Source