NOTES
1. A comprehensive bibliography of sources on Buddhism in Australia is provided by Spuler, 1998.
2. This article is based on a paper which I presented to the Australian Association for the Study
of Religions conference in Melbourne, Australia, 4 July, 1998. I would like to thank the following
people for their assistance with this research: Enid Adam, Dr Martin Baumann, Dr Rod Bucknell,
Dr Philip Hughes, Dr Lynne Hume, and Patrick Kearney.
3. Excellent statistical information based on the 1996 census is available in Hughes, 1997: 14± 17;
more detailed analysis of the 1991 census data is provided by Adam & Hughes, 1996.
4. The abbreviations used are: Australian Capital Territory (ACT), New South Wales
(NSW), Northern Territory (NT), Queensland (Qld), South Australia (SA), Tasmania
(Tas), Victoria (Vic), and Western Australia (WA).
5. For example, see McDonnell & Bucknell, 1988: 25.
6. The Institute of Buddhist Learning and Practice (IBLP) and the Australian Institute of Tibetan
Medical Practices (AITMP) are separate organisations; however, as both are directed by Khejok
Rinpoche, they are closely related.
7. One example is provided by Fields, 1987: 24.
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