Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
		John D. Hughes Recorded Teachings
	Home About Us  Current Program John D. Hughes Recorded Teachings Teachings   Links Contact Us    Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. 33 Brooking St   Upwey, Victoria   Australia  3158 A.C.N. 005 701 806  A.B.N. 42 611 496 488  Phone: (03) 9754 3334 Fax:     (03) 9754 3334  email: wbu@bdcu.org.au     Disclaimer and Copyright	Dhamma Teachings of the late Buddhist Master John D. Hughes. About the Teachings From 1978 - 2003 Master John D. Hughes gave regular Dhamma talks from his home which was also the premises of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.  These teachings take the form of guided meditations, general Buddhist discussions, meditation courses, study of texts and their commentaries etc.  John Hughes's style of teaching is unique and perfectly suited to the Western lay person.   He separated the Dhamma from it's ritual and cultural filters and presented it in a Western context.  He taught the Buddhist path in all its forms Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana and Chan in the vehicle that best suited the student at the time.  These unique and precious Dhamma teachings over time have been recorded onto tape and we are currently in the process of preserving them and transferring them into digital format.  As we progress new teachings will be loaded onto this website in MP3 format for you to listen to, or you may chose to read the transcription.   Go To the MP3 Library                                 Go To the Transcription Library Biography of John D. Hughes Master John D. Hughes was the Founder, Abbot and Resident Teacher of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd and Chan Academy Australia.  A fourth-generation Australian, born 9 September 1930 in Mentone, John was an only child and a very bright and unusual boy, and as an adult was popularly known as 'Spike' from the days when he played jazz cornet. John had a Diploma of Applied Chemistry, studied Arts and Education at Deakin University, was awarded a Graduate Diploma in Adult and Industrial Education, studied Mathematics at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and taught science for many years in Victorian Technical Schools. In 1978 he established a temple in the quiet hills of the Yarra Ranges to enable Australians to learn and practice Buddhism. The meditation Hall in this Temple houses a multilingual reference library with thousands of books for Buddha Dhamma Scholars and Practitioners, known as the John D. Hughes Collection. Master John D. Hughes was a former Vice-President of the World Fellowship of Buddhists and the recipient of the Visuddhananda Peace Award 1999 from Bangladesh. Travelling regularly to national and international Buddhist conferences and organisations he used his vast wisdom and compassion to help many beings in Australia and overseas, teaching students from various cultural, social and economic backgrounds in 14 different countries.  He was well known and much loved by many great Buddhist Masters and Scholars. John was editor of the Buddha Dhyana Dana Review, the flagship journal of the Buddhist Discussion Centre which was posted to over 40 countries.  He was also the Founder and Executive Producer of 'The Buddhist Hour' radio program broadcasting weekly since 1998. Amongst his great achievements John painted for over forty years and was an internationally recognised Chan Master. He founded the Chan Academy in 1986 where he taught the 'Way of the Brush' as a meditation practice.  Over the years many great Chan Masters have come to visit the Chan Academy by personal invitation from John Hughes, imparting their great skills and wisdom to the students. Whilst John was actively involved in many areas his fundamental occupation was to work tirelessly for the benefit of others, to teach the Buddhist Path and to provide the resources and materiality to do it.   Master John David Hughes gave us an example of a life well spent in service to the Buddha and to his students.   Back to Top

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