Part A - Personal Details Please print clearly:

Part C Associate (or Youth) Membership

Family
name
Given
names
Mailing
address

Associate Membership is our regular membership, open to

anyone, Buddhist or non-Buddhist, who wishes to support
the aims and values of BSWA. (Youth is free to under 18s)
Please tick ONE:

New Associate Membership

New Youth Membership
Date of 18th birthday

State

Postcode

Country

(if not Australia)

Applicants signature

Date

Part D Full Membership

Phone
Mobile
Email

(Our preferred method of contact)

How would you like to receive our Newsletter?

I can collect it

By email

By mail

Which is your main BSWA centre?

Dhammaloka Armadale Online

Full Membership is open to practising Buddhists who have

taken refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha
and who undertake the Five Precepts.
New and upgraded Full Memberships are subject to
endorsement (*) by the Spiritual Director (Ajahn Brahm) or
a co-Abbott of Dhammasara Monastery, and by the
committee of the BSWA, which usually meets monthly.
Full members are given priority for places at some
meditation retreats.
Please tick ONE:

Do you have any skills that you may wish to

contribute to the society? Please print clearly:

Part B - Membership Fees Please tick ONE:

2 yrs 3 yrs ____

Fully Paid Membership - $990

yrs

Upgrade only to Full Membership Free

Youth (under 18 years) Free
_________________________________________
For any membership enquiries
please contact the Assistant Secretary, BSWA
asec@bswa.org

New Full Membership (*)

Upgrade to Full Membership (*)
Renewal of Full Membership

Applicants signature

Associate and Full member - $50 per year:

1 yr

Renewal of Associate Membership

Date

(*) Spiritual Directors/Assistant Spiritual Directors signature

Office Use Only - Library

Recd: $
Date:

Member No:
Signature:
Membership database:

Assistant Secretarys Use Only

Database checked
Mailing list
Membership report

Effective from 1 May 2013

SUPPORT BSWA - BECOME A MEMBER

The Buddhist Society of Western Australia (BSWA) offers membership to anyone who wishes to support the Societys aims of
encouraging the teaching, practice and realisation of Buddhist principles, and of helping to make available to the general public
these teachings and practices.
As a member of BSWA you receive:
Our high quality 12 page quarterly newsletter, the Enlightened Times, by mail or email
Local members: Borrowing rights for books and CDs from BSWA librarys extensive Dhamma collection
Full members: Priority for places at BSWA 9 Day Retreats at Jhana Grove Meditation Retreat Centre in Serpentine
Good kamma by supporting the BSWA, which provides Buddhist teachings free of charge locally and internationally via its
acclaimed website and runs two monasteries, as well as a retreat centre.
All members:
Must abide by the Constitution of the Society, copies of which are in the Library and on the BSWA web site
Have borrowing rights at our library at Dhammaloka
Receive our bulletins and the Enlightened Times
Have their Membership application subject to endorsement by the Committee of the BSWA
Receive a Membership card.
ASSOCIATE, FULL OR YOUTH MEMBERSHIP?
Associate Membership is how many new members start as they first begin to learn and practise Buddhism. We welcome
Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike to support the Society by applying for this membership.
Full Membership is open to practising Buddhists who have taken the Three Refuges and the Five Precepts with an ordained
Buddhist monk or nun.
For Full Membership we need your Membership Application Form to be endorsed by our Spiritual Director, Ajahn Brahm, or a coabbott of Dhammasara Monastery, or their representatives (please approach them in person for their signature). For those not in
WA a letter written by an ordained member of the Sangha stating when and where you have taken the Three Refuges and the Five
(or more) Precepts is sufficient or you may take the precepts online at http://community.dhammaloka.org.au/content/41-Takingthe-Five-Precepts
Only Full members have voting rights and are eligible to be office bearers of the Society.
The same annual fee of $50 applies to both Associate and Full membership, with Associate membership able to be upgraded to
Full membership at any time at no extra cost.
Youth Membership is free of charge to those under 18 years of age.
Life Membership is available for both Associate and Full members for the equivalent of 20 years membership and will save you
ever having to renew again in this lifetime!
HOW DO I APPLY?
A Membership form is required for all types of membership, including renewal.
You can download it from
http://www.bswa.org.au/membership.html. Email, fax or post the completed form to the BSWA at PO Box 3135, Yokine WA
6060, Australia.
In Person: Payment can be made in person to the BSWA at Dhammaloka Centre, 18-20 Nanson Way, Nollamara, WA 6061, by
cash, cheque or credit card.
Online Payment: Online payment is available at http://www.dhammaloka.org.au/memberships.html
Direct Payment Bank Details:
BankWest, Davenport Street, Karrinyup WA 6018, Australia
BSB: 306 073, Account No.: 068 6932, Account Name: BSWA Vihara Expense
(For international payments SWIFT CODE = BKWAAU6P)
Add a remark (Full Name) m/ship or if you already have a membership number Number + Full Name
For any further queries please visit our website http://www.dhammaloka.org.au/ or contact: asec@bswa.org
PRIVACY STATEMENT

The Buddhist Society of Western Australia takes its privacy obligations seriously and will use all reasonable care to secure and protect any
personal information collected. The information that we gather from you is used in administering the services that we provide. We will not
use the information for other purposes or pass it on to any third party without your consent except as required by law.