Wat
Wat Dhammikaram (Parafield Gardens)
Wat Dhammikaram is a Khmer Buddhist Wat in Parafield Gardens, north of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.[1][2]
History
The Wat belongs to the Khmer Buddhist Association of South Australia.[1][2] Until the mid-1980s, Khmer Buddhists in South Australia worshipped at Wat Ratanaprathib Vihara, the Thai Buddhist temple in Thebarton. The Khmer Buddhist Association was founded in 1985, and in 1986 it obtained a house in Beverley to use as a temporary Wat. At first a monk from Wat Ratanaprathib Vihara visited to help with religious observances, and in June 1986 the association sponsored a Khmer monk to come to South Australia from France.[2]
Over the next three years the association raised funds to buy a permanent Wat, with support from Khmer Buddhists in Melbourne and Sydney. It bought a house in Parafield Gardens, which was consecrated as a Wat in 1989.[2] In 2014 its address was given as 313 Martins Road, Parafield Gardens.[3]
Community
The Wat follows the Theravada tradition.[1] The association has traditional and modern music groups, dance groups, a women's group and sports teams.[2] It also runs Angkor Hall, which is available for hire.[4]
Associations
Khmer Buddhist Association of South Australia Inc
(operating organization).[5]
Legal name: KHMER BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION OF SA INC.
Registration identifiers: ABN (Australia): 23 722 678 910.
Founded in 1985; set up the temporary Wat at Beverley in 1986 and the Parafield Gardens Wat in 1989. Active ABN since 2019, with its main business location in postcode 5095; registered charity since 2012.
See also
- Wat Khmer Santipheap, another Khmer Wat in northern Adelaide
- Watt Preah Puth Mean Chey
- All organizations
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 BuddhaNet, World Buddhist Directory: Australia (undated)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 SA History Hub, Cambodians in South Australia (undated)
- ↑ National Cambodian American Organization, Cambodian National Directory (August 29, 2014)
- ↑ Khmer Buddhist Association of SA, Angkor Hall (undated)
- ↑ SA History Hub, Cambodians in South Australia (undated)