Born 5 August 1942 in Cambodia died 31 October 2021 in Cambodia The Venerable Long Sakhone, abbot of Wat Khemarangsaram in Bonnyrigg, passed away on 31 October in Cambodia, aged 79. He had faithfully served the community in Sydney for 36 years and was the longest serving Cambodian Buddhist monk in Australia. Long Sakhone was… Continue reading Obituary of Venerable Long Sakhone, Abbot of Wat Khemarangsaram, Bonnyrigg
Buddhist prison chaplain Anna Carmody shares thoughts for inmates how to handle Christmas. This is wisdom for us all! That’s hard. Very hard. I guess it doesn’t help to point out that many people dread and hate Christmas. It’s also dangerous with unmanageable debt, drugs and alchohol, domestic violence, suicide – where does it end?… Continue reading ‘Inside’ at Christmas: a Buddhist perspective
Consecration of the Bodhi tree was one part of a festive day of offerings and performances at the Vesak Day celebrations this year (Buddhist Era 2565) hosted by Pal Buddhist School at their new campus in Leppington. In his remarks Venerable Vuthy of Wat Dhamma Sameakky told the wonderful tale of how this particular Bodhi… Continue reading Seeds of the Bodhi tree in Australia
