This is a memorabilium from the 2014 visit to California during the Jade Buddha's world tour, when it was displayed in the Nhu Lai Meditation Temple, San Diego. Green pleated ribbon rosette with plastic badge attached in centre, with an inscription in Vietnamese; includes ribbon tails with golden print in English and Vietnamese; the backing consists of three layers of cardboard stapled with fastener pin. On the ribbon tails: "Jade Buddha for Universal Peace at Nhu Lai Meditation Temple 25/01/2014 09/02/2014; Chiem bai phat ngoc hoa binh the gioi Nhu Lai Thien Tu 25/01/2014 09/02/2014" On the badge: "Nam mo thich ca mau ni phat. Namo Shakyamuni Budsha. Phat ngoc hoa binh the gioi".jade buddha, rosette, shakyamuni buddha, vietnamese buddhists, great stupa archive

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace, the largest Buddha carved from gemstone-quality jade in the world, is the centerpiece of the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Australia. Standing 2.5 meters tall and weighing 4 tonnes, this priceless Buddhist statue toured over 120 cities across 20 countries from 2009 to 2018, inspiring peace in families, schools, and communities worldwide. After attracting an estimated 12 million visitors, it returned to the Great Stupa in May 2018, where it continues to be a potent symbol of peace.This badge, presented to Mr Ian Green at Phap Vuong Monastery in San Diego, symbolises appreciation for his role in sharing the Jade Buddha’s message of peace and compassion during its international journey.WELCOME THE JADE BUDDHA FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE AT PHAP VUONG MONASTERY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST FAMILIES IN THE USA 07-14.02.2010 jade buddha, memorabilia, great stupa archive

Quang Minh Temple began in the early 1980s as a small Vietnamese Buddhist community in Richmond and Footscray. After several relocations, it settled permanently in Burke Street, Braybrook in 1989, with its main hall being completed in 1994. It is now the headquarters of the United Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation of Victoria and one of the largest Vietnamese Buddhist temples in Australia.These are very early photographs of the new Quang Minh Buddhist Temple after it relocated to this site in 1989.New Buddhist Community Centre 479.1quang minh buddhist temple, burke street, braybrook

These photographs, taken by The Advocate in 1991, are of Rev. Thích Như Định, one of the early resident monks associated with the Quang Minh Temple located in Braybrook during its transitional period in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Quang Minh Temple began in the early 1980s as a small Vietnamese Buddhist community in Richmond and Footscray. After several relocations, it settled permanently in Burke Street, Braybrook in 1989, with its main hall being completed in 1994. It is now the headquarters of the United Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation of Victoria and one of the largest Vietnamese Buddhist temples in Australia.7376.04 - Thich Nhu Dinh Buddhist Monk Burke Street Braybrook 1991 Photographs (Advocate 76.2).JPG 7376.01 - Thich Nhu Dinh Buddhist Monk Burke Street Braybrook 1991 Photographs (Advocate 76.2).JPG 7376.02 - Thich Nhu Dinh Buddhist Monk Burke Street Braybrook 1991 Photographs (Advocate 76.2).JPG 7376.03 - Thich Nhu Dinh Buddhist Monk Burke Street Braybrook 1991 Photographs (Advocate 76.2).JPG 7376.04 - Rev. Thich Nhu Dinh Buddhist Monk Burke Street Braybrook 1991 Photographs.JPGquang minh temple, burke street, braybrook

Braybrook's history includes early white settlement in the 1840s, the establishment of the Braybrook Shire in 1871 and a period of industrial development in the late 1800s with activities like bluestone quarrying. In the 1950s the Housing Commission of Victoria developed Braybrook as a social housing hub for the post war population boom. The suburb has since seen a mix of community development, including the establishment of the Vietnamese Buddhist community's Quanh Minh Temple. The original Braybrook Shire became part of the City of Sunshine and then the City of Brimbank.Meeting At Sunshine & District Hist Society 5/4/2001 Mrs Pam Chapman Memories of History of Braybrookshire of braybrook, pam chapman

The photo taken by Rosalind Marshall who volunteered as a civilian radiographer in Bien Hoa South Vietnam.Coloured photo of a Buddhist pagoda. The building is white with coloured trims. It has a Vietnamese flag flying at the top. CHUA PHUCLAM/PHAT2510LNHmarshall, buddhist, pagoda, vietnam

Viet-Nam, a narrow strip of land that snakes down the Indochinese coast, harbors a population of 30 million peasants, Buddhists, mandarins, mountaineers, Catholics, communists.vietnam - history, indochina

Viet-Nam, a narrow strip of land that snakes down the Indochinese coast, harbors a population of 30 million peasants, Buddhists, mandarins, mountaineers, Catholics, communists.vietnam - history, indochina

