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End of Rains / Kathina Ceremony Dates 2026

8:47am Wednesday, 7th October 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeBodhinyana Great Southern placeBodhinyana Monastery placeDhammaloka City Centre placeKusala Hermitage placeDhammasara Monastery
Ajahn BrahmAjahn BrahmaliAjahn HasapannaAjahn J.R.Ajahn SantutthiBodhinyanaBodhinyana Great Southern Monastery ProjectDhammasaraKusala Hermitage
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Friday Night Speaker: Brigid Lowry

9:00am Monday, 5th October 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
DhammalokaRains Speakers

Brigid Lowry will be giving the Friday Night Talk on 9 October 2026. Brigid Lowry has been a Buddhist for over forty years. She spent…

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Message from BSWA Memberships Team: Honouring Ajahn Brahm

11:59am Wednesday, 30th September 2026 personAdministrations Officer
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Kusala Half Day Retreat – 31 October

12:53pm Tuesday, 22nd September 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeKusala Hermitage
Ajahn SantutthiKusala HermitageRetreats
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Please check your postal address when applying for membership

4:26pm Friday, 18th September 2026 personAdministrations Officer
Notices
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Seeking volunteers in various roles (updated 31/08/26)

9:45am Thursday, 20th August 2026 personAdministrations Officer
Notices

The BSWA is seeking volunteers for the following roles:   Notice 31/08/2026 – AUDIO TRANSCRIBER VOLUNTEER ROLES HAVE NOW BE FILLED

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Boundless Meditation Group Rains Retreat Schedule 2026

6:05pm Monday, 27th July 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeBSWA Boundless Meditation Group
Armadale Meditation GroupRains Speakers

Please see this page for more information.  

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‘Unshakeable Peace’: 2026 Rains Retreat Speaker Series (4 Sept – 23 Oct)

11:51am Wednesday, 8th July 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
DhammalokaRains Speakers
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Rains Sutta Discussion Group 2026

8:15am Thursday, 2nd July 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
Dhammaloka

Rains Sutta Discussion Group,  Sunday, 11th October 2026 Given below is a brief summary of the sutta that will be discussed at the upcoming session…

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Safe Buddhism Series – Info & Materials

1:28pm Monday, 4th May 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
Dhammaloka

Watch the Safe Buddhism Series on the BSWA YouTube Channel With Venerable Mettaji. The Buddhist Society of Western Australia (BSWA) is pleased to announce a…

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Dhammaloka Main Hall closure 5th & 6th Oct (Monday Meditation in Community Hall)

3:06pm Thursday, 1st October 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
Notices
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Friday Night Speaker: Dr Brian Walker

9:00am Monday, 28th September 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
DhammalokaRains Speakers

Dr Brian Walker will be giving the Friday Night Talk on 2 October 2026. Dr Brian Walker has practised medicine for many years in many…

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Friday Night Speaker: Sakyadhita WA

9:00am Monday, 21st September 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
DhammalokaRains Speakers

Venerable Karma Choelha (new Spiritual Director of Sakyadhita – pictured below), with Venerable Ngawang Choden, Venerable Sister Hue Can and Sandra Henville will be giving the…

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Friday Night Speaker: Kathryn Choules

9:00am Monday, 14th September 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
DhammalokaRains Speakers

Kathryn Choules will be giving the Friday Night Talk on 18 September 2026. Kathryn began meditating over 30 years ago at the Armadale group (AMG) of…

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Friday Night Speaker: Ananda Thilakasiri

9:00am Monday, 7th September 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
DhammalokaRains Speakers

Ananda Thilakasiri will be giving the Friday Night Talk on 11 September 2026. Ananda was born in Sri Lanka went to the village temple with…

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Friday Night Speaker: Venerable Hue Can

9:00am Monday, 31st August 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
DhammalokaRains Speakers

Venerable Hue Can will be giving the Friday Night Talk on 4 September 2026. Venerable Hue Can is the Abbess of Sunyata Meditation Centre in Vic…

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No Friday Night Talks 31 July – 28 August

3:59pm Thursday, 30th July 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
Dhammaloka

There will be no Friday Night talks at Dhammaloka Centre on 31 July and throughout the month of August due to the Meditation Hall being…

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Kalyana Friendship Group CANCELLED 25 July

7:19pm Friday, 24th July 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
Kalyana Mitta

KFG is cancelled tomorrow, Sat 25 July. Thank you for your understanding.

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