About Us

Welcome to Lankarama!

Lankarama Vihara is a traditional Theravada Buddhist Temple established in Sydney that promotes Dhamma, the teachings of Buddha in Australia. There are three residing Sri Lankan Buddhist monks regularly conducting Dhamma sermons in Sinhala and English and fulfilling religious requirements of the Buddhist community.

The temple is opened to anyone who is interested in learning Buddhism and practicing Buddhist way of life.

Lankarama provides the following services to the community

Monthly Adult Sil programs
Monthly Children Sil programs
Monthly Adult Meditation Programs
Monthly Dhamma Sermons
Dhamma Sermons by Visiting Monks
Evening Buddha Pooja & Pirith Chanting
Youth Religious Programs/Workshops
Sunday Dhamma School
Vesak and Poson Celebrations
Vas Aradhana (Rainy Retreat) and Katina Ceremonies
Atavisi Buddha Puja and Thesaththa Gnana Puja
Blessings for the New Year and Sinhalese New Year
Special Blessings for HSC and Selective School Entrance Exam Students
Hospital and Home Visits/Blessings
Buddhist Blessings for Weddings & Birthdays
Buddhist Library Service
Online and Face-to-Face Counselling Services
Buddhist Funeral Service Rituals
Humanitarian/Compassionate Projects

How you can involve yourself with Lankarama

Participate in the daily religious activities, Buddha pooja, Chanting, Blessing and Pirith
Observe Sil every month
Participate in meditation programs
Participate in dana
Participate in Vesak celebrations, observe sil, Vesak Lanterns, Devotional singing
Utilise traditional Buddhist funeral services
Bless your sick ones in hospital visits by Bhanthes for blessing
Send your child to a Dhamma Schools.
Use of the Buddhist Library at Lankarama
Send your young children for the religious programs for the youth
Encourage your teenage children to become a youth member
Bring your child doing HSC for Blessings for HSC students
Join Sri Lanka Buddhist Vihara Association (SLBVA) as a Member
Come to a Food Fair organised by SLBVA
Run a stall to help raise funds to run and develop Lankarama
Volunteer as an individual or as a group for the up keep and maintenance of Lankarama

SLBVA

The Sri Lankan Buddhist Vihara Association of Sydney Incorporated was established in 1991 as a charitable organisation, in keeping with the requirements of NSW government regulations for fund raising and associated activities of the Temple.

SLBVA provides Sri Lankan and broader Buddhist community with association membership of following categories:

Regular member
Life member
Associate member

The primary responsibilities of SLBVA are to:

make sure the well-being of residing monks
maintain its infrastructure
co-ordinate and organize all the services with guidance and patronage of the chief incumbent Megahakumbure Dhammagavesi Thero

SLBVA is governed by a management committee, under the guidance and patronage of the chief incumbent Megahakumbure Dhammagavesi Thero. It is elected at the AGM by the membership.

Membership Application

SLBVA Committee 2024-25

LBYG

The Lankarama Buddhist Youth Group (LBYG) is based in Sydney, Australia, branched from the Sri Lankan Buddhist Vihara Association (SLBVA) in Schofields, NSW. At a current membership of well over 240 individuals, the LBYG is one of Sydney’s most prominent youth groups. The LBYG offers a mixture of activities for the youth to connect and contribute to the betterment of the wider community while providing a space to interact and socialise with their peers.

LBYG Website

History of Our Temple

1992

The Lankarama Vihara, a place of Buddhist meditation and worship catering for the religious and spiritual need of Buddhist community particularly of Sri Lankan origin was established in 1992 with the leadership of Rev. Pundit Meegahakumbure Dhammagavesi Thero and with the help of devotees in Auburn NSW.

1994

A Sacred sapling Bo (Bodhi) tree was planted by Most Venerable Madihe Pannaseeha Maha Nayake Thera on Vesak Day, May 1994 at Lankarama premises at No 27, Asquith Road, Auburn. After going through a whole effort of trying to find the spiritual meaning for his life, the Lord Buddha sat under the shade of a bodhi tree in India and stayed there until he had this experience where he obtained enlightenment – Buddhism was born from that moment – 2582 years ago. The Bodhi Tree ("tree of awakening"), also called the Bodhi Fig Tree or Bo Tree.

2006

The sacred Stupa of Lankarama Temple was declared open on the 12th of November 2006 for the benefit of the Buddhist community in Sydney to pay their homage to the most significant Buddhist icon.

2009

The foundation stone for meditation hall, known as “Dharmashalawa” was laid on Vesak Day, May 2009. It is a much-needed main structure to the Lankarama temple for delivering Dhamma Sermons and conducting meditation programs. The opening ceremony of the “Dharmashalawa” was held in 25 th March 2012. To venerate 2600 years of Lord Buddha’s Enlightenment, this meditation hall has been named as “2600 Sri Sambuddhathava Jayanthi Dharmashala”.
Also, symbolising this event, the president of Sri Lanka gifted a white marble buddha statue to Lankarama and it was placed at Lankarama Bodhi tree on the same day.