email  (Phone: +61415503341)
Spiritual Director: Ven. Sudhira  
Notes and Events:

Monthly Dharma session at the organizations office. 

Blooming of the Lotus Urban Hermitage

Address: 9/2 Harkin Court  Mitchell Park SA 5043
Tradition: Mahayana
Affiliation: Inspired by the Vietnamese Truc Lam/Bamboo Forest meditation lineage.
Phone: 0437169657
E-mail: thon0012@flinders.edu.au
Find on:
Main Contact: Resident monk: Venerable Thích Thông Pháp.  
Notes and Events:

“Blooming of the Lotus Urban Hermitage” is the home of an English-speaking group meeting on Saturdays at 10 a.m. at 9/2 Harkin Court, Mitchell Park for meditation and Dharma study. Meditation is also available to those interested at 8.30 am on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at Oasis Centre, Flinders University. We are closely associated with “Buddhism at Flinders University”.
(www.flinders.edu.au/oasis/religiousgroups/buddhist/)

Tinh Giác is Vietnamese for “Wake Up” and refers to both our initial awakening to the need for a path to help us live deeply and the continuous process of awakening throughout our lives. This name has been given to the group by the Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, a meditation master and founder of the modern Truc Lam (Bamboo Forest Lineage) in Vietnam. The name given to us has not been translated literally into English, but has been expressed in the form of a traditional Buddhist image in order to express more poetically the meaning of Tinh Giác.

  In order to realise the aspiration inherent in our name we focus on studying and practising the ethical principles of Buddhism (The five precepts), meditation in the Bamboo Forest/Truc Lam tradition, the teachings of the Buddha found in the sutras and the gentle building of a fourfold Sangha.

Buddhist books, DVDs, CDs and audiocassettes are available for a three-week loan from the library.

Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre

Address: 25 Rutland Road Medlow Bath NSW 2780  NSW
Tradition: Theravada, Vipassana, Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw
Phone: : (02) 4788 1024
Fax: (02) 4788 1024
E-mail: bmimc@pnc.com.au
Website: http://www.meditation.asn.au/
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Notes and Events:

Retreats: Regular Vipassana Retreats