References and FAQ

There are many references available to help you find out more about the Buddha's Teachings :

Buddhist Websites

You can access many Buddhist temple and monastery websites, by using internet search engines. Some websites provide the original translations of the Buddhist sutras. To find these, you should type in "Buddhist Pali Canon" or "Buddhist Tipitika" [Pali] or "Buddhist Tripitika" [Sanskrit] or similar.

The Buddhanet website provides pages on the Buddha's Teachings, as well as a directory of all Australian and NSW Buddhist monasteries and temples, including their websites. It has become one of the largest Buddhist websites in the world. It is run by Venerable Pannyavaro, and is based here in Sydney;

www.buddhanet.net/

Books for loan

If you cannot find good references in your local library, and are not able to visit ours, then we would suggest the following;

Buddhist Library & Meditation Centre
90 Church Street, Camperdown NSW 2050 Australia Tel : (02) 9519 6054

This library easily contains Australia's best collection of English Buddhist reference books.

www.buddhistlibrary.org.au

State Library of New South Wales
Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Tel : (02) 9273 1414

This library has lots of Buddhist books, including some of the sutras. However, many of them are not readily available to peruse from the shelves. Providing you know the title, they may well have a copy, but you will need to get them to bring it up from the archives.

www.sl.nsw.gov.au

Books for purchase

Adyar Books ( Sydney) have a very good range of Buddhist books available, and are also able to obtain other books on request. You can also check titles on their website;
230 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia 

www.adyar.com.au

Abbeys Book Shop also keeps a smaller variety
of Buddhist books;
131 York Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia 

www.abbeys.com.au

Dymocks Books (also stores throughout Australia) has a smaller variety of the Buddhist titles.
424 George St Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

www.dymocks.com.au

Buddhist Council of NSW

www.buddhistcouncil.org

The Buddhist Council of NSW is an umbrella organisation for NSW Buddhist Societies and Temples. It provides a limited forum for member groups. The Council provides communication to the Government and Government Departments where requested on behalf of Buddhist organisations. Membership of the Buddhist Council is at the discretion of the organisation. It does not make, nor judge issues within Sangha groups. It is a registered SRE Teaching provider, and has many Buddhist references across a variety of Buddhist traditions.


Buddhist Council Helpline (02) 9966 8893
Our fax number (02) 9966-8897
General enquiries: office@buddhistcouncil.org
You can visit us at Level 1, 441 Pacific Highway
Crows Nest NSW 2065
(8 minutes walk from St Leonards Station)
Or, you can write to us at PO Box 593
Crows Nest
NSW 1585

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Most of the questions and answers at this Australian Buddhist Council link, have been compiled from e-mails sent by students studying the Studies of Religion course for the Higher School Certificate. Perhaps they may answer some of yours ?

http://www.buddhismaustralia.org/faq.htm

or

http://www.buddhismaustralia.org/

If you cannot readily find an answer to your question from Buddhist textbooks, we would always recommend you ask a monk or nun directly. They can validate how your question applies, and also that you understand the answer properly.

NSW Buddhist Organisations

This listing of Buddhist organisations across NSW is provided by the Buddhist Council of NSW;

http://www.buddhismaustralia.org/nsw.htm