Queensland Religious Places
(© 2024 Thom Blake)
| Wat Thai Buddharam | |
| 1 Paradise Road, Forestdale 4118 | |
| Bud | |
| 1995 | |
| Open | |
| https://www.facebook.com/watthaibuddharam/ | |
| Wat Thai Buddharam is a Buddhist temple in the Theravada tradition. Wat Thai Buddharam, Brisbane came to being through the Melbourne temple, Wat Thai Nakorn. The founding monk and patron of both temples was Most Venerable Phra Thammakhunaphon. Phra Thammakhunaphon founded both temples to serve both the Thai and Australian communities. He was mindful of the fact that Buddhism, having been first established in India, has almost completely disappeared from the Indian sub-continent. He was motivated to assist the propagation of Buddhism in the West and was concerned that, in time, it would cease to be a major religion in Asia. |
(© 2024 Thom Blake)