Author Archives: Udomson BK

The Annual Robe Offering Ceremony 2025

The Annual Robe Offering Ceremony The biggest merit event of the year Every year, this significant offering is eagerly anticipated by lay Buddhists. The Kathina Robe was traditionally offered alone on this day, but it is now well recognised as … Continue reading

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From Sunlight to Self-Sufficiency: Wat Phra Dhammakaya Albury’s Next Step in Clean Energy

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Albury has taken a bold step toward energy independence by installing enough solar panels to generate three times more electricity than we use. For a time, this meant that the excess energy exported to the grid not … Continue reading

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Nearly a Thousand Gather in Canberra for the 25th United Nations Day of Vesak Celebration

Canberra, Australia – Almost a thousand Buddhists from Sydney, Melbourne, and across Australia travelled to Canberra to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the United Nations Day of Vesak. Buses and private vehicles brought laypeople and Sangha members together for a … Continue reading

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Celebrate 25 Years of the United Nations Day of Vesak in 2025 in Canberra

Join us in commemorating a momentous milestone—the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Day of Vesak—on Wednesday, 14 May 2025. Hosted at the iconic Albert Hall in Canberra, this year’s celebration offers a profound and uplifting experience for all. Event … Continue reading

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Albury’s Vesak Celebration: A Night of Multicultural Reflection and Unity

Albury, NSW – In an unprecedented display of multicultural harmony, the local Buddhist temple, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Albury hosted a Vesak celebration that brought together the Thai, Sri Lankan and local Australian communities for a night filled with meditation, reflection, and … Continue reading

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Celebrate Vesak Day with a Multicultural Twist at Albury’s Dhammakaya Meditation Centre

Albury, NSW – The Dhammakaya Meditation Centre, the heart of Theravada Buddhism in Albury, invites the community to a unique Vesak Day celebration on May 22, 2024. Recognized by the United Nations, Vesak Day is a revered time marking the Birth, … Continue reading

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Shepparton’s Queen’s Gardens Illuminate with Peace and Reflection on Vesak Day 2024

SHEPPARTON, VIC – The serene Queen’s Gardens in Shepparton transformed into a beacon of peace and spiritual reflection as the local and neighboring communities gathered to celebrate Vesak Day on Saturday, May 18, 2024. From 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, … Continue reading

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October Robe Offering

Albury, NSW – On October 1st, 2023, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Albury commemorated a significant robe offering ceremony, led by Jamie Kowitjindachai on the occasion of his 14th birthday. The event was further distinguished by the support of Kalayanamitra Phung Srihong … Continue reading

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Heading to UN Vesak Celebration 2023 in Sydney

A particular once a year grand merit making event with over 100 Buddhist Bhikkhu and Bhikkhuni from various traditions gathering together in one place to celebrate an important day, the Australian observance of the United Nations day of Vesak. This … Continue reading

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The Annual Robe Offering Ceremony 2022

The Annual Robe Offering CeremonyThe Biggest merit event of the year. During the rain retreat this year, there are not enough monks at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Albury to obtain the Kathina Robe. However, we could still hold a robe offering … Continue reading

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