Buddhism
in Australia: A Bibliography
Books
and Journal Articles
Adam, Enid. Buddhism in Western
Australia. Perth: The Author, 1995.
Adam, Enid. Buddhism in Perth: A
Source of Alienation or Means to Integration? MA Thesis, University
of Queensland, Brisbane, 1991. [An examination of the assimilation of
Vietnamese Buddhists and Catholics in Australia, and how their religious
beliefs affect this process.]
Adam, Enid. "Buddhist Women in
Australia." Journal of Global Buddhism 1, 2000: 138-143.
Adam, Enid, and Philip J. Hughes. The
Buddhists in Australia.. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing
Service, 1996. (Religious Community Profiles series, ed. Philip J.
Hughes.) [Contains five sections: a brief account of the origin and
early devilment of Buddhism; a history of Buddhism in Australia; an
outline of Buddhist beliefs and practices; how Buddhist communities are
organised in Australia; and demographics of the Australian Buddhist
community from the 1991 census.]
Anagarika Dharmapala. "Buddhism in
Australia." In Guruge, Ananda (ed.), Return to Righteousness: A
collection of speeches, essays and letters of the Anagarika Dharmapala.
Ceylon: The Government Press, 1965: 839-841.
Australian Buddhist Library. A
Classified Catalogue of the Collections in the Australian Buddhist
Library. Sydney: Australian Buddhist Library, 1986, no.1. [As
titled.]
Baumann, Martin. "Book Review of
Enid Adam and Philip J. Hughes, "The Buddhists in
Australia"." Anthropos, 92, 1997: 209.
Baumann, Martin. "The
Dharma Has Come West: A Survey of Recent Studies and Sources ".
Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 4, 1997" 194--211. Also available
in Critical Review of Books in Religion 10 (1997), S.: 1--14.[Provides
an overview of the literature on Buddhism in the West, particularly
Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa and cyberspace.]
Bell, Elizabeth. "A Short History
of Buddhism in Victoria." Buddhism Today: Journal of the
Buddhist Federation of Australia, 1 (1986): 7-9.
Bentley, Peter. "Religious
Community Profiles." Australian Religious Studies Review,
10, 1997: 47-65. [Includes a brief section written by Enid Adam and
Philip Hughes that provides demographics of Australia's Buddhist
population (pp.60-61).]
Berkeley, L. "The Early Days of
Buddhism in Sydney." The Middle Way (Sydney), 1(1), Jan.
1983.
Bishop, Peter. "A Landscape for
Dying: The Bardo Thodol and Western fantasy." In Korom, Frank J.
(ed.), Constructing Tibetan Culture: Contemporary perspectives.
Quebec: World Heritage Press, 1997: 47-72. [Includes a very brief
section examining interest in Tibetan Buddhism in Australia.]
Bouma, Gary D. "The Emergence of
Religious Plurality in Australia: A Multicultural Society." Sociology
of Religion, 56, 1995: 285-303. [Examines Australia's recent
religious history in comparison with Canada and New Zealand. Includes
brief information on the status of Buddhism in Australia.]
Bouma, Gary D., Wendy Smith and Shiva
Vasi. "Japanese Religions in Australia: Mahikari and Zen in a
Multicultural Society." In Clarke, Peter B. (ed.), Japanese New
Religions in Global Perspective. London: Curzon, 2000.
Bouma, Gary D. (ed.), Many Religions,
All Australian. Melbourne: Christian Research Association, 1996. [An
examination of issues affecting religious settlement in Australia,
including case studies on Vietnamese Buddhist migrants.]
Brandle, Maximilian and Steve Karas
(eds). Multicultural Queensland: the people and communities of
Queensland: A bicentennial publication. Brisbane: Ethnic Communities
Council of Queensland and the Queensland Migrant Welcome Association,
1988. [A comprehensive coverage of the history and current
status/demographics of various ethnic groups in Queensland. The sections
on Laotians, Sri Lankans and Vietnamese include mention of Buddhist
activities.]
