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Pali course

An informal course “Introductory Pali”, will begin on Tuesday 28 February, 2012. The class will meet on Tuesdays from 3-5pm, in a group study room in the central library. The textbooks will be A. P. Buddhadatta, The New Pali Course (Part I & II; Colombo: The Colombo Apothecarie's Co., 1949), and Steven Collins, A Pali Grammar For Students (Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2006).

For further details, please contact Venerable Maithree: maithreem@yahoo.com.

2011 Buddhist Studies Scholarships

The 60th Dhammachai Education Foundation Scholarships in Buddhist Studies for 2011 have been awarded to Jasmine Dawson and Alice Garner.

The scholarships were presented by the Most Venerable Phrapalad Sudham Tiravanich, the Chairperson and General Secretary of the Foundation, during the Oceania Observance of the United Nations day of Vesak 2011. The ceremony was attended by His Excellency Mr Noppadon Theppitak (Thai Ambassador to New Zealand), Mr Viduranga Aruna Abeygoonesekera (Sri Lankan Honorary Consul), and representatives of the Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions in New Zealand.

The two scholarships (one for $2500, and one for $1500) are awarded annually to students in Buddhist Studies who gain the best marks on RELS102. Prizes were also awarded for outstanding performance on other papers in Buddhist Studies. The recipients were Christopher Arnison, Weerachai Lueritthikul and Naomi Woods.

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