Transmission Ceremony

Trainer: Peter Bursky Category: , ,

The sangha is warmly invited to join Peter Bursky for his Dharma Transmission Ceremony with Allan Marett Roshi on Tuesday 8 December, the day on which we traditionally celebrate the Buddha’s awakening.

The ceremony will take place at 3.30pm on Tuesday 8 December 2026, at Hannaford Community Centre, 608 Darling Street, Rozelle. Afterwards, you are invited to gather for drinks and refreshments at The Welcome Hotel.

If you are joining from afar, you can attend the ceremony via Zoom:
Join the transmission ceremony on Zoom

If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Ameli Tanchitsa at ameli.tanchitsa@gmail.com

In the days leading up to the ceremony, you are also welcome to join Rohatsu sesshin at the Annandale zendo, 251 Young Street, co-taught by Peter and Allan. Sesshin begins on Thursday evening 3 December and finishes on Tuesday morning 8 December.

On Monday evening 7 December, at 6.30pm, a Dharma Enquiry session associated with Peter’s transmission will be held during sesshin, with Subhana Barzaghi Roshi moderating the enquiry. Those not attending sesshin are warmly welcome to join this session, including members of the regular Monday evening sitting group.

This is a non-residential sesshin, with the option to attend full-time or join particular sitting blocks as your circumstances allow. You are warmly welcome to practise during these days, whether or not you can attend the ceremony. Equally, you are welcome to come to the ceremony without attending sesshin. The Rohatsu application form can be found HERE. Please send your completed application to Ameli by Friday 20 November.

Please join in this celebration of practice and the great shared turning of our radiant dharma wheel!

Class Timetable

  Open Time Close Time Trainer Address
08/12/2026 3:30 PM 6:00 PM Peter Bursky
08/12/2026 3:30 PM 6:00 PM Peter Bursky
08/12/2026
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM - with Peter Bursky - at
08/12/2026
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM - with Peter Bursky - at

Peter Bursky began serious meditation practice in 2007. His initial dive into the Insight and Tibetan traditions was followed with the intention to become a Buddhist monk, and he soon found himself wandering from monastery to monastery throughout Vietnam, Thailand and India. Upon discovering Dogen 'Mountains and Waters Sutra' and Robert Aitken's 'Taking the Path of Zen' in a far away library in India, he soon found himself back in Australia looking up the Sydney Zen Centre, a place that finally felt like home. Beginning koan practice in 2010 with Subhana Barzaghi Rōshi, he has since studied primarily with Subhana Barzaghi Rōshi and Allan Marett Rōshi. He was invited to become an apprentice teacher in 2019. He is also a musician, has a degree in music, runs a record label and is a student in the Ueda Sōko-ryū tradition of Chanoyu (Japanese Tea Ceremony). He lives amongst the mountains and rivers of the Hawkesbury river with his wife, two boys, two dogs and four lazy chickens.