CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR CELEBRATION,The year of Ox, 2553
Wat Khmer Tepthidaram will celebrate the Cambodian New Year 2009 (2553, the year of Ox). You, your family and your friends are cordially invited to join us on this greatest celebration. This will be taking place at Wat Khmer Tepthidaram, 10450-140 Street, Surrey, BC V3T 4N5 from Thursday, April 9, evening to Sunday, April 12, 2009.
We would like to make a note for all and especially Canadian friends that the Saturday 11 and Sunday, 2009 are the most celebrated days, more culture ceremony and more fun!
The monks of Wat Tepthidaram would like to invite all of Buddhist in BC to join us to celebrate the MAGHA PUJA on Saturday, February 7 and Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Wat Khmer Tepthidaram.
This year 2009 Magha Puja will be on Jan. 9. This day is an important Buddhist holy day, sometimes called "Sangha Day," commemorates the spontaneous assembly of 1,250 arahants in the Buddha's presence. One thousand of the gathered monks had previously achieved Awakening upon hearing the Buddha's delivery of the Fire Sermon; the remaining 250 were followers of the elder monks Ven. Moggallana and Ven. Sariputta. To mark this auspicious gathering, the Buddha delivered the Ovada-Patimokkha Gatha, a summary of the main points of the Dhamma, which the Buddha gave to the assembly before sending them out to proclaim the doctrine.
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Listen to Magha Puja Ceremony (in Khmer) by Samdech Choun Nath -Part1
As we are closed to the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009, the chef incumbent monk and the monk of Wat Tepthidaram wish you all a Merry Christmas, a nice holiday and happy new year. All the best for 2009.
One of our greatest women, Mrs. Soun Yon passed away
Mrs. Soun Yon passed away on Monday, December 15, 2008 at age 70 years old. Her family, daughter, son in law, son (come from Cambodia), grandsons and granddaughter passed their difficult time with the huge sadness to lost their mother and grand grandmother. A lot of Cambodian, about 200 persons, had deeply shared this event of sadness with them at Wat khmer Tepthidaram and Funeral home on 72 Avenue Surrey.
We would like to notice that Mrs Yon was a great person for our Cambodian Buddhist Community of Wat Khmer Tepthidaram. She provided her efforts and services to our temple and prepared food for the monks of Wat Tepthidaram. We recognized her great service and remember her in our mind.
The following link give you some pictures of her .
Light of Buddhism is very good book written in Khmer by Som Ngorn, Samdach Chourn Nath's student. He is in fact describing the origine of Cambodian religion, Buddhism in Cambodia, Cambodian Culture, etc. We will host this in near future.
Bon Kathin is comming
Wat Khmer Tepthidaram would like to invite all of you, your family and your friends to join us in celebrate the Bon Kathin at Wat from October 24 (evening) to October 26, 2008.
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Wat Khmer Tepthidaram would like to invite all of you, your family and your friends to join us in celebrate the Prachum Benda at Wat from September 26 (evening) to September 28, 2008.
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Wat Khmer Tepthidaram would like to invite all of you, your family and your friends to join us in celebrate the Kann Benda at Wat from September 15 to September 26, 2008.
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Wat Khmer Tepthidaram genially invite you, your family and your friends to participate the 2008 Buddhist Lent Retreat, Choul Preah Vassa, at Wat Khmer Tepthidaram, 10450 140 Street, Surrey, BC, Phone: 604-583-8533. This program will be started on Friday's evening (6:00 PM), July 18, 2008 and Saturday's morning (9:00AM), July 19, 2008. We celebrate at the same time the 2nd anniversary of Wat Khmer Tepthidaram.
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Flower Festival - Fundraising for Wat Construction
You are all invited to attend a Flower Festival organized on Saturday, June 14, 2008 and Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Wat Tepthidaram by Wat Khmer Tepthidaram. This is called Bonne Pka Prak Samakii. It is traditionally a symbol of unity of our people and our religion Buddhist practitioners and used usually as a Fundraising for Wat's construction. Click on INVITATION
Visakha Puja Day will be comming soon, in the middle of next month. This is an extremely important day in the Buddhist tradition, for it was on this day that the Buddha was born, and 35 years later awoke to the unexcelled right self-awakening, and another 45 years later passed away into total nibbana. In each case, these events took place on the full-moon day in May, when the moon is in the Visakha asterism, which is why the day is called Visakha Puja.
Over 500 Cambodians are enjoyably united at Wat Khmer Tepthidaram in Surrey, British Columbia. They found themselves to be very happy first time in community to celebrate two full days, April 12 and 13. The religious observances are celebrated at the evenning of April 11 and all two mornings of April 13-14. Every body stayed enjoy with the New Year's activities, dancing, singing and traditional games until 9PM. This is very rare in BC.
