Hon. Dame Annette King,
High Commissioner for New Zealand,
Canberra.
Dear Dame King,
On behalf of the Buddhist Council of NSW I would like to express our deep sadness at the tragedy in Christchurch today. Such violence, for any reason, is terrible. It is particular awful when it is directed towards a particular religious or cultural group.
I listened to your Prime Minister’s talk earlier today, and was reminded of the words from the Dhammpada, an early account of the sayings of the Buddha:
Hate is never overcome by hate
Hate is only overcome by love.
This is a universal truth.
Our thoughts are with you, and with the people of New Zealand.
Yours sincerely,
(signed)
Gawaine Powell Davies
Chair - Buddhist Council of NSW
15/3/2019
Cc Ms Billie Moore, Consul-General, Sydney