Category: News
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At Indonesian Buddhist Society
The Indonesian Buddhist Society kindly invited Sutta Print to attend their Sunday Dhamma service in Alexandria Sydney. We were fortunate to be able to offer dana with Bhante Buddhavihari and listen to his wonderful dhamma talk. Sari the IBS president did an enthusiastic job of letting the dhamma community know about the benefit of participating…
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Sutta Print at Dhamma Talk
On Friday night Sutta Print attended the Dhamma Talk with Bhante Sujato and Dr Nadine Levy a lecturer from Nan Tien Institute. It was a dark week topic, misogyny. Bhante related the teaching from AN 5.198, the Vācā Sutta: speech that is well spoken, is timely, true, gentle, beneficial, and spoken with a mind of…
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Sutta Print at the markets
Today Sutta Print ANZ had a stall at Nan Tien Wellbeing markets in Wollongong. We displayed the books and had great conversations with market visitors about the Sutta and Vinaya. They were interested to hear about the history of the Suttas and understand how the Buddhas teachings apply to everyday life.
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Raising funds Stories
Cookies for Sutta Print Today Ling was offering cookies to people who came to the Nan Tien Wellbeing Market at Wollongong. She raised $85 while cookie lovers praised the biscuits and the Sutta Print initiative. Thanks to our good friend for making the delicious cookies. 10 cent return and earn progress Tom has been gathering…
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Launching the Sutta Print Funding
July 26th Sunday, Bhante Sujato kindly announced the opening of the funding for the Sutta Print ANZ project. This means that Dhamma Community members may now make a donation towards the project, or pay for book sets for home or a temple or organisation. This announcement was done in conjunction with offering Dana to Bhante…
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Be Part of this Historic Project
In this age of information abundance, the timeless words of the Buddha continue to ring clear and true. For 2,500 years, these teachings were preserved by monastics, sometimes under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. The decision to commit the Tipiṭaka to writing was made in Sri Lanka in the 1st century BCE during a time of famine.…
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A Message from Ajahn Brahmali (Vinaya translator)
Ajahn Brahmali who translated the Vinaya Pitika from Pali to English conveys a message about the Sutta Print ANZ project. “The word of the Buddha is the foundation of all Buddhism and by far the most important expression of the Dhamma. It is the only Buddhist literature that all Buddhists agree fully expresses the deep…
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Raising funds for Sutta Print
While the project is in the expression of interest phase, dharma community members are busy raising funds in order to pay for book sets or make a donation. Here’s a few examples Two friends are staging a musical concert to celebrate a birthday. Donations received will go to the Sutta Print Project (after costs). Tom…