Melbourne Buddhist Centre
Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 1996
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-37.86320°N, 145.07360°E
Key Facts
- ◆ Opened July 1993, established after Sangharakshita's 1985 letter suggesting Melbourne as a FWBO location.
- ◆ Sangharakshita stayed for five weeks in October 1996, his longest overseas centre stay.
- ◆ Two good second-hand bookshops in Camberwell; books purchased now in the Sangharakshita Memorial Library at Adhisthana.
- ◆ Buddhadasa was the founding chair and hosted Sangharakshita during Paramartha's absence in Perth.
“In July 1993 the Melbourne Buddhist Centre was ceremoniously opened. Three years later, in October 1996 and with other members of the men’s residential community, I was pleased to host Bhante for five weeks … In the first bookshop, after browsing a while, he discovered a copy of the first hardback edition of his own The Three Jewels, which he promptly acquired.”
— Through Buddhist Eyes
Source: Through Buddhist Eyes
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