Buddhism in Australia Traditions in Change

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Contributors

DrMichelle Barkeristheauthorof

Development:

inAustralianBuddhism:

Facets

of

theDiamond

(2003)

and aformereditoroftheJournal

of

Global

Buddhism. She has held

lecturing positions

at universities

intemationally.

including

Victoria

University

of

Wellington,

Colorado

College,

JamesCook

University

and

University

ofNewcastle.

Subhnna

Bnrzaghi

Roshi

(‘Thejourney

ofa

lay

female

Zenteacher:“Ona

withered

Lree

a

flowerblooms"

‘)

isateacherintwo

traditions:

insight/vipassana

meditationandZenBuddhismSheistheresidentteacher

ofthe

Sydney

Zen

Centreand

BlueGum

Sangha

in

Sydney.

Suhhana

isan

experiencedpsycho-

therapist

withan

MAin

psychotherapy.

Professor Martin Baumann

(University

of

Luceme, Switzerland)

is inter»

nationallyrecognized

asan

expert

inthefield

ofBuddhismintheWestandis

the

general

editoroftheJournal

of

Global

Buddhisml-Iis

puhlications

include

WestwardDharma:Buddhism

beyond

Asia

(with

Charles

l’rebiSh.2002)

and

Religion:of

theWorld

(with

GordonMelton,

2002).

DrElizabethBowen

('Soka

Gakkai:

dialogue

asthetransformative

expression

of

Buddhist

humanism‘)

hasbeenamemberofSfikaGakkaiinternational

(SGI)

Australiaforover 25

years

andhasheldvarious

leadershipresponsibilities.

including

atermasnationalwomen‘sleaderElizabeth

worksfor 561 Australia

andalsohasaPhDinsocial

policy

and

welfare.

DrDavidBuhna-Litic

(‘Theemergence

ofsecular

insightpractice

in

Australia')

isaseniorlectureratthe

University

of

Technology

Sydney.

His

publications

includetheedited

volume,

Spirituallfy

and

Corporate

Social

Responsibility

(2009)

and‘Buddhismreturns

tothe

market-place'(Contemporary

Bllddhlsl

Ethics.2000).

DrDianaCousens

("the

BuddhistCouncil ofVictoriaandthe

challenges

of

recognizing

Buddhismas a

religion

in

Australia‘)

examined the Buddhist

concept

ofself

arising

sacred

objects

inher

PhD,focusing

onthe

temple

of

Triloknathin Lahul.Sheisthe formervice-chairof

theBuddhist

Council

ofVictoriaand istheformerDirectorof

theMelbourne

Sakya

Centrel

She

currently

worksatMonash

University

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DrLees:S.Davis

(‘Soto

ZeninAustralia:

tradition,

challenges

and

innovations‘)

istheauthorofAdvaila

VedantaandZenBuddhism:Decan.rlrucliveModes

of

SpiritualInquiry

(2010).

Shehaswrittenonthe

philosophical implications

of

meditative

experience

inBuddhismandHinduismandis

currently

asessional

lecturerandtutorat

Deakin

University.

Ruth

Fiapatriek(‘Green

Tara

inAustralia:

reassessing

the

relationship

between

gender.religion

and

power

relations')completed

herhonoursthesisonGreen

Tarain2007.Sheis

currently

conducting

aPhDatthe

University

ofWestern

Sydney

ontheattitudes

at.WesternTibetanBuddhists

concerning

therole

of

ethicsandsocial

engagement

inBuddhism.

DrAnnaHalal'otf

(‘Venerable

RobinaCourtin:anunconventional

Buddhist”)

receivedher

PhDfrom Monash

University

and worksasaresearcher for

Professor

Gary

Bouma,

UNESCO Chairof

Interreligious

and Interctlltural

Relations

7

AsiaPacific.

Monash

University.

Winton

Higgins(‘Theemergence

ofsecular

insightpractice

in

Australia')

is

a

Visiting

Research Fellow

at the

Transforming

Cultures ResearchCentre

University

of

Technology.

Sydney.

He has

taughtinsight

meditationatthe

Buddhist

Library,

WatBuddha

Dhamma,

SydneyInsight

Meditatorsandatthe

BluegumSangha.among

other

places.

Heisa

founding

memberofthe

Insight

Teachcrs‘Circle

ofAustl-aliai

Patrick

Kearney(‘Tlansformations

of

insight‘)

isan

independent

dharmateacherin

the

lineage

ofMahasi

Sayadaw.

Hehasbeen

teaching

meditationandBuddhism

sincethemid<l980s.HewasaBuddhistmonkin

Myanmar

andThailandfrom

1986 toI989.PatrickhasaBLitinBuddhistStudiesandhas

taught

coursesin

Buddhismatthe

University

of

Queensland.

Dr

Sally

McAra

(‘Buddhifying

Australia: multicultural

capital

and Buddhist

material

culture in rural

Victoria‘)

holds a

PhD

from

the

University

of

Auckland.

Her

publications

include Land

ofBeau/if"!

Vision:

Creating

a

Buddhixl

SacredPlaceinNewZealand

(2007)

and

'lndigenizing

or

adapting?

Importing

Buddhism into a settler-colonial

society"

(Journal

of

Global

Buddhism,

2007).

Nagasuri(‘Ordaining

womenin

Australia')

spent

20

years

teachinghistory

at

Macquarie

University,Sydney.

before

becoming

afull-timedharmacharini.She

retiredasanAssociateProfessorin1993.ShewasordainedintotheWHOin

October 2000 andteachesdharmaclassesandretreats.

Tuong Quang

Luu

(“Changes

and

challenges

to Vietnamese Buddhism

in

Australia’)

isaVietnameserAustmlianBuddhistwhohasbeenactive

inthe

Buddhist

community

since1975.Hetrainedasa

lawyer.working

attheFederal

Department

of

Immigration

andMulticultural

Afi'airs.

before

assuming

his 17

years

oftenure

(198972006)

asHeadol‘SBSRadio.Australia‘snational

multi-

culturalbroadcastcr,