Buddhist Temple Daham Niketanaya

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Daham Niketanaya is a Buddhist Temple in Australia and it is a place of peace and restoration, and a place to learn and practice Theravada Buddhism.

Story

The temple is open to anyone who would like to experience the Inner Peace and or simply love to learn the Buddhist way of life.

Phone: +61 3 9333 4848
Address: 1690 Mickleham Road, Yuroke, 3063 Victoria, Australia


Objective

The association was established with pure objectives of providing the community with religious, cultural, social and educational services according to the Buddhist tradition. It also provided the people of Sri Lankan origin and other community to participate in religious social and cultural activities and also social gatherings.

History

On seventeenth of the cold month in July 1994, foundation was laid for the North Victorian Buddhist Association, at Glenroy, as a simple one bed room apartment with a humble beginning of less than fifty members. From this temporary premise the Association was later moved to 397 Barry Road, Upfield. However this building also did not prove to be spacious enough to provide the necessary facilities to the rapidly increasing membership. Our association with growing membership at the time, were fortunate enough to buy this land mass in Yuroke at a reasonable price in 1998 , in what was happened to be one of the quietest areas just outside Melbourne. We couldn’t ask for any better location for its religious activities such as meditation yet though so close to Melbourne city. The Temple now call as Daham Nikethanaya, consists of almost all of its structures that could possibly be there for a typical Buddhist temple that we all know as Srilankans.

Now celebrating its 19th year, the temple was a major success to its resident monks mainly the chief monk Venerable Kotte Santhindriya, and members of the community who were with the temple all this time helping the development of the temple. There are two resident monks in Daham Nikethanaya provide valuable services to the community in addition to its routine programs.

Routine Programs

Sunday Programs
Buddhist Study Program 4.pm -6.30 pm.
Meditation Class - approximately 45 minutes.
Dhamma Deshana and Discussions - approx. 45 minutes
Buddha Puja and Chanting Pirith - approx. 30 minutes.

In parallel to above, "Daham Pasela", a form of Sunday School, is conducted to children of all ages by experienced teachers in a separate classroom. This gives the opportunity for the whole family to engage and spend the sunday evening in a calm and peaceful activities.

First Sunday of every month (except in the months of May and June), Sil Program is conducted from 08.30 am till 6:00 pm. This program consists of meditation (sitting and walking), dhamma discussion and pirith chanting.

Third Sunday of every month (except in the months of May and June), "Full Day Retreat" (a meditation program) is conducted between 9.00 am to 4.00 pm.

Months May and June are the special Wesak and Poson festival months. There are lot of activities taken place during these months. These includes exhibition of pandols and wesak lanterns, special carols ("bhakthi gee") by devotees and students, pahan poojas, sil program etc. Usually sil program is conducted on the Sunday which falls closest to the full moon poya day of the month.

May the blessings of the Triple Gems be with you all always.
ඔබ සැම තෙරුවන් සරණින් සුවපත් වේවා.

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Daham Niketanaya is a Buddhist Temple in Australia and it is a place of peace and restoration, and a place to learn and practice Theravada Buddhism.