Buddhist Chief Monk

This is an ongoing position. The monastery is seeking a suitably qualified candidate who is an Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident to be considered for this role. Duties include:

- Prepare and conduct daily, weekly, and monthly religious activities, programs, and sermons.

- Conduct meditation training programs.

- Attend to the spiritual needs of congregants by providing blessings, counselling, spiritual guidance, and religious education.

- Guide, teach, and mentor trainee and assistant monks.

- Engage with devotees with a strong focus on service, compassion, and spiritual support.

- Provide guidance and support to young people in following the Buddhist way of life.

- Advise and guide the directors of the monastery in carrying out their responsibilities and activities.

- Advise and guide welfare and community service activities organised by the monastery within South Australia.

- Perform administrative duties of the monastery, including infrastructure development and ongoing maintenance activities.

- Coordinate and work collaboratively with branch monasteries and other Buddhist temples in Australia and overseas.

Qualifications and experience:

- Follows and teaches the Theravada Buddhist tradition.

- Has completed a minimum of five years and nine months of structured religious and administrative training as part of the process of becoming a Buddhist monk.

- Maintains a life of exemplary conduct in accordance with the high standards of monastic discipline, including adherence to the 227 monastic precepts and the vow of poverty.

- Is fully ordained within the Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastic Order.

- Has at least 10 years of experience as an ordained Buddhist monk.

- Has experience serving as a Chief Monk at Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery branches in Australia, Sri Lanka, or other countries.

- Is fluent in Sinhala.

- Verbal English language skills are desirable.