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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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‘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, 13th September 2026 A brief summary of the sutta that will be discussed at the upcoming session on Sunday, 13th September,…

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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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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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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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Dhammaloka Dana CANCELLED Sundays 19 & 26 July

10:35am Tuesday, 14th July 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
CeremonyDanaDhammaloka

Please note there will be no dana at Dhammaloka Centre on: Sunday 19 July 2026 due to the Dhammasara Entry to Rains Ceremony which will…

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Meditation Hall Closure – August 2026

2:56pm Friday, 26th June 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
DhammalokaNotices

  See here for full details of all upcoming events at Dhammaloka    

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Dhammaloka CLOSED – Tuesday, 23 June 2026

11:17am Friday, 19th June 2026 personAdministrations Officer placeDhammaloka City Centre
Notices

Dhammaloka will be CLOSED on Tuesday, 23 June for tree work to be carried out safely throughout the grounds. We ask that you do not…

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