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8. The Expansion of Religion in State and Unusual Zealand
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History 5. Changes
A major change in the community of Santacittarama is announced by Ajahn Chandapalo in their newsletter of May 1996:
“Six months have passed since our last newsletter and quite a few things have happened during this time. I was very fortunate to spend much of this last winter in Thailand, partly at the International Forest Monastery near Ubon where our teacher, Ajahn Sumedho, led a retreat for the monastic community. Before returning to Italy I met up with Tan Jutindharo and we had a very pleasant two weeks together in a forest wilderness retreat, very close to the Burmese border, in the Kanchanaburi province famous for the ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’. I would like to express my gratitude to those who made this trip possible, who contributed to my ticket and helped in various ways during my stay. It was indeed a very beneficial experience and gave me the strength to face what was, at first, a rather sad situation awaiting me at Santacittarama.
On returning at the end of February Anagarika Roberto had just left after exceeding his one year’s commitment and deciding to return to laylife in Palermo. Our best wishes go to him – we will remember him for his gentle and cheerful presence, his willingness to serve and the good exampl
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A Short History and Video on the OBS
The idea to form an Ottawa-based Buddhist association for local Sri Lankan-Canadians in the mid-1970’s came from an impromptu discussion at the Sri Lankan High Commission. Recently arrived families and friends missed going to their community temples, as they had done in Sri Lanka. A few dedicated families decided to take that idea to heart. They began to meet for a couple of hours, once a month, on a Sunday night to express their shared veneration to the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha.
In 1980, the Ottawa Buddhist Association (OBA) as it was called then, accepted an invitation from the Vietnamese Buddhist Community to share their temple located on Ladouceur Street in Mechanicsville. The first Poya (a full moon fasting celebration of sila/bhavana) was held on August 26, 1980 with 22 people present.
At this same time Mayor Marion Dewar initiated Project 4000 that sparked awareness of the humanitarian crisis not only in Vietnam but also in Cambodia and Laos. After being at Bayview for many years and with the influx of Vietnamese immigrants, the Vietnamese Buddhist Community soon outgrew their temple and purchased a one-acre lot on Albion Road. A few people represented the OBA when the Buddhist statues were brought in procession down Bank Str