Auckland Buddhist Centre

... who arrived in November from the States to manage a Tibetan Buddhist Centre three hours away on the beautiful Coromandel Peninsula. -A Tibetan Buddhist Centre in New Zealand?!?! In itself a Godsend(so to speak) as I thought the West would be devoid of ...

... she offered to drive us there. We accepted and were on our way. Now I am at the Dorje Chang institute which is the oldist buddhist center in New Zealand. It is tibetan based and is very beautiful here. I will post pictures later. There is a lot of ...

Greetings, I wanted to share some picture pictures with ya'll through the cyber world. Things have been great at the Buddhist center, this evening at dinner, realized quite an amazing thing, in the kitchen there was a tibetan, australian, belgian, ...

... is a large temple and community centre of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist movement in the East Tamaki/Flatbush suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest Buddhist temple in the country. The temple and complex were built over seven years at a cost NZ$ ...

... We decided against taking a boat ride, considering our previous brushes with sea sickness, and opted to continue our leisurely stroll. Auckland’s beautiful historic ferry terminal called to me so we made our way over where, lo and behold, I happened ...

... the afternoon sun before headed back to the car park to cook tuna pasta with ingredients entirely sourced from the free shelf a week ago in Auckland! Chowed that down and then had a post meal nap so we could hit the pub fresh for a few pints. We found a ...

... . Will the local customs e.g. tribal dress be reserved for the tourists? Hope not. RELIGION … Being such a strong Buddhist country 90%, Christianity 5 %, 3% Islam and 2% Hindu, seeing so many of the tiny squares of gold leaf being applied to ...

... in the Northern Himalayan state of India, rising up to 14,000 feet Dharamsala presents a captivating portrait of Hindu and Buddhist traditions. A green vacation in Dharamsala could rejuvenate the mind, touch the soul and enhance the spirit. We could ...

... ;white caps on.  They own or run alot of butcher shops in this area.  They do the butchering for the few Buddhist that aren't vegetarians I guess....its lovely to see 2 religions working together!!.   Day 8   Got up and after a ...

... a shower at Jim's Place we went out and had possibly the best meal we've had so far (apart from Deb's cooking in Auckland, Mark) at a Chinese restaurant, crispy chicken in oyster sauce and chicken in plum sauce were the meals to die for-thanks to the ...

... . It was dinnertime so we headed for food street. I had imagined something along the lines of the lantern festival in Auckland: a busy street lined with food carts. Instead we found it was just a lot of indistinguishable permanent restaurants. We picked a ...

... Shiraz-Mataro-Grenache # 56 11. Torbreck '05 The Steading # 73 New Zealand 1/26-2/9 Flight Air New Zealand Adelaide/Auckland: Depart: SAT 26 Jan 11:35am Auckland/Christchurch: Depart: 8:00pm, Arrive 9:20pm Hotels 1/26-1/27, 1 night The ...

The celebrations(?) are coming thick and fast now, with yesterday being my 1 year travelling anniversary. Auckland International Airport, May 24, 2004, I grabbed my bags and hopped on a plane for Bangkok. At this point, I'm probably meant to say that the ...

... when we passed high though some mountainous areas… Had to laugh just as we came to our camp site we spotted two Buddhist monks crossing the road…now I’m pretty sure you could travel all of NZ without seeing Buddhist monks but we managed ...

... your clothes on you are already in a sweat. After hours of deliberation in Macdonald's free wifi in Auckland we chose a brilliant hostel, right in the centre of Singapore and were dead chuffed with our choice, the woman that owns Rucksack Inn I and II ...

... on – Buddha’s birthday! It was very crowded, there were street markets and lots of Asian food, Buddhist ceremonies and multicultural performances which I then watched for a while. Very interesting, Japanese dancing and singing, a Chinese rock ...

... 't working but fortuitously Pauline had plenty of US$ and I had a spare photo in my wallet having been given one back in Auckland when I got my International Driving Licence.  Pauline, on the other hand, had to pay through the nose for a photo. ...

... bad. Note to self: never, EVER drink Vietnamese champagne again. I’ve been sleeping in shabby hotels, funky hostels, in Buddhist temples, on cramped cockroach-ridden trains, on the swaying decks of boats and underneath the stars. I’ve walked ...

... . We went up to the view floor of the World Trade Centre, took a boat tour on the Sumida River, visited the oldest and largest Buddhist Temple in Tokyo and walked in the Imperial Gardens.  It was a great way to say good bye. I am going to miss ...