Bucknell, Roderick S. "The Buddhist
Experience in Australia." In: Habel, Norman (ed.), Religion and
multiculturalism in Australia: Essays in honour of Victor Hayes.
Adelaide: Australian Association for the Study of Religions, 1992.
(Special Studies in Religion Series, no. 7): 214-224. [A good article on
the history of Buddhism in Australia, its integration into Australian
society, reasons for conversion, and prospects for unity.]
Buddhist Council of New South Wales. Analysis
of Religious Growth in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996. http://www.zip.com.au/~lyallg/census1.htm.
n.d. [Statistical comparison of religious affiliation of Australians in
1986, 1991 and 1996 censuses.]
Buddhist Council of New South Wales. Analysis
of Religious Growth in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1991. http://www.zip.com.au/~lyallg/stats.htm.
n.d. [Statistical information on the religious affiliations of
Australians in 1986 and 1991 censuses.]
Buddhist Council of New South Wales. Buddhist
Council of New South Wales: Its Past, Present and Future. http://www.zip.com.au/~lyallg/bcgrnd.htm.
n.d. [A good historical overview of the formation of the Buddhist
Council of NSW, and some of the contributions it has made.]
Buddhist Council of New South Wales. 1996
Census Shows That Buddhism is Still Australia's Fastest Growing Religion.
http://www.zip.com.au/~lyallg/cencom.htm.
n.d. [Basic Buddhist demographics.]
"Buddhist News: Census
1991." Buddhism Today, 6(2), April 1991: 18. [Brief summary
of census statistics about Buddhism.]
Byles, M. B. Buddhism in New South
Wales. m.s. Marie Byles Collection, Mitchell Library, Sydney, NSW.
Campbell, I., "Buddhism in
Australia: When the going gets tough, the tough get going." Statewide,
16 Jan 1992: 4.
Cox, David. Religion and Welfare: A
study of the role of religion in the provision of welfare services to
selected groups of immigrants in Melbourne,Australia. Parkville,
Victoria: Department of Social Studies, University of Melbourne, 1982.
[Compares Sri Lankan Buddhist and Vietnamese Buddhist families with
Muslim and Christian families of varying ethnic backgrounds.]
Croucher, Paul. Buddhism in Australia.
Kensington, New South Wales: New South Wales University Press, 1989.
[This is the key reference for Buddhism on Australia. A very thorough
examination of Buddhism's development in Australia that includes
identification of key figures and presentation of the evolution of the
many Buddhist groups.]
Daniels, Peter L. "Australia's
Enviro-Economic Dilemma and the World View of Buddhism." Australian
Journal of Social Issues; 1988, 23, 2, May, 143-157. [Discusses the
problems Australia is facing in a troubled and changing world economy,
and examines the radical concept of a Buddhist solution.]
Davison, Leigh. "From Barbecues at
Bondi to Bio-Dynamic." In Metcalf, Bill (ed.), From Utopian
Dreaming to Communal Reality: Cooperative lifestyles in Australia.
Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, 1995: 41-56. [A personal
history of Dharmananda, a residential community based on Buddhist
meditation and Bio-Dynamics, located in New South Wales, Australia.]
Daw, Joan Margaret. Cultural and
religious beliefs among Vietnamese immigrants in Melbourne. Minor
thesis, Master of Arts, Melbourne Centre for Australian Studies, Monash
University, Melbourne,1994.
de Jong, Klaas. "Buddhism in
Queensland." Buddhism Today: Journal of the Buddhist Federation
of Australia, 1, 1986: 8-16. [A brief history of Buddhism in
Queensland that notes key figures and details the development of some
groups.]
de Jong, Klaas. A Short Account of
the Spread of Southern Buddhism in Australia and Queensland in
Particular. Brisbane: Dhammadinna House, 1982. [As titled.]
de Jong, Klaas. A Short History of
Southern Buddhism in Queensland. Spring Hill: Dhammadinna House,
1982. [As titled.]
de Jong, Klaas. "Dhammadinna
House." Buddhism Today: Journal of the Buddhist Federation of
Australia, 6, 1991: 30. [Very brief outline of the history and aims
of Dhammadinna House, a centre for the study of Early Buddhism.]