Wat Khmer Tepthidaram is the first Khmer Buddhist temple in BC, Canada. It is a symbol of Khmer BC unity, Khmer culture and Khmer national religion, Buddhism. The first Buddha picture,drawn by Phally (Khmer BC), The second Buddha statue, given by Khmer BC, and the third Buddha statue (the middle one) gives a triple smiling. The third is the biggest Buddha statue is offered by Wat Khmemrak Pothiram in Seattle, WA. Great thanks for Wat Khmer Seattle for the Buddha statue.
First Bon Kathina offered by Miss Bao Anh (from Seattle) at Wat Tepthidaram in 2007. See more pictures
The Second Bon Prachum Benda at Wat Tepthidaram in 2007. See more pictures
The First election of Cambodian Buddhist Association (CBA) at Wat Tepthidaram on Prachum benda 2007 after we bought Wat. First range: Election Commitee for CBA. Second range: Three condidates of CBA for election 2007.
Buddha Consecration Ceremony and confer Ven. Santipalo as Chef incumbent monk in January 2008. Buddha statue admires the BC Cambodians in Wat for keeping obeying the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha See more pictures
First Chef incumbent monk, Ven. Santipalo, gives a dhamma speech to BC Cambodian.
Ven. Santipalo get a huge of wishes from BC Cambodians. BC Cambodians are very happy to see him become a chef monk of Wat Tepthidaram.
Congratulation to Serey Sinn for her achievment in Karate
This highlight of achievement is an excellent sucess and good news for all Cambodian-Canadian in Canada. It brings us a confidence of Cambodian-Canadian and brings our name & nation up to provincial and federal levels. We would like to thank Miss Serey and her parents, Mr. Sam Ol Sinn and Mrs. Suorsdey But Sinn to allow us to post it in this web.
Here is a brief biography:
In 1996, Serey received the Premier's Athletic Award which honours the top male and female athlete from each sport in BC presented by Premier Glen Clark at the BC sports Hall of Fame. She has also won female athlete of the year at the provincial and national level. In 1997, she was awarded the Akutagawa Cup which recognizes the top performing Canadian athlete who achieves a high academic standing while actively participating in their community.
Her success:
Canadian National Jr Black Belt Chanpionships, gold medal kata, gold medal kumite.
Canadian National Sr Black Belt Championships, silver medal kata, bronze medal kumite.
Pan-American Junior Championships, bronze medal kata.
Jr and Sr Team Captain of the BC Karate Team.
She is now working for University of Calgary, Alberta.
Cambodian New Year 2007 in Surrey, Canada - Sovanvida Production
This video of Cambodian New Year last year is produced by Young Cambodian in BC and his Sovanvida Production. We are very proud of our young generation for this. Please enjoy the video and encourage his team to make a good move. Thanks Vityia and his team.
High school's students start to learn the genocide in Cambodia
High School's students from different school in Surrey would like to give a volunteering service of Free Tax Return 2008 for our senior Cambodian and low income family. This contribution of service is made for Buddha, dharma and Sangha. The monks of Wat Tepthidaram are very exciting to see our young Cambodian students ready for Wat's volunnter job.
This program will be at Wat Khmer Tepthidaram.
Time: Wed., March 18, 2009 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Sat., March 21, 2009 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
The monks and volunteer team are happy to invite all our senior Cambodian and our low income family to participate this program.
For more information, please contact the monks of Wat Khmer Tepthidaram at 604-583-8533 or email:watkhmertepthidaram.canada@yahoo.com.
Please click on Invitation in Khmer.
Thank you for your patience.
Volunteer team
Career days for students
We develop to tool for our Cambodian's high school students. This is called Career days for students. It is opened more for students from grades 10 to 12 to learn how important is education and how to use it to initiate and realize the real work and it is bilaterally becomed useful for community and volunteer.
So anyone who interest to participate to learn how to complete Tax Return by computer or How the Tax works in Canada, please contact the monks to be a part of team. The team will be got a full training class.
The multiple purposes of this program are:
Be nice to be a "volunteer" to show a Good heart and provid a service,
Volunteer job gives some credit or some benefit which is valuable and countable for school. It is very good for the young students to open his or her door into the career and develop a strong job's behavior skill, etc,
Volunteering can help to improve the Cambodian life and community,
Good for Wat to return some service to our Cambodian community, etc.
For more information, please contact the monks of Wat Khmer Tepthidaram at 604-583-8533 or email:watkhmertepthidaram.canada@yahoo.com.
Thanks,
Volunteer team
Free Education Center
We would like to provide some free education and free orientation for our children and our compatriot who want learn more about sciences.
The most important for children's education is grades 10 to 12 where they start to learn their real orientation of carrier. So the grades 10 to 12 are the golden bridge of education for every one.
We decided to open this page and try our best to help our community's children on line for some topics as principles of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English and French. So we are apology in advance if we are missing some thing or we can not get all you need on time.
