Columbus Buddhist Community, Inc.(C.B.C)
Also known as the Watt Samakyseriratanarama is a not-for-profit religious organization and committed to promote cultural awareness, to encourage higher education and to help bridge the cultural, generational, and gender gap within the community. Our people develop projects to create dialogues between elders and young adults in conference and presentations.
In working to fulfill our mission, we work in the spirit of friendship and unity with the hope to create a strong and vibrant Khmer community that will last for generations to come. Watt Samakyseriratanarama is a Buddhist temple that serves the Cambodian Buddhist community in the greater Columbus area. The temple is a bona fide Buddhist organization and opens to the Cambodian people and other Buddhist of all ages that seek worship of the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. For the younger generation it is a place to learn about the Cambodian culture and Buddhism. In addition, we work with other organizations to promote cultural events and create opportunity for students who want to pursue higher education. The duties of temple consist of performing and coordinating Buddhist religious teachings and other ceremonial activities. These include the blessing of marriages, homes and funerals as well as teaching of the Buddhist doctrine to the followers. We hope to pass the practice of our Buddhist culture on to the younger generation and preserve our identity as Cambodian Buddhist society in our new homeland. In this regard, we would like to thank all the people who have supported us - without you we would not have been able to survive. If you would like to make any comments or suggestions to help improve the welfare of our community, please call us at (614) (801-5603). Feel free to take a few moments to look around and find your favorite features. The website will continue to maintain our community's high quality of service to the Khmer people of Columbus, Ohio.
