To be wise and kind: a Buddhist community engagement with Victorian state primary schools (original) (raw)

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This study would not have arisen without the love, support, inspiration and guidance from many people to whom I wish to express my deepest gratitude: my Dharma teachers Lama Thubten Yeshe, Zasep Rinpoche, Traleg Rinpoche and Geshe Doga especially, who show by their examples the wondrous capacity of what we all can be, my parents Ron and Betty Smith, who have not always understood what I have been doing, but have unfailingly supported and encouraged me to pursue my education, my principal supervisor Professor Maureen Ryan and my co-supervisor Dr Merryn Davies for their skilful guidance, my critical friends Ven. Chonyi Dr Diana Taylor and Dr Saman Fernando on points of Dharma/ Dhamma, Dr Scott Webster on education philosophy, my husband and pal Dallas, my dear daughters Rose and Eve, Darcy and Elissa, and my longtime friends without whose unfailing patience and encouragement I could not have taken this journey, the Buddhist Education in Victorian Schools Program volunteer community without whom there would be no program or curriculum; Helen Ponder, Serena

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