Thanks,
Volunteer team
GOLDEN BONES: An Extraordinary Journey from Hell in Cambodia to a New Life in America, by Ambassador Sichan Siv, had been published on July 1st, 2008 by HarperCollins. For more information click on Sivchan Siv.
Congratulation to Mrs. Suorsdey Sinn for her movie " Bess Dong Rorng Kross"
Mrs. Suorsdey is living in Surrey. She had written a story book on " Bess Dong Rorng Kross" and it had been stranslated into the movie playing in Cambodia via CTN station. She is recently interviewed by Samei Tmay magazine. Attached link is the extraction of interview. A lot of friends and Khmers in our community would like to congratulate her for her contribution in Khmer's Art.
Where Elephants Weep - First Cambodian Rock Opera Premieres
"Where Elephants Weep" is the tale of two Cambodian-American men who return home after surviving the 1970s genocidal Khmer Rouge regime to reconnect with their roots but are confronted by the tragic past as well as an unfamiliar modern Cambodian society. One of them ends up in a pagoda and ultimately dead, while another falls into a doomed love affair with a leading local pop singer. Please visite below links for more detail.
This is the only one free newspaper in Canada and made by a group of Khmer in Montreal under direction of Mr. Yun Bunkorn. Please come and get your free copy at Wat Khmer Tepthidaram. Special thanks to Mr. Bunkorn and his team for your kindness newspaper from Khmer BC and Wat. La Press Cambodgienne's link
Christmas Party
You are all invited to celebrate the Christmas Party on December 13, 2008 at Flamingo House. We are selling now the ticket at 35$ per person. Hurry to buy it, seats very limited. For more information, please clik on flyer event. The profit from this event will be contributed into Wat construction in future.
The two organizers, Mr. Pheng and Mr. Phat would like sincerely to appreciate and thank all helpers to make this event with a great success. We are also happy to share equally the "phal bon kosal" with all participants. We made 1613 $ Canadian. This profit or the funds of this event will be used to support the Wat Khmer Tepthidaram.
Khmer Architect Vann Molyvann
Vann Molyvann first studied law in Cambodia, and then obtained one of five scholarships provided by wealthy Cambodians to pursue his studies in Paris. After one year of law, he switched to architecture at the School of Fine Arts in Paris (l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris with Le Corbusier) , and returned to Cambodia in 1955. In the 1950s and 1960s, Vann Molyvann designed some of the country's most famous structures; from national theaters to Cambodian embassies abroad. Vann Molyvann became Phnom Penh's consulting architect in 1956 while serving as the country's urban-planning director. He served as minister of Culture, Fine Arts, Urban and Country Planning in 1993
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Free Public Forum & Discussion on "SPEECH and FREEDOM TO HATE"
on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 7:30 PM at Norman Rothstein Theatre, 950 West 41st Ave (at Oak Street), Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7. By Dr. Frank Chalk, Nina Krieger,Leo Adler and Kirk Lapointe, Moderator Barbara Buchanan. click on more detail.
Help yourself to get a good job
The following link gives you, Cambodian and Cambodian friends, some valuable techniques to get a better job. This instructs how to make a resume, to prepare for an interview and to search for a job. click on Good jobs opportunity for Cambodian.
We like to share this poem with all Cambodian mother. Please click MOTHER.
The "2nd Anniversary" Party for Wat Khmer Tepthidaram
Cambodians Buddhist of BC will unanimously celebrate The 2nd Anniversary of Wat Khmer Tepthidaram on Saturday (6:00PM), July 19, 2008 at Bridgeview Community Hall - 11475 - 126 St., Surrey, BC. So you are cordially invited and welcome to the party.
You are all invited to attend a community discussion on "Accountability without Borders" on Sunday, June 29, 2008. This is provided by Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. For more detail, please clik on flyer event.
NEW YEAR BABY, A Cambodian-American documentary film by Socheata Poeuv, - Winner of 8 international awards including the Movies That Matter Award - an Amnesty International initiative, broadcast on national PBS and screened to sold out audiences from New York to Phnom Penh, NEW YEAR BABY tells a heart warming story of love, joy and pardon.
Angkor is the most important monument of the south-east Asian Khmer Empire and the world's largest sacred temple. Built during the reign of King Suryavaman, at the beginning of the 12th century, Angkor is noted for its intricate ornamentation and striking beauty. With its water moats, concentric walls and magnificent temple mountain in the center, Angkor Wat symbolizes the Hindu cosmos, with its oceans at the periphery and the Meru mountain at the center of its universe.
The Khmer dance at boat festival 2006 in Lowell, MA, USA. A lot of Khmers, nearly fifty thousand of Khmers, had celebrated the Bon Om Touk. The second dancer from left is the Cambodian girl from Vancouver,BC, Canada.
