Bodhinyana Monastery
Bodhinyana is a Theravada Buddhist monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition located in Serpentine, about 60 minutes' drive south-east of Perth, Western Australia. Established in 1983, it is operated by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia.- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Theravada
- Description: Theravāda monastery in Serpentine, Western Australia
- Also known as: “Wat Pho Yan”
- Address: 216 Kingsbury Drive
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keysbrook and Serpentine.
Keysbrook
Suburb
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Keysbrook is an outer southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale along the South Western Highway. It was first established as a railway siding on the South Western Railway in 1897, and is believed to have been named after Charles Key, who leased land in the area. Keysbrook is situated 3½ km southwest of Bodhinyana Monastery.
Serpentine
Town
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Serpentine is a town located 55 kilometres south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and 7 km south of Mundijong. Serpentine is located on the South Western Railway between Perth and Bunbury, and was one of the original stations when the line was opened in 1893. Serpentine is situated 7 km northwest of Bodhinyana Monastery.
Myara
Locality
Myara is a rural locality of the Shire of Murray in the Peel Region of Western Australia, located on the northern shore of the North Dandalup Dam. Myara is located on the traditional land of the Pindjarup people of the Noongar nation. Myara is situated 10 km southeast of Bodhinyana Monastery.
Bodhinyana Monastery
- Categories: wat and religion
- Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-32.41627° or 32° 24′ 59″ southLongitude
116.00606° or 116° 0′ 22″ eastInception
1980Open location code
4PVRH2M4+FCOpenStreetMap ID
way 556490914OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=theravadaWikidata ID
Q4936544
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Thai—“Bodhinyana Monastery” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ဗောဓိဉာဏကျောင်းတော်”
- Cebuano: “monasteryong Bodiniyana”
- Chinese: “覺智寺”
- German: “Kloster Bodhiñāṇa”
- Latin: “Monastērium Bodhiñāṇa”
- Pali: “𑀩𑁄𑀥𑀺𑀜𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀯𑀸𑀲”
- Portuguese: “mosteiro Bodhiñāṇa”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro Bodhiñāṇa”
- Spanish: “monasterio Bodhiñāṇa”
- Spanish: “Monasterio Bodhiñāṇa”
- Swedish: “Bodhinyana”
- Swedish: “Klostret Bodhiñāṇa”
- Thai: “วัดโพธิญาณ”
- “Bodhiñāṇāvāsa”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kingsbury Lookout and Jhana Grove Meditation Retreat Centre.
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