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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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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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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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Join with us for daily practice on Zoom

Many have found themselves interested in Buddhism and start to research the practice, listen to dharma talks, read Buddhist books and so on. Some start to have questions on how to take themselves on the path. They may have been … Continue reading

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Meditation for Peace on Earth Day 22 April 2022 @10.00pm Sydney Time

We know there are conflicts happening around the world. Force will not truly create peace as we have learnt from our long history on earth. Unless we can remove hatred from peoples minds and replace it with love and kindness, … Continue reading

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We now offer Sunday services in two ways in person and online (Zoom)

Our regular Sunday service start at 10.00am. Feel free to come around 9.30 am so you have time to greeting to friends before the ceremony start. Also the online service on Zoom will open 9.30am for greeting as well Zoom072.com/ocn/5 … Continue reading

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Buddhist Services Online #Stayhome

The health and wellbeing of the community is our top priority. In order to help slow the spread of COVID-19 we decided to turn our regular Sunday service to be online services on facebook live so everyone can join it … Continue reading

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7th Anniversary

When people get away from big cities like Sydney and Melbourne, they always try to explore something different from what they always see in the cities like beaches, water fall and historic places. But on Sunday 19th November 2017 some … Continue reading

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GLOP 2017

Global Light of Peace 2017 (GLOP2017) is another world peace project initiated by Middle Way Meditation institute (MMI) established in Thailand with the aim to promote world peace through inner peace, the meditation practice. The institute has been organising an … Continue reading

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