The Australian Sangha Association

Statement on Myanmar

The Australian Sangha Association (ASA) declares its total support and offers its sympathetic blessings to all respected Sangha and members of the public in Myanmar who are risking their life and devoting their peaceful actions for justice, freedom, democracy and prosperity in their country.

We sincerely request that the military government of Myanmar to cease immediately its brutal and violent repression of Myanmar protesters and to start open dialogue for re-establishing Myanmar as a peaceful and respectable nation where all citizens can share an equal right to govern and manage their nation.

We, the Buddhist Sangha from Australia, express our admiration, respect and understanding toward all Buddhist Sangha in Myanmar for their courage, their noble stand, and their positive actions based on the ancient principle of harmlessness for the benefits of all. Your compassion and wisdom is an inspiration to us all around the world.

If there is anything we can do for assisting you to achieve your noble goals, the Association will try to the best of our ability.

Contact: - Chair of the ASA, Most Venerable THICH QUANG BA,

Abbot, Van Hanh Monastery, 32 Archibald St, Lyneham ACT 2602 Australia

-         Deputy Chair of the ASA, Most Venerable BRAHMAVAMSO

Abbot, Bodhinyana Buddhist Monastery, 216 Kingsbury Drive , Serpentine WA 6125, Australia

Tel +61-412-224 553, Fax +61-2-6257 7733

email: vanhanh3@tpg.com.au or/and asasecretary@gmail.com ; Website: http://asaweb1.googlepages.com/home

SPECIAL INVITATION

(Photographic & TV coverage opportunity)

The Canberra Buddhist Community

cordially invite the CANBERRA PUBLIC and YOU,

-         Respected Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly & ACT Government Agencies

-         Respected Members and Senators of the Federal Parliament House

-         Leaders and Members of Multicultural Communities in Canberra

-         Leaders and Members of Vietnamese communities in Canberra & Australia

-         Sangha / Dhamma / Buddhist groups in Canberra and anywhere

-         Lay Buddhist devotees in Canberra

-         Fellow Buddhist Members of the Van Hanh Monastery, Canberra

to join us in praying for
MYANMAR & VIETNAM to:

* be peacefully progressive toward noble aims of freedom & democracy

* be willingly and tolerably able in allowing its peace-loving and democracy advocate citizens, and especially its brave Buddhist Sangha (monks and nuns) be freely, safely in expressing their views / aspirations without being violently penalised & brutally persecuted.

* actively supported and intervened by the UN, US, EU, the peoples and Governments of the world, particularly of AUSTRALIA, for its peace, security, prosperity, freedom and democracy.

* pray that the traditional Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) to be restored its legitimacy; its top leaders, including Supreme Patriarch THICH HUYEN QUANG (88yo, Nobel Peace Prize nominee 1979) and his Deputy THICH QUANG DO (80yo & 2006 Rafto Human Rights Prize Laureate & Nobel Peace Prize nominees 1979 and 2003 to 2008) be soon released from ‘temple custody’ and be freely operating the UBCV without government’s control, politicisation, intervention & unfairly intimidation.

Date / Time:    10am-12.30pm, Sunday, 30 Sept. 2007

Venue:             Main shrine, Sakyamuni Buddhist Centre, 32 Archibald St, Lyneham ACT 2602

Program:         10am: Sermons/ Dalai Lama’s & others’ Statements / Press interview & coverage (English)

11am: Meditation / Chanting / Praying (Vietnamese & other languages)

12pm: Vegetarian Lunch (Media/Press, Public & all are invited; self-serve style) & close.

RSVP/ Contacts: Most Venerable THICH QUANG BA, 0412-224-553.

(Director, Australian Buddhist Press; Founding Abbot, Van Hanh Monastery, Lyneham)

TU VIỆN VẠN HẠNH CANBERRA

THƯ MỜI ĐẶC BIỆT

Kính mời: Quý Đồng Hương Canberra

Phật tử xa gần.

Tham dự Lễ Cầu Nguyện Giáo Hội Quê nhà

& Tự do – Dân chủ cho

MIẾN ĐIỆN &

VIỆT NAM

Date / Time:    10am-12.30pm, Sunday, 30 Sept. 2007

Venue:             Tu viện Vạn Hạnh, 32 Archibald St, Lyneham ACT 2602

Program:         10am: Sermons/ Dalai Lama’s & others’ Statements / Press interview & coverage (English)

11am: Meditation / Chanting / Praying (Vietnamese & other languages)

12pm: Vegetarian Lunch (Media/Press, Public & all are invited; self-serve style)

Kính mời: TT THÍCH QUẢNG BA. Mob. 0412-224553

Viện trưởng, Tu viện Vạn Hạnh Canberra

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