Buddhist Monastery Opens In Bowling Green

January 2, 2010

Author: Lacey Steele

Source: WBKO News

http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/80517882.html

It was a joyous occasion Saturday in Bowling Green as a new Buddhist temple opens in the community.

For about three years, many refugees have sought a temple, and now they finally have one.

 

"It's a Burmese tradition, Burmese culture," said the Venerable Ashin of New York with the International Burmese Monks Organization.

In Bowling Green, there are hundreds of people from Burma, known more recently as Myanmar, so the International Burmese Monks Organization thought it was an important place to open a temple.

"So it's a necessity for our country, for peace in our country and in the United States," said Ashin.