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Texas Buddhist Association
The Texas Buddhist Association (TBA, ) is a non-profit nondenominational religious organisation committed to providing religious ceremonies and educational programmes and serving the community. Not distinguishing between different sects of Buddhism, TBA places an emphasis on spreading the right views of the Dharma. The mission statement is to adopt and practice Buddha's teachings of loving kindness, compassion, joyfulness, and serenity in our daily lives for the benefit of ourselves and others; and to cultivate the wisdom necessary for clear understanding of both the universe and the human spirit. With multiple monastics and a large lay congregation, TBA is now one of the largest Buddhist associations in the United States, with its 208-hectare American Bodhi Centre in Waller County, Texas one of the largest by area Buddhist facilities in the country, comparable with the nearby 202 hectare Chung Tai International Retreat Centre Texas Pagoda Chan Monastery in Shepherd, Texas, the 400 acre Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California,〔() 〕 and the 283 hectares of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Ukiah, California.
==History==
TBA was founded in 1979 by a group of lay Buddhists under the guidance of Venerable Wing Sing, Venerable Jan Hai, and Venerable Hung I. The first centre, Buddha's Light Temple (佛光寺), was completed in 1984 in the Alameda area of southeastern Houston. However, the Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, and other Asian communities were largely closer to the Bellaire area of south-west Houston, and in 1989, the Jade Buddha Temple was constructed in that area to be closer to the core constituency. Over the years, TBA continued expansion to become one of the largest Buddhist institutions in the southern United States, with over 1500 participating families as of 2005. In addition to Chinese-based services, Buddhist courses and meditation classes in English were added to appeal to the more diverse membership. Various community service outreach activities were also emphasised.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Local group donates school supplies to 7 Alief schools )〕 Invited notable monastics and prominent Buddhist leaders from countries such as India and Singapore as well as from across the United States, such as Venerable Thubten Chodron, also visit to give guest lectures. In 2000, TBA officially began planning for the American Bodhi Centre, the first phase of which was completed in 2008. TBA has adapted American practices – such as having a lay board oversee administrative and financial duties, and having pew-style seating in one of the main halls - with the traditional Eastern customs of historic Buddhist temples.
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