Did you know Toowoomba is a Pure Land?
It was in the year 2000 that Venerable Master Chin Kung planned to build a Buddhist college in Australia. At that time, a Singaporean female believer claimed to own a piece of land in Toowoomba and was willing to donate it for the college’s use. Venerable Master Chin Kung went to Toowoomba with his followers, but the lady had forgotten the specific address.
The fate of Venerable Master Chin Kung and Toowoomba began…
When the Master arrived in Toowoomba, he found he liked Toowoomba very much, saying “This is the Pure Land on earth. The people who live here are all blessed people.”
The Master believes that if all the religions and beliefs in the world can live together peacefully like a family, only then can the world be truly peaceful. In the “Pure Land” today, you can meet spokespersons and priests of various religions, where people of various faiths live together in harmony.
In the Pure Land – in addition to teaching Pure Land Buddhism – there are yoga practice and various cultural exchanges. Everyone is welcome to enjoy a weekend vegetarian meal here for free.
Every festival, such as the Spring Festival in China and New Year’s Day in the West, Pure Land College holds a grand celebration where everyone is welcome. There are lion dance shows, kung fu shows, singing and dancing… all enjoying super food fest dinners kindly supplied by Pure Land for free. Everyone who comes to join is greeted with a smile and made to feel part of a big happy family.
Each year, these celebrations involve more than 500 local residents! If you are lucky enough to visit Toowoomba, you shouldn’t miss the “Pure Land” celebration event, along with the chance to see a 1000-year-old jade Guan Yin that was donated several years ago.
话说2000.年，净空法师打算要在澳大利亚建一所佛学院，当时有位新加坡的女信徒自告奋勇说自己在图文巴有一块地， 愿意捐出来供学院使用。 净空大师便与弟子一同前往图文巴，可该女士却忘了其土地的具体地址，也无从考查。
净空法师与图文巴的缘分便由此开始……
大师到了图文巴后，发现自己非常喜欢这里，说“此乃人间净土，生活在此的人民，均是有福之人”，于是决定在图文巴建佛学院，并命名为“净土”。
大师说，只有当天下所有教会、信仰，能够和平相处，如同一家，世界才能真正的和平。所以，在“净土”你可以接触到各种教会的代言人、神父…… 在这里，各种不同信仰的人士，都能在一起和谐相处。
在“净土”，除了佛学讲授，还有瑜伽练习，以及各种文化交流。这里欢迎任何人去享用周末素餐，所有均是免费。
每逢佳节，如中国的春节，西方的元旦，学院还会举办盛大欢庆会，任何人都是受欢迎的。有舞狮表演、功夫秀、歌舞演出和超级丰盛的晚餐。在这里，人人都是笑脸相迎，你会觉得走进了一个快乐的大家庭。
每年的这些庆祝活动，来参加的当地居民超过500多人！如果你下次有幸来到图文巴，一定也要来参加“净土”的欢庆活动哦！据说这些年来，有人捐了一个千年玉观音，你如若有缘，可求大师请出来与你一观。
Laguna Toowoomba Accommodation
For those seeking rest and enlightenment in Toowoomba, the “Pure Land”, our Toowoomba accommodation is situated in the heart of Toowoomba close to Pure Land Learning College and surrounded by Toowoomba’s idyllic parks and gardens. The famed Garden City of Australia, Toowoomba is a harmonious sanctuary for travellers of all backgrounds – a Darling Downs destination rich in history and culture that should be visited, and explored, at least once.
With us at Laguna Apartments, relish everything Toowoomba has to offer from a peaceful inner-city location, making your home in one of our one and two bedroom Toowoomba central apartments that each provide homelike relaxation with the best of Toowoomba on the doorstep.
Ideal for travellers, couples and families, our Toowoomba apartments are comfortably designed, spacious and ready with everything you need upon arrival, including kitchen and laundry facilities, air-conditioning, Queen/single beds and dining areas both indoors and outdoors on a tranquil private balcony.
Here at Laguna Toowoomba, we also offer Toowoomba visitors a number of services and facilities: complimentary WiFi, Foxtel and onsite parking, additional rollaway beds for groups plus fresh coffee and home-cooked food throughout your stay in our licensed onsite café.
Visit Toowoomba, The Pure Land
Make Toowoomba Queensland your next place of repose and restoration – there are countless things to see, do and enjoy in Toowoomba and our central location at Laguna Serviced Apartments offers the best Toowoomba has to offer – from its local events and festivals to its historical sites and garden parks – within easy reach.
For more information, visit Laguna Apartments Toowoomba.
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