Department of Immigration, Local
Government and Ethnic Affairs. Directory of Ethnic Community
Organisations in Australia. Canberra: Australian Government
Publishing Services, 1992.
"Federation News." Buddhism
Today: Journal of the Buddhist Federation of Australia, 88, 1988:
4-7. [Includes brief mention of the Buddhist Federation of Australia's
upcoming meeting with the Federal Government acquaint them with the
special needs and interests of the Buddhist community.]
Fenner, Peter. Buddhism: Its future
in Australia and relevance to today's youth. Paper presented at the
Faith in the Future Multi-faith Seminar at Monash University, October
27, 1985. Text available from the Ecumenical Migration Centre, 125
Leicester Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065.
Gamble, John. "The Buddhist
Federation of Australia." Buddhism Today, 1(1), Jan 1986:
4-9. [Discusses the need for Buddhist councils in each state, and
possible activities of the Federation.]
Gariano, A. C. "Religious intermix
and social distance." In: Australian Population Association
Conference: Australia's population towards the 21st century.
Canberra: The Association, 1994.
Hasslacher, Barbara. An Australian
Directory of Spiritual Retreat Centres. PO Box 71, St Peters, 2044:
The Author, 1995. [Includes fourteen Buddhist retreat centres.]
Hughes, Philip J. Religion in
Australia: Facts and figures. Kew Victoria: Christian Research
Association, 1998.
Humphreys, Robert and Rowland Ward. Religious
bodies in Australia: A comprehensive guide. Wantirna, Victoria.: New
Melbourne Press, Third edition, 1995. [Provides a history of Buddhism in
Australia that includes details about the formation of specific groups.]
International Buddhist Directory.
London: Wisdom, 1985.
Khadro, Yeshe. "From Catholic Farm
Girl to Buddhist Nun." In Metcalf, Bill (ed.), From Utopian
Dreaming to Communal Reality: Cooperative lifestyles in Australia.
Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, 1995: 115-126. [Relates her
experiences in setting up the Chenrezig Institute, a residential Tibetan
Buddhist community in Queensland, Australia.]
Knight, C. E. "Buddhism Gets a Hold
in Australia." World Buddhism, Dec 1961: 23-24.
Lyall, Graeme. An Account of the History
and Development of Buddhism in New South Wales. n.d. www.zip.com.au/~lyallg/history.htm,
accessed on 20 June 2000.
Lyall, Graeme. "Buddhism:
Australia's Reaction to a New Phenomenon." Without Prejudice,
7, 1994: 30-35. [An historical analysis of effects of racism on the
development of Buddhism in Australia.]
Lyall, Graeme. "Ethnic Buddhists in
New South Wales". In: Ata, Abe (I) Wade (ed). Religion and
Ethnic Identity: An Australian study (volume 3). Richmond, Victoria:
Spectrum Publications, 1989: 6-30. Also available at Lyall, www.zip.com.au/~lyallg/ethnic.htm,
accessed on 20 June 2000.
Lyall, Graeme. Marie Byles: A Prominent
Woman in Australia Buddhism. n.d. www.zip.com.au/~lyallg/byles.htm,
accessed on 20 June 2000.
Lyall, Graeme. "Religion, Racism
and Tolerance." Without Prejudice, 8, 1995: 28-46. [This
article discusses the need for understanding of other religious
traditions in Australia, and emphasises the important role of
multicultural religious education in Australian schools in this
process.]
Masefield, P. "Buddhism in
Australia." UNIBUDS Annual Magazine, 1981/82: 18-21. [A
brief history.]
McDonald, Kathleen. "Buddha House
and Tibetan Buddhism." Buddhism Today: Journal of the Buddhist
Federation of Australia, 2, January 1987: 6-14. [Outlines the
history of Buddha House in Adelaide, which is one of five Australian
FPMT centres, also talks generally about the FPMT and Tibetan Buddhism.]
