The Chan Monastery in the stillness of the woods (GCDR) PHOTOS
The SBS Interview with dharma master jin fu
The Gold Coast Dharma Realm(GCDR) is the Australian branch of the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association founded by Venerable Master Hsuan Hua and is located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
GCDR adheres to Shakyamuni Buddha’s teachings. Learning the five schools of Chan, Purity, Esotericism, Vinaya, and Teaching. Strives to engage in the education, sutra translation, Dharma propagation, and religious unity that Venerable Master Hsuan Hua was dedicated to.
GCDR is also home to Shurangama Monastery and provides a space for Buddhist education and spiritual practice. We invite visitors to join us on Saturday for meditation class (From Feb to May 2025), sutra or mantra recitation/chanting sessions. Kid’s class on Sunday. Also, we have a bookshop with Buddhist Texts in Chinese and English, educational children’s books, and gifts to explore, as well as an extensive collection of English-translated Sutra texts and commentary by Verenable Master Hsuan Hua in our library.
Avatamsaka Sutra: Chapter 39 'Entering the Dharma Realm' Lecture by Rev. Heng Sure on Sunday at 1:30 pm – 3 pm (QLD Time, Australia)
Avatamsaka Sutra: Chapter 25 'Ten Transferences' Lecture by Rev. Heng Sure on Monday at 1:30 pm – 3 pm (QLD Time, Australia)
GCDR SATURDAY MEDITATION CLASS
From February through May, there will be Saturday meditation classes based on the Heart Sutra. If you would like to read the Heart Sutra, just click the link. Here are links to more Sutras with commentary.
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULED EVENTS
(昆士蘭時間 Queensland Time)
⏰ 8:30am – 10:00am
♦普門品
♦Universal Door Chapter
Recitation
👉🏻Zoom Link 鏈接：
https://drba-org.zoom.us/j/127598942
⏰ 12:30pm – 1:30pm
♦ 虛雲老和尚畫傳集
♦ A Pictorial Biography of the
Venerable Master Hsu Yun
🎤 主法 Speakers ：恆實法師 Rev. Heng Sure
👉🏻 請在以下鏈接填表報名 :
👉🏻 Please fill out the form to register at the following link :
https://jinshuju.net/f/DVhMac
⏰ 1:45pm – 3:00pm
♦ 誦楞嚴咒 & 往生堂迴向
♦ Shurangama Mantra
Recitation and Transference
of Merits
👉🏻Zoom Link 鏈接：
https://drba-org.zoom.us/j/127598942
⏰ 3:15pm – 4:45pm
🧘🏼♂ Meditation Class
🧘🏻 Insights from Sutra + Q&A
By Rev. Heng Sure.
(Class is conducted in
English & No live stream)
SUNDAY EVENTS
THE BOOK CORNER
Gold Coast Dharma Realm
106 Bonogin Road,
Bonogin , Queensland
4213 Australia
Phone：+61 (07) 5522-8788
E-mail: gcdr.australia@gmail.com
Chinese Website: gcdrchinese.com
OPEN SATURDAY 7:30 AM – 3 PM