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace, the largest Buddha carved from gemstone-quality jade in the world, is the centrepiece of the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Australia. Standing 2.5 metres tall and weighing 4 tonnes, this priceless Buddhist statue toured over 120 cities across 20 countries from 2009 to 2018, inspiring peace in families, schools, and communities worldwide. After attracting an estimated 12 million visitors, it returned to the Great Stupa in May 2018, where it continues to be a potent symbol of peace. This framed certificate, issued by the Vietnamese Gemstones Association and presented to Ian Green in 2009, affirms the authenticity and exceptional quality of the jade used to carve the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace. It symbolises both material validation and international recognition of the statue’s spiritual significance.jade buddha, memorabilia, great stupa archive

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace, the largest Buddha carved from gemstone-quality jade in the world, is the centrepiece of the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Australia. Standing 2.5 metres tall and weighing 4 tonnes, this priceless Buddhist statue toured over 120 cities across 20 countries from 2009 to 2018, inspiring peace in families, schools, and communities worldwide. After attracting an estimated 12 million visitors, it returned to the Great Stupa in May 2018, where it continues to be a potent symbol of peace. This framed certificate, issued by the Vietnamese Gemstones Association and presented to Ian Green on 16 May 2009, affirms the authenticity and exceptional quality of the jade used to carve the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace. It serves as both a material validation and a gesture of international recognition.jade buddha, memorabilia, great stupa archive

List of former and current churches in the City of Brimbank. This includes churches in the former City of Sunshine and City of Keilor.This report records current and former churches in the City of Brimbank as of 15th March 2026.Name Islamic Dawah Centre Of Australia Albion Methodist Church Albion Pentecostal Church Good Shepherd Christian Church Grace Generation Church Imagine Church Khalid Bin Waleed Mosque Slovakian Baptist Church St. Theresa's Catholic Church Sunshine Baptist Church Victory Grace Church of Australia Yen Ming Tang Buddhist Meditation Centre Albion Methodist Church Braybrook Methodist Church Braybrook Wesleyan Church Ardeer Ukrainian Catholic Church Chùa Bảo Vương Cyprus Turkish Islamic Community Etinchrist Kingdom Ministries Mother of God Catholic Church Queen of Heaven Church Braybook Presbyterian Church Braybrook Church of England Braybrook Methodist Church Braybrook Salvation Army Church Cao Dai Temple of Melbourne Christ the King Gateway to Glory Church God Is with Us Christian Church INC Liên Trì Tự - Lien Tri Temple Peneil Church Australia Quang Minh Buddhist Temple Samoan Assembly of God St. Andrew’s & St. Peter’s Anglican Church Chùa Ấn Quang Avalokitesvara Yuan Tong Monastery Beautiful Life Church Bosnian Islamic Centre Chùa Lộc Uyển Deer Park Methodist Church Deer Park Preca Centre St Peter Chanel Catholic Church St. John Anglican Church The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Western Community Alliance Church Avalokitesvara Yuan Tong Monastery ReSoul Church Sion Baptist Chruch Chua Phap Van Buddhist Temple Living Hope Christian Church St Paul's Catholic Church Keilor Christ Church Keilor Uniting Church in Australia St Stephen Bethlehem - Church of the Living God House of Prayer St Mary of the Assumption Parish The City of Refuge, Melbourne Brimbank Anglican Church Vantage Point Church West Campus Arise Church Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement St Augustine's Catholic Church Resurrection Catholic Parish Church Al Nur Mosque Assembly of Belivers Church Hillsong Church - West Campus Iglesia Ni Cristo - Locale of Melbourne Maidstone Church of Christ Maidstone Church of England Maidstone Methodist Church Maidstone Mosque Maidstone Presbyterian Church Maidstone Salvation Army Church Maidstone Wesleyan Chapel New Apostolic Church Our Ladys Westside Assembly of God Worldwide Missionary Movement Melbourne Ethiopian Orthdox Church Maribyrnong Methodist Church Maribyrnong Methodist Church St Margaret's Catholic Church Hillsong Church Melbourne Greater West Campus Wesleyan Methodist Church Bridge Church West Campus Chùa Hoàng Pháp Chùa Thiện Đức Chua Tu Quang Temple Friendens Kirche Lutheran Church of St. Albans GROW Church Holy Eucharist Jehovah Witnesses Kings Park Filipino Congregation of Jehovah Witnesses Mata Chintapurni Mandir Hindu Temple St Albans Neuma Church Melbourne West Panjan Centre Peace Lutheran Church Russian Orthodox Church (Abroad) Sacred Heart Catholic Church Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church And Community St. Albans St Albans Uniting Church St. Alban the Martyr Church of England St. Albans Croatian Seventh-Day Adventist Church St. Albans Preca Centre St. Albans Slavic Church St. Albans Vietnamese Alliance Church St. George Serbian Orthodox Church St. George's Coptic Orthodox Church - Melbourne St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church St. Albans St. Paul Catholic Church Temple Transform Church United Penticostal Church Western New Community Baptist Church Avalokitesvara Yuan Tong Monastery Chua Hue Quang Temple Church of Christ / Elias Church of St the Prophet (Greek-Melkite) Church of England Cloud Christian Church Community Church Holy Apostles Anglican Church Hope Of Life Community Church Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Mara Christian Church of Victoria Inc. Our Lady of the Immaculate Catholic Church Pentecostal Church Plymonth Brethren Church Plymonth Brethren Church Roman Catholic Church Seventh Day Aventist Church St. Marks Church Sunshine Sunshine Methodist Church Sunshine North Sunshine Presbyterian Church Sunshine Roman Catholic Church Sunshine Uniting Church Sunshine Vietnamese Baptist Church Sunshine Wesleyan Methodist Church Tamil Christian Fellowship Melbourne The Salvation Army The Salvation Army Westcare Vietnamese Evangelical Church Voice Of Christ Full Gospel Church Inc. Sunshine Zetseat Ethiopian Evangelical Church Australian Christian Churches Victoria Chua Phap Hoa Buddhist Temple Enjoy Church Faith & Power Ministry Revival Church Iglesia Cristiana Melbourne Murugan Hindu Temple North Sunshine Gospel Hall Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) St Bernadette's Parish St. Marys Church of England Sunshine North Presbyterian Church Sunshine North Uniting Church Tabor Romanian Pentecostal Church Western Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church Ardeer Preca Centre Croatian Catholic Centre, Sunshine Elevation Church, Melbourne West Our Lady of Sorrows' Catholic Church St Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Church St Paul's Church Catholic Church The Potters House Christian Church (Footscray) Emmaus Catholic Church Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral Church - Nativity of The Holy Mother of God (St.Mary) St. Mary's (Holy Mother of God) Macedonian Orthodox Church Sydenham - Caroline Springs Uniting Church Sydenham Baptist Church Sydenham Presbyterian Church The Salvation Army Brimbank City Corps Town Well Uniting Church Sydenham Brimbank Presbyterian Church St. Luke's Anglican Church The Potters House Christian Church Avustralya Nur Vakfi church, churches