McDonnell, Terrance. "Buddhist
Council." Vimamsa: Journal of the Buddhist Society of Queensland,
5, 1986: 17-18. [Briefly discusses the history and current status of the
Buddhist Council of Brisbane.]
McDonnell, Terrance and Rod Bucknell,
"Buddhists." In: Gillman, Ian (ed). Many Faiths, One Nation.
Sydney: Collins, 1989: 318-331. [Contains an overview of the general
history and beliefs of Buddhists, and an outline of Buddhism's history
in Australia.]
McKimm, Inta B. "The First Mahayana
Meditation Centre in Queensland." Metta: The Journal of the
Buddhist Federation of Australia, 16(5), 1975: 9-12. [A description
of the a Tibetan Buddhist (FPMT) meditation course held in Queensland in
1974.]
Mitchell, Paul. "Buddhism in
Australia." On Being, 24 (1997): 16-20.
Nelson, Darren. "Why is Buddhism
the Fastest Growing Religion in Australia?" n.d. www.buddhanet.net/whybudoz.htm.
Pearce, M. "The Beginnings of
Buddhism in Australia." Karuna, Feb 1981.
Rait, William. "Making Our Own
Buddhism." Metta: Journal of the Buddhist Federation of
Australia, 13, 1969: 15-17.
Rigney, Helen. "Buddhism: Bridging
the cultural gap." Migration, Dec-Jan 1989-1990: 12-13 .
[Includes a biography of Sister Ayya Khema, her views on how Buddhism
can help provide a cultural bridge to Asia, and a brief history of
Buddhism in Australia.]
Spuler, Michelle. The Adaptation of
Buddhism to the West: Diamond Sangha Zen Buddhist Groups in Australia.
Ph.D. thesis, Department of Sudies in Religion, University of
Queensland, 1999. Abstract
Spuler, Michelle. "Characteristics
of Buddhism in Australia." Journal of Contemporary Religion
15, 1 (January 2000). Abstract.
Spuler, Michelle. "The Development
of Buddhism in Australia and New Zealand." In Holding the Lotus
to the Rock: The Blossoming of Buddhism in the West, edited by
Charles Prebish and Martin Baumann. Berkeley: University of California
Press, forthcoming.
Spuler, Michelle. Facets of the
Diamond: Developments in Australian Buddhism. Curzon Press, 2002.
Tetley, Barry L. "Dhammadinna
Centres." Buddhism Today: Journal of the Buddhist Federation of
Australia, 2, 1987: 30-31. [Provides a brief overview of the aims
and history of the Dhammadinna Centres located in Brisbane and
Tasmania.]
Vasi, Shiva. The Religious Settlement
of Zen Buddhism in Australia: A test case for Stark and Bainbridge's
theory of religious conversion. Paper presented at the Australian
Association for the Study of Religions conference, Christchurch, New
Zealand, 1996. The author can be contacted at the Department of
Anthropology and Sociology, Sociology,Monash
University, Melbourne, Australia.
Weerasooria, Wickrema. "Sri Lankans
in Australia and Their Religions." In: Ata, Abe (I) Wade (ed).
Religion and Ethnic Identity: An Australian study (volume 3).
Richmond, Victoria: Spectrum Publications, 1989: 170-183.
Young, Nico. "The Buddhist Society
of Queensland." Metta: Journal of the Buddhist Federation of
Australia, 25 (3), 1983: 3-4: [Briefly discusses the history and
aims of the Buddhist Society of Queensland.]
Internet
Sources
Australian Buddhism in General:
- Buddhanet
[An excellent resource containing general information on Buddhism,
including the Buddhist
Australia Directory.]
- Buddhist
Studies WWW Virtual Library [Another excellent site containing
information on text translation projects, Buddhist internet
resources, Buddhist databases, Buddhist electronic newsletters and
journals, the Tibetan and Zen WWW Virtual libraries, and on-line
bookstores.]
Australian Buddhist Directories
Australian Buddhist
Organisations
