Historical information

These photographs, taken by The Advocate in 1999, features the opening of the Chinese Tantric Buddhist Meditation Centre located at 65 - 67 Sydney Street, Albion.

Today the temple is better known as the Yen Ming Tang Buddhist Meditation Centre or Yanming Leizang Temple, a Buddhist temple affiliated with the True Buddha School.

Established in Melbourne in 1990 and relocated to Albion in 1995, the centre provides a place for meditation, religious ceremonies, Buddhist teachings, and community activities.

The temple reflects the growth of Melbourne's Chinese Buddhist community and the increasing cultural and religious diversity of Brimbank.

Significance

This site is significant as one of the major Chinese Buddhist centres established in Melbourne's western suburbs during the late twentieth century.

Physical description

Collection of digitally scanned coloured negatives

Inscriptions & markings

7698.01 - Chinese Tantric Buddhist Meditation Centre Opening 65 - 67 Sydney Street Albion 1999 Photographs (Advocate 299).JPG

7698.02 - Chinese Tantric Buddhist Meditation Centre Opening 65 - 67 Sydney Street Albion 1999 Photographs (Advocate 299).JPG

7698.03 - Chinese Tantric Buddhist Meditation Centre Opening 65 - 67 Sydney Street Albion 1999 Photographs (Advocate 299).JPG

7698.04 - Chinese Tantric Buddhist Meditation Centre Opening 65 - 67 Sydney Street Albion 1999 Photographs (Advocate 299).JPG

7698.05 - Chinese Tantric Buddhist Meditation Centre Opening 65 - 67 Sydney Street Albion 1999 Photographs (Advocate 299).JPG