From June 2024 to November 2025, the Buddhism in Australia research and videography team travelled across Australia to document the communities and stories of Buddhism in Australia from the 19th century to the present. We interviewed descendants of early Buddhists, community leaders, educators, and curators, and documented Buddhist heritage and materialities at Buddhist temples, centres, schools, and cemeteries in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Thursday Island and Christmas Island.
In this conversation, Prof Anna Halafoff and Venerable A/Prof Juewei, Chief Investigators of the project, will discuss the fieldwork findings. This conversation also foreshadows the Buddhism in Australia Digital Atlas, an educational resource that maps Buddhist figures and places across time and space, to be released at the Project Launch in on 22 September 2026 at Nan Tien Institute.
Register to join online or in-person: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/mapping-buddhism-in-australia-from-seeding-to-flourishing-tickets-1988974919526
Enquiries: buddhism_network@nantien.edu.au