各位朋友、各位徒眾:
先和各位道別，下面做一個真誠的告白，跟大家告假，謝謝。 我一生，人家都以為我很有錢，事實上我以貧窮為職志。我童年家貧如洗，但我不感到我是貧苦的孩子，我心中覺得富有。到了老年，人家以為我很富有， 擁有多少學校、文化、出版、基金會，但我卻覺得自己空無一物，因為那都是十方大眾的，不是我的。在世界上，我雖然建設了多少寺院，但我不想為自己建一房一舍，為自己添一桌一椅，我上無片瓦，下無寸土，佛教僧伽物品都是十方共有，哪裡有個人的呢? 但在我的內心可又覺得世界都是我的……
Dear Dharma protectors, friends, and disciples,
I am taking this opportunity to make an honest revelation to you all.
All my life, many have thought of me as rich, but the truth is, staying poor has always been my motto. I grew up in a poverty-stricken family, yet I never saw myself as poor, because I always felt rich in heart. Till my old age, many have thought of me as very wealthy because they believe I own many education institutes, cultural enterprises, publishing houses, and foundations; however, I never felt that I …
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Er You Temple
“Fo Guang Shan Er You Temple.” The meaning (translated from Chinese) is “You have a temple”, he explains “There are not many Buddhist temples in Melbourne. It seems significant that with Er You Temple, you have a temple, and also that ‘I’ have a temple. The importance of Er You Temple to Melbournians is significant, it can become a place for Melbournians to recharge spiritually.
FO GUANG SHAN
Fo Guang Shan (literally meaning the Buddha’s Light Mountain) is one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in the world operating over 300 branch temples and several educational institutions. In Australia and New Zealand, there are 12 Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temples, 10 of which are in Australia, and 2 in the state of Victoria. Fo Guang Shan also operates Nan Tien Institute, Australia’s first government-accredited tertiary institution grounded in Buddhist values and wisdom.
FOUNDER
Venerable Master Hsing Yun was born in Chiangsu Province, China in 1927 and entered a monastery near Nanjing at age twelve. He is the founder of the Fo Guang Shan International Buddhist Order, headquartered in Taiwan, and supports temples worldwide. The Order emphasizes education and service and maintains public universities, Buddhist colleges, libraries, publishing houses, Buddhist art galleries and tearooms, free mobile medical clinics, children’s homes, retirement homes, high schools, and television stations. The Order’s lay service organization, Buddha’s Light International Association, has active chapters worldwide.
Humanistic Buddhism
Humanistic Buddhism teaches that one can live fully in this human world and practice Buddhism simultaneously. The two endeavors are not separate. They support each other perfectly by enabling one to cultivate wisdom that clearly understands the true nature of reality. Humanistic Buddhism encourages one to integrate the Buddha’s teachings of tolerance, loving-kindness, compassion, joyfulness, and equanimity into our lives for the benefit of all beings.
Location:
Level 1 and 2, 42 Rutland Road, Box Hill, VIC, 3128
Opening hours:
Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Phone: +61 3 9890 3996
Website: http://www.eryoutemple.org.au
