Venerable Sudassi is away to visit the Sri Lankan community in Sydney from June 15 to June 25 away.
We are very happy to announce that Venerable Kassapa will be coming back to the Temple on Sunday 24 April 2022 from his Dutong meditation practice in the Southern part of WA for four months.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.
Ven. Sukhakamo, Mrs. Ngec Y Beamish and Mrs. Tholla Chan had the pleasure of attending the Opening Ceremony of the Buddha’s Birthday and Multicultural Festival on 17 April 2021 at the Supreme Court Garden which is a beautiful location in the City of Perth.
The Event was organised by Buddha's Light International Association of Western Australia Inc. (BLIAWA). The Theme this year is “Connecting Hearts”.
When we arrived we were invited to the VIP corner where refreshment was served.
Ajahn Brahm, Our Spiritual Director also attended the Event. Ajahn Brahm was invited to say a prayer on the stage, along with a few other leaders from the Hindu, Christian,Muslim faiths.
Our friends from the BCWA were also in attendance:
Mr. Boon Tan, President of the Buddhist Council of Western Australia (BCWA)
Marlene Robins and John Waite from Hayagriva Buddhist Centre.
MONK EXPELLED OVER FEMALE ORDINATION
Ajahn Bhikkhu Brahmavamso is being honoured for helping empower women in his faith, including the ordination of the first Buddhist nuns — known as Bhikkhunis — in Australia in 2009.
He has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to Buddhism and gender equality.
"There were four very fine Australian women who wanted to become Bhikkhunis and so I did the ordination for them."
As a result, he was expelled from Thai Forest Tradition of Buddhism to which he had belonged.
He said it was a sacrifice he was willing to make.
GUESTS : May 19, 2019
It was our pleasure to welcome Ajahn Khemavaro and Ajahn Chiyaporn to Wat Dhammayanaram.
They stayed at the monastery until 2 June 2019.
It was really good to have five monks altogether for a change. Many people came to offer dana to the monks during their visit.
Ajahn Khemavaro conducted a Retreat on 1 June 2019 at the monastery, which was very popular and well attended. May 19, 2019
Alms round in the Dana Hall
Monks chanting Blessings.
Members of the Seniors Group participating on the alms round.
Monks taking dana in the Dining Room.
Getting the seating in the Vihara ready for the Meditation conducted by Ajahn Khemavaro on Monday on 27 May 2019.
Ajahn Khemavaro giving a Dhamma talk and guided meditation.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-10/wa-queens-birthday-honours-list-recipients/11194448
CONGRATULATIONS to AJAHN BRAHM
Ajahn Bhikkhu Brahmavamso is being honoured for helping empower women in his faith, including the ordination of the first Buddhist nuns — known as Bhikkhunis — in Australia in 2009.
He has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to Buddhism and gender equality.
"There were four very fine Australian women who wanted to become Bhikkhunis and so I did the ordination for them."
As a result, he was expelled from Thai Forest Tradition of Buddhism to which he had belonged.
He said it was a sacrifice he was willing to make.
It was our pleasure to welcome Bhikkhu Thích Chân Pháp Khê to stay at our monastery for ten days. He gave us a glimpse of the practice at the Plum Village in France, last Monday evening.
He had kindly granted our request for short Retreat before he left Perth, which was well attended.
We thank the Armadale Bunnings Warehouse for a donation of 2 large raised garden beds for our Seniors Group which meets on Wednesdays from 10 am to 2 pm. We really appreciated the kind gesture of Bunnings for their support of our Seniors Group. “Santa Claus” did finally turn up.
Today a beautiful solid wooden door was installed to replace the old garage door which has been there since 2007. It was donated by an Indonesian family.
May they enjoy the Blessings of good health, happiness and prosperity.
Their spirit of generosity is most appreciated by the community of Wat Dhammayanaram.
By Toby Hussey March 30, 2017 Courtesy of Examiner Newspapers
The Cambodian Buddhist Society of Western Australia had an open day for its Kelmscott monastery on Tuesday and said it was hoping to get more support and involvement from the community.
With the monastery located in the Kelmscott hills away from the CBD Buddhist Council of WA committee member Tholla Chan said the Perth hills were a good location for it.
“According to Buddhism the monastery should be up in the hillside because it’s secluded away from the noise of the world,” she said.
“People like it, they come here, they feel refreshed and energised.”
The monastery offered meditation sessions free of charge and Ms Chan said they only asked for donations to keep the monks supported.
Buddhists monks were required to wake at four o’clock every morning and finish breakfast and lunch before 12pm.
They were not permitted to eat for the rest of the day nor were they allowed to handle money or cook food.
This meant all support was to be provided by volunteers to the monastery.
Ms Chan said she wanted more people to come and learn about Buddhist culture.
“We’re open to everybody,” she said.
“We have Malaysian, Chinese (who) come here.”
She said there were many Australians who visited the monastery to learn about the culture or to participate in meditation but she wanted to improve community involvement further.
“We want to (operate) during the week, during the day, later on,” she said.
“So people can come – women’s groups, men’s groups, people from the community.”
Gordon Hunter lost his house in the 2011 Roleystone-Kelmscott bushfires and said the monastery had been a big support for some people impacted by it.
“They’ve done a lot of work for the people around here, I really appreciate it,” he said.
The monastery had access to a monk who spoke English for people who only spoke one language.
It was at 56 Scott Road, Kelmscott.
For more information call Ms Chan on 0408 094 078 or email cbswa56@gmail.com.
