Our Vision
Since establishment in January 1990, it is the vision of the Buddhist Vihara Society of British Columbia to manage and maintain a place where Budda, Dhamma and Sangha reside for the benefit of everybody seeking:
- Comfort and compassion under the noble triple gem
- Guidance for Spiritual Nourishment including meditational practice according to the path shown by Lord Budda
- To learn from the teachings of the Lord Buddha
- Opportunity to perform ‘Dhana’, ‘Sila’ and ‘Bhavana’
- To obtain guidance and councelling from Buddhist monks
- To meet with Buddhist monks and lay friends with similar ideas, engage in useful discussions and exchange ideas to live a peaceful and successful life and help each other
- To show their children the values of Buddha’s teachings and through that provide them with guidance to achive success and lead a peaceful life.
Our Mission
BVS is committed to fulfill its Vision through the actions as mentioned but not limited to the following:
- Maintain the Buddhist Vihara premises in a pleasant, serene and peaceful status with a meditation hall accessible for everyone to seek refuge in Dhamma with guidance and blessings of the resident monks.
- Maintain the Buddhist Vihara premises as a livable, safe and secured place for the Resident monks and provide them with necessary means to dwell in and practice Dhamma preached by the Buddha.
- Organize and conduct regular and special religious activities and functions enabling everyone who wish to attend and participate.
- Organize and conduct weekly meditation sessions.
- Organize and conduct Daham Pasala (summer school holiday period excluded) to teach Dhamma and Buddhist way of life to all the children who wish to attend.
- Manage and maintain Buddhist Vihara Society of BC (BVS) as a charitable organization dedicated to Dhamma and spiritual & mind development.
- Continue to maintain the Buddhist Vihara as a counseling and spiritual service centre for the community.
- Organize volunteer work and participate in joint-activities with the other sections of the community.
- Maintain and update a library at Vihara premises holding selected collection of Buddhist literature, Sutras, guidance for meditation, Dhammapada, Encyclopedia of Buddhism etc.
- Encourage youth to take part and lead the activities of BVS.