Wat
Dhammavisuddhikaram
Dhammavisuddhikaram (វត្តធម្មវិសុទ្ធិការាម) is a Theravada Khmer Buddhist temple in Rochester, Minnesota.[1] It is also known as the Buddhist Support Society.[2]
History
Earlier listings placed the temple at 503 2nd Ave. SW, Rochester, MN 55902. In 2011 Temple News listed it as Wat Dhamma Visuddhikaram at 4462 29th Street Southeast, Rochester, MN 55904, with the telephone number 507.281.4808; its abbot was the Venerable Chhan Aun.[3][4][5]
Published address listings for the temple date from 2011 to 2019. In 2014 a directory of Khmer Buddhist temples listed it as Dhammavisuddhikaram / Buddhist Support Society, at 4462 29th Street Southeast, Rochester, with the telephone number (507) 281-4808.[2] The 2026 edition of a directory of Cambodian Buddhist temples in the United States listed five monks at the temple.[1]
A 2009 national list of Khmer Buddhist temples also named a Wat Dhamma Visuddhikaram in Rochester, New York, at 18 Laser Street, with the telephone number 716.226.4275.[6]
Associations
Buddhist Support Society (associated organization).[7]
The April 2014 temple directory explicitly pairs Dhammavisuddhikaram with Buddhist Support Society. Current corporate standing and ownership are not established.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wat Ratanarangsey blog, 2026 Directory of Wat Khmer or Cambodian Buddhist Temples in the USA (September 18, 2026)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Temple News, 2558 Khmer Buddhist Temples Directory (2014)
- ↑ Temple News, Wat Dhamma Visuddhikaram (October 31, 2011)
- ↑ Temple News, author archive, page 54
- ↑ Temple News, Networks, page 16
- ↑ National Cambodian American Organization, Cambodian National Directory (2009)
- ↑ Temple News, Khmer Buddhist Temples Directory (April 2014)