FABC News
Letter of Greeting from Cardinal Tauran
A message has been received from the Catholic Pontifical Council for Interreligiuos Dialogue on the occasion of Vesak:
The passing of Graeme Lyall on Vesak Day 2015
The FABC Committee has learned with great sadness from the Buddhist Council of NSW that Graeme Lyall passed away on Sunday 3rd May 2015, aged 83. Graeme was the founding Chair of the Buddhist Council of NSW in 1985. Even after his retirement in 2006, he continued his active service to Buddhism and the Australian community.
"Graeme represented Australian Buddhism for more than six decades and was a pioneer of Buddhism in Australia", noted the current chair of the Buddhist Council, Brian White. "Graeme Lyall will be missed by the many Buddhist groups he assisted, the many hundreds of prison inmates he helped, and his loss will be felt across the Buddhist world" I personally learned so much from Graeme and will miss his inspiration and his sense of humour."
Graeme Lyall was lucid and clear thinking right up until his peaceful passing in Royal North Shore Hospital surrounded by family and friends, on this very auspicious Vesak full-moon day.
The FABC Committee acknowledges the great contributions by Graeme Lyall to the establishment of the Buddha Dharma in Australia over many decades, and note that even in his death he has shared the Dhamma with all who will listen.
Announcing 9th Global Conference on Buddhism; Perth 8 & 9 Aug 2015
EARLY BIRD tickets are now available.
Please visit www.9gcb.org to find out how monks, scientists, doctors and cyborgs are coming together to discuss "how to resolve conflict with mindfulness".
FABC Mission Statement
FABC Mission Statement
| To provide national representation of the Buddhist community to the Australian Government, media, inter-faith groups, and the public, in accordance with the Buddha's teachings |
| To support the Australian Buddhist community through state and territory Buddhist Councils |
| To promote the understanding and practice of the Buddha's teachings in Australia |
| To represent the Australian Buddhist community in working constructively with overseas Buddhist groups |
Fake monks scamming around Australia
Since May 2014 when we began to warn the Australian public on this website about the problem of fake monks scamming people in our capital cities we are receiving reports that this shameful practice is still be carried out. This problem was featured in the current affair TV program "A Current Affair" in Dec 2014. Please click here to watch the episode and learn more about this problem and how to avoid being scammed. These bogus Buddhist monks have been caught scamming generous Australians.
Sydney Siege Statement
"The Management Committee & Members of the Federation of Australian Buddhist Councils (FABC) would like to convey our deepest condolences to family and friends of the victims of the Sydney hostage crisis. We also extend our gratitude to the NSW police and emergency services personnel who put their lives at risk in the service of others.
We look to the age old teachings of the Lord Buddha who explained; Those who inflict violence to the peaceful and harmless will eventually encounter the same in return. Buddhist believe in Karma; meaning good intent and good deeds contribute to good Karma and future happiness, while bad intent and bad deed contribute to bad Karma and eventual future suffering. Therefore those that seek to inflict pain, disaster, physical injury or the taking of another life, will at some future stage experience the same fate themselves.