History of MUBSS

In 1992, a small group of about 6 Malaysian first-year students studying at the University of Melbourne started what is now still known as the Melbourne University Buddhist Studies Society (MUBSS or BSS). Even though there was a student Buddhist society a few years earlier, this society is to prove the most enduring despite a few troubled years. 

The aims of the society are provided in its constitution which remains largely unchanged since its inauguration. Not coincidently, the activities provided by the society try to fulfil the aims delineated by the constitution. Basically, the society provides university students with a look or glimpse of the entire Buddhist world without any preference for any school of teaching. The society hopes not just to provide the intellectual food for interested or curious students but also provide support and welfare services to students in need, especially those who prefer the Buddhist way.

Currently the society is undergoing a "renaissance" with an aim to lay the foundations for the future success of the society in a university environment where there is the constant problem of a high turnover of students. We are also very encouraged and inspired by the energetic cooperation, help and participation of students from other tertiary institutions around Victoria, in particularly, students from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Monash University, Caulfield Campus.