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Bodhivana Monastery is a is a Theravadin Buddhist monastery in East Waburton, Australia, of the Thai Forest Tradition. The bot (Uposatha Hall) of this Wat is identitical to the one at Wat Marp Jan.
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Abbot
The current Abbot of Bodhivana Monastery is Venerable Ajahn Kalyano. He was born in London in 1962. is interest in Buddhism awakened while still a student. After completing his university degree at Bristol University, he travelled to Thailand. In 1985 received ordination in the forest tradition of Venerable Ajahn Chah's in North East Thailand.
He has trained for many years with Venerable Ajahn Anan (the Abott of Wat Marp Jan, Rayong, Thailand), one of several disciples of Ajahn Chah who have become highly regarded as meditation masters in their own right. In 2000, Ajahn Kalyano was invited to establish the forest tradition there.
Location
Bodhivana is located in East Warburton, Victoria, Australia. It is about a 90 minutes drive from the centre of Melbourne.
Activities
Bodhivana monastery is a branch monastery in the tradition of Venerable Ajahn Chah. It was established to provide a place where candidates can train for ordination as Buddhist monks.
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References
- http://www.buddhanet.net/wbd/country.php?country_id=18&offset=25
- http://www.forestsangha.org/Bodhivana.htm
- http://www.bodhikusuma.com/metta/ajahn_kalyano.html
- http://www.watmarpjan.org/
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