Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.
Source: The Conversation
A coalition of 25 Australian organisations is set to gather at Melbourne’s Federation Square this Sunday, December 1st, to protest against the detention of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, popularly known as Chinmoy Prabhu, a revered ISKCON monk and human rights advocate.
Source: Australia Today
Diwali was always a cultural, not a religious, festival for my family. To be honest, I celebrated it more enthusiastically than I did Eid.
Source: ABC
In 1960, when I was seven, my family moved from the Netherlands to Australia, where I attended a Catholic primary school in Noble Park Victoria.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
For six months last year, 17-year-old Nitya Shah packed her swimmers, goggles and towel into a bag, and set off to run swimming lessons for toddlers. Juggling her part-time job around school, the Year 11 student carefully saved about $7,000 in total.
Source: ABC
The appointment of the “special envoy” to combat Islamophobia in Australia has sparked a wave of controversy.
Source: ABC
The community-building activities my family and I participate in every week are a core part of our faith. In Iran, it would see us arrested.
Source: The Guardian
Since the Christchurch mosque terror attacks in 2019, conversion to Islam, especially among Māori, has skyrocketed.
Source: ABC
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