{"id":15,"date":"2015-10-08T14:48:42","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T14:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestwebdevelopment.ca\/buddist\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2021-04-20T19:17:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T09:17:58","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oldsite.buddhistcouncil.org\/old\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15\" class=\"elementor elementor-15\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0a1ba2 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a0a1ba2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43733bf\" data-id=\"43733bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8085ccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8085ccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Buddhist Council of New South Wales is a charitable, not- for-profit organisation set up to help Buddhist temples and Buddhist societies in New South Wales (now also ACT) and to represent the Buddhist community to mainstream society.<\/p><p>The Buddhist Council represents more than 100 Buddhist organisations within New South Wales.<\/p><p>We are a member of the Federation of Australian Buddhist Councils (FABC), which represents Buddhist organisations throughout Australia.\u00a0 The FABC has a collaborative relationship with the Australian Sangha Association, which represents ordained sangha (monks and nuns).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8ea0ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8ea0ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6032bb2\" data-id=\"6032bb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58150d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58150d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2bcbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab2bcbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our vision is of a world where the dharma \u2013 the teachings and practices of the Buddha \u2013 are part of everyday life and contribute to the wellbeing of all. \u00a0We seek to achieve this through supporting a flourishing Buddhist community that:<\/p><ul><li>\u2013\u00a0has\u00a0strong and sustainable Buddhist organisations<\/li><li>\u2013\u00a0has productive relationships between Buddhist organisations, with other faiths, with government and other social organisations<\/li><li>\u2013 contributes to the wellbeing of individuals, families and communities and society through putting the dharma into practice.<\/li><\/ul><p>We work with and for the Buddhist community and others who share our vision to achieve this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36b43be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36b43be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46acbef\" data-id=\"46acbef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3070be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3070be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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