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Bodhinyana is a Theravada Buddhist monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition located in Serpentine, about 60 minutes' drive south-east of Perth, Western Australia. [1] Established in 1983, it is operated by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia.
Currently, Brahm is the Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine, Western Australia, [19] the Spiritual Director of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia, Spiritual Adviser to the Buddhist Society of Victoria, Spiritual Adviser to the Buddhist Society of South Australia, Spiritual Patron of the Buddhist Fellowship in Singapore and most ...
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The Bodhinyana monastery is located on the rural outskirts of Serpentine. It was established in 1983 by western monks of the Thai forest tradition of Theravada Buddhism at the invite of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia. [17] Adjacent to the monastery is the Jhana Grove Meditation Centre. [18]
In Australia, Buddhism is a minority religion.According to the 2021 census, 2.4 percent of the total population or 610,000 of Australia identified as Buddhist. [citation needed] It was also the fastest-growing religion by percentage, having increased its number of adherents by 79 percent between the 1996 and 2001 censuses. [1]
Borobudur temple at Magelang, Indonesia was the largest Buddhist Temple in the world and was one of the 7 wonders by UNESCO World Heritage Site. Brahmavihara-Arama temple at Bali, Indonesia was the Buddhist Temple with traditional Balinese influence. Maya Devi temple at Lumbini, Nepal was the birthplace of Buddha.
Ajahn Brahmavamso, abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery, Perth, Western Australia Ajahn Jayasaro , author of Stillness Flowing , the biography of Ajahn Chah, and former abbot of Wat Pah Nanachat Jack Kornfield , co-founder of Insight Meditation Society , Barre , Massachusetts, USA and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California , USA