Sakyamuni Buddhist Centre/Van Hanh Monastery
Overview
See the tallest open air statues of Buddha in Australia. The first, and still the largest, Buddhist temple in Canberra, was established in 1983.
The temple facilitates community services, charitable/relief activities, education, monastic training and personal/family counselling. They offer youth/women/aged groups activities, chaplaincy services, meditation groups, public library and free books on Buddhism.
Their budget accommodation has a vegetarian kitchen for group catering.
“worth a visit if in area”
Reviewed 4yrs ago by ET3121lovely community activities are held here regularly. worth a look if in area. close too AIS so easy too stop on way there
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Reviewed 6yrs ago by FionakumariI was really excited about going to this temple as it was advertised as having a range of large Buddhist statues. Instead we saw 1, the whole site site looked and felt like being on a building sites...
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