Wat
Vatt Khemararam (Brussels)
Vatt Khemararam is a Khmer Buddhist Wat on Rue Reimond Stijns in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels, Belgium.[1][2] It is one of the centers affiliated with Vatt Khemararam in Créteil, France, a Wat of the Dhammayutta order, together with centers in Toul and Lille.[1]
History
The Wat was founded in 1982 by the monk Dhamma Rangsi.[3] In the mid-1980s the Cambodian pagoda stood in Ixelles,[4] and the association's seat has been at Rue Reimond Stijns in Molenbeek since June 1990.[2] After Dhamma Rangsi returned to Cambodia in 1991, the French monk Dhamma-Vichayo was resident for two years.[3]
The association that runs the Wat, Association Bouddhique Khmère - Vatt Khemararam, became a non-profit association (ASBL) on April 7, 1986. Its seat has been at Rue Reimond Stijns 79 since June 20, 1990. Its board was renewed on January 7, 2026.[2]
Associations
Association Bouddhique Khmère - Vatt Khemararam
(operating organization).[5]
Legal name: ASSOCIATION BOUDDHIQUE KHMERE - VATT KHEMARARAM.
Registration identifiers: Enterprise number (Belgium, KBO/BCE): 0432.221.805.
Short name A.B.K. - Vatt Khemararam. Non-profit association (ASBL) since April 7, 1986; seat at Rue Reimond Stijns 79 since June 20, 1990.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouddhisme Khmer Dhammayutta : Vatt Khemararam, Temple & Annexes (undated)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Crossroads Bank for Enterprises, Association Bouddhique Khmère - Vatt Khemararam (0432.221.805) (undated)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 European Buddhist Union, Buddhist Union of Belgium (archived May 20, 2026)
- ↑ Dhamma Group Brussels, History (November 15, 2022)
- ↑ Crossroads Bank for Enterprises, Association Bouddhique Khmère - Vatt Khemararam (0432.221.805) (undated)