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==Wat Buddharangsi - [[Cambodian]] [[Buddhist]] Association of Victoria== [[File:IMG 7608.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Monks]] [[Cambodian]] [[Buddhist]] Association of Victoria, Inc. (CBAV) is a voluntary [[Cambodian]] {{Wiki|community}} based and is a non-profit organisation. Its aims are to preserve the [[Cambodian]] rich {{Wiki|culture}} and [[tradition]]; to foster and maintain good relationship amongst {{Wiki|Cambodians}} in [[Australia]] and also to provide [[information]] on [[Cambodian]] [[Buddhism]] in [[Australia]]. The CBAV office is based at Wat Buddharangsi {{Wiki|Melbourne}}, where we instigate our [[activities]] like celebrating our [[Cambodian]] New Year, [[Australian]] New Year, other {{Wiki|Khmer}} [[traditional]] {{Wiki|ceremonies}}. The Wat (means [[temple]]) was establised as a {{Wiki|cultural}} center for the [[Cambodian]] {{Wiki|community}} in [[Australia]]. [[People]] in {{Wiki|Melbourne}} take [[pride]] in their {{Wiki|cultural}} heritage and identify themselves with Wat. Wat is also a central place where every [[Cambodian]] come and meet each other during new years, [[Buddhist ceremonies]] and other [[traditional]] {{Wiki|ceremonies}}. The [[monks]] who reside in the [[temple]] are involved in performing [[Buddhist teaching]] as well as in [[rituals]] for households in different occasions, such as {{Wiki|weddings}}, commemoration of {{Wiki|ancestors}} and [[funerals]]. And now birthday celebration is not just a celebration by itself but also involves the [[blessing]] of the [[monks]] to the [[cambodian]] whose birthday is being celebrated. And if we compared to the time that the [[cambodian]] just started settling in [[Australia]] such events were hardly heard of. But now it is all part of our [[lives]]. In addition, [[venerable]] [[monks]] in Wat Buddharangsi {{Wiki|Melbourne}} also take parts in similar performances with other [[Buddhist]] communities, and more often with Lao, [[Vietnamese]], and [[Sri Lanka]] {{Wiki|community}}. Besides, they also participate in the [[Buddhist]] affairs of other [[Buddhist]] [[bodies]] including the [[Tibetan]] Group, [[Buddhist]] [[Discussion]] Center and the [[Buddhist Council]] of Victoria Inc. ==STATEMENT OF PURPOSES== #To support the [[Cambodian]] [[Buddhist monks]] living in Victoria #To raise funds [[to build]] a [[Cambodian]] [[Buddhist monastery]] in {{Wiki|Melbourne}} #To dissiminate [[information]] on [[Hinayana Buddhism]] in [[Australia]] #To carry out [[mission]] work on [[Buddhism]] for [[Australians]] in [[Australia]] #To foster and maintain good relationship among {{Wiki|Cambodians}} in [[Australia]] #To maintain the [[Cambodian]] {{Wiki|cultural}} heritage in [[Australia]] {{R}} [http://www.cbav.org/ Wat Buddharangsi - Cambodian Buddhist Association of Victoria]

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