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The Buddhist temple mystery

While more and more people in Albury starting to be aware of the Buddhist temple in Albury that it provides Sunday services in English which include meditation, Dhamma talks and chances to offer food to a Buddhist monk, there is … Continue reading

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New Buddhist books are available at Albury Library Museum

Ajahn Satit and the members of Wat Buddhavongsayaram gave a new set of Buddhist Books that they have available at the temple, to Albury Library Museumin in the afternoon of December 14, 2011. So people in Albury could have easy access … Continue reading

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A Special Organised Meditation Session with a complementary Thai buffet lunch

The festive season is upon us again, many are spending money buying gifts for family and loved ones. Shops and stores offer their gift cards as an alternative way of buying present. Members of Wat Albury have taken the idea … Continue reading

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Buddhists from the border join Kathina Ceremony in Sydney

After the end of the Buddhist Lent which fell on 12th October this year, many Buddhists anticipated the special time for the special merit making “Tod Kathin or Kathina”, the annual ceremony that is to be held within one month … Continue reading

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Fundraising for flood victims in Thailand

Ajahn Satit of Wat Buddhavongsayaram Inc. the only Buddhist temple in Albury has joined fundraising with the Oceania Thailand flood relief centre patronised by Somdej Phra Puttajarn, the chairperson of the Supreme of Patriarch’s Representative Committee. “When many areas in … Continue reading

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What experiences at Wat Buddhavongsayaram, Albury are like?

I was asked by Ajahn Satit to share my experiences at the temple in Albury. My family and myself had been occasional visitor to the temple, and we had noticed an article in the Border Mail newspaper around the last … Continue reading

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Albury Buddhist Temple’s Big Boom!

An unexpected 40 people turn out at Wat Buddhavongsayaram, Albury. A big boom for the only Buddhist Temple in the region, 6 months after reopening. People travelled enthusiastically to offer food to the resident Monk, Ajahn Satit, on Sunday, July … Continue reading

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V-STAR has flashed it’s first initial program in Albury

The V-STAR program which has attracted a million young students in Thailand has now flashed it’s first initial program in Albury Australia. V-STAR is a program which aims to teach children the benefit of having good responsibility and about the … Continue reading

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Newsletter Wat Buddhavongsayaram Volume 3, Issue 3, 26 March 2011

February has been another great month for the development of the Albury Buddhist Temple  (Wat Buddhavongsayaram) including many firsts.   This month has seen the creation of t-shirts for our members to wear proudly and make the decision about what … Continue reading

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