Tag Archives: Buddhist Temple

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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The Australian Observance of the United Nations Day of Vesak this year took on a new appearance.

After the Australian Observance of the United Nations Day of Vesak commencing in 2007 at the Sydney Town Hall it then moved to different places each year being held at the Great Hall of Parliament House Canberra in 2010,  Belmore … Continue reading

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The 5th Anniversary

The 5th Anniversary on Sunday 29th November 2015 will be another significant milestone for the Buddhist Centre in Albury (Dhammakaya Meditation Centre Albury) when things are all in place. They bought the permanent place on a beautiful mountain view site … Continue reading

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The Resumption of Buddhist Sunday Service to the Border

After the unfortunate disruption caused by the ownership issue of the property on Abercorn Street, Wat Buddhavongsayaram Inc. is extremely happy to announce that it  resumed its regular Sunday service for the people of the border region at the new … Continue reading

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The mystery has not yet come to the end.

It has been more than a year since the Consumer Affair of Victoria (CAV) made public announcement  in Albury-Wodonga Newsweekly about the winding up and distributing of the properties of the deregistered association, Wat Phouthavongsayaram Lao Buddhist Association Inc. Apparently, the … Continue reading

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Where should we put Buddha-images?

These days you might see Buddha-images in many places, restaurant, café, living room or in the garden. This could be common to the non-Buddhists. Some may not know why we create Buddha-image? Perhaps, they think that the Buddha-images are the … Continue reading

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Why our youth do not join the temple?

Saturday 16th June 2012, the Buddhist Council of New South Wales conducted a meeting at the Lao Buddhist Temple near Bonnyrigg, Wat Phrayortkeo Dhammayanaram. The meeting involved Buddhist Sangha and lay Buddhists from different organisations that come together to discuss … Continue reading

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Good friends (Kalayanamitra), Why it is so significant to the path?

The quote below is the advice that the Lord Buddha gave to young man, Sigala. “A son of a good family should look after his friends and companions in five respects: by being generous, by talking kindly, by acting helpfully, … Continue reading

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The Services at WatAlbury is running every Sunday.

This week, it seem to be a rumor around about the Buddhist temple in Albury was closed. Today, Ajahn Satit the Buddhist monk who provide Sunday services at the temple in Albury since December 2010 confirm that the Sunday Service … Continue reading

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Veyyavacca, one of the ten ways of making merit

Veyyavacca means helping others with their works or tasks, the useful and honest ones from the biggest of all to the very least ones. They may help with the washing, carrying water, farming or just giving advice. Veyyavacca indicates the … Continue reading

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