Wat Bouddharam (Coutiches)
| Wat Bouddharam | |
|---|---|
| Khmer name | វត្តពុទ្ធារាម |
| Legal name | Association Wat Bouddharam (A.W.B.) |
| Type | Religious organization |
| Focus areas | Khmer Buddhist pagoda; Buddhist culture; Khmer language teaching; help with traditional Khmer ceremonies |
| Subjects | Religion & Spiritual Life; Language & Literacy |
| City | Coutiches |
| Country | France |
| Address | 177 Grand Rue, 59310 Coutiches |
| Organization identifiers | RNA (France): W595029471 |
| Operating status | active |
Wat Bouddharam (វត្តពុទ្ធារាម) is a Khmer Buddhist pagoda in Coutiches, in the Nord department near Lille, run by the Association Wat Bouddharam (A.W.B.). The association is registered in Tourcoing. (Association Wat Bouddharam (A.W.B.), association record (RNA W595029471))
Aims
The association's registered aims are to:
- protect and promote Buddhist culture
- help people learn to speak and write Khmer, and teach Khmer ethics, culture and civilization
- offer meditation
- give material help to elderly people without support and to bereaved families who cannot afford a ceremony, and help organize ceremonies in the Khmer tradition
- establish a pagoda as a gathering place for Buddhist ceremonies with monks and for Khmer language learning (Association Wat Bouddharam (A.W.B.), association record (RNA W595029471))
Visiting and participation
- Address: 177 Grand Rue, 59310 Coutiches, France
See also
- Wat Buddharam, a different temple in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Pchum Ben 2026 program
- All organizations