Wat
Wat Ketanak Khmer Kampuchea Krom
Wat Ketanak Khmer Kampuchea Krom, also spelled Wat Ketanek, is a Khmer Krom Buddhist Wat on Wynyard Avenue in Rossmore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]
History
Khmer Krom families, who came to Australia in the 1980s and 1990s from a Khmer region of southern Vietnam, bought the site in 1998 and founded the Wat that year. In 1999 the community brought a golden Buddha image of about 3 tonnes (3.3 short tons), cast in Bangkok, to the Wat.[2]
When the Wat was first proposed, some neighbors feared noise. By 2010 local residents visited and joined its activities.[2]
Religious life
The Wat follows the Theravada tradition.[1] As of 2010, the golden Buddha image sat under a pagoda shelter, the grounds held a prayer hall and monks lived in a nearby cottage. The community planned a new hall with a traditional Khmer roof and ornament. The Wat stands among gum trees beside a creek crossed by a footbridge and serves as both a place of retreat and a community meeting place. Theravada Buddhists from Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Laos, Thailand, Burma and India also came to the Wat.[2]
Associations
Khmer Krom and Australian Buddhist Association of NSW Inc
(associated organization).[3]
Legal name: KHMER KROM AND AUSTRALIAN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION OF NSW INC.
Registration identifiers: ABN (Australia): 37 537 422 668.
Named as the Wat's affiliation. Active ABN since 1999; registered charity since 2012.
The association has held an Australian Business Number since 1999 and has been a registered charity since 2012.[4] It has also been listed at 54 Beale Crescent in Fairfield West.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BuddhaNet, World Buddhist Directory: Australia (undated)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 NSW Migration Heritage Centre, Wat Ketanek Khmer Kampuchea Krom (2010, archived January 18, 2026)
- ↑ BuddhaNet, World Buddhist Directory: Australia (undated)
- ↑ Australian Business Register, ABN Lookup: Khmer Krom and Australian Buddhist Association of NSW Inc (updated July 18, 2024)
- ↑ Canberra Cambodian School, Link (undated)