Noel COUNIHAN (04 Oct 1913 - 05 Jul 1986) This lino cut is the second largest version of Counihan's Laughing Christ series of linocuts from the 1970s. Janet McKenzie in her book 'Noel Counihan' (1986, p. 25) uses Counihan's quote in his description of the Laughing Christ series of art works: "Once again the armies of the Western world were moving against people behind the image of Christ: they were Christian armies. The American and Australian armies in Vietnam had their chaplains with them and were slaughtering Buddhists, as well ironically enough, as Vietnamese Catholics". Counihan's fury at the blood shed and massacre of war behind the image of Jesus is evident in his ironic portrayal of a Laughing Christ. Was this what Jesus was about? Not likely! This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007. Description by Dr Susan Paterson Framed linocut, the second large version of the Laughing Christ series. The linocut was commissioned by the Print Council of Australia for members' annual subscription and printed on Japanese paper by William Caulfield & Sons, Melbourne.art, artwork, noel counihan, counihan, printmaking, available, christ, linocut printmaking, print council of australia, workers art guild, social realist, social realism, expressionist artist

Hardback book with a torn dust jacket. Dust jacket is black and white with a colour photograph of a street scene in front of a hospital building.non-fictionThis warm, personal document by an ordinary Australian girl who worked in Vietnam does not pretend to enter areas of speculation and reporting where experts are confounded. It is simple, homely, informative, disarmingly honest, and clothes the shadowed image of a suffering nation with flesh, blood and heart. Out of it walk the unknown ones, the forgotten ones, the ordinary people of Vietnam. In growing bewilderment Western readers have puzzled over millions of words about the politics and violence of Vietnam. Quietly, without fuss or humbug, Susan Terry lets in a little light and a lot of love. Here is something that is real, that one can accept and trust. For one memorable year she worked with an Australian medical team of civilian specialists in Long Xuyen Hospital on the Mekong Delta and met life in the raw. She reports on the Viet Cong, on children, on anguish, on cities and villages, on Americans, on Buddhists, on happiness, on people at many levels of society, on fascinating facets of everyday life. She writes of lives transformed by the surgeon's knife, of ignorance, fear and death, of a wonderland of human emotion. Perhaps unwittingly, Sister Susan Terry also reveals herself; young, fresh, and nice to know. To read her is to believe her. Her is something of truth out of Vietnam. (From inside dust jacket)australian nurses, vietnam war, civilian nurse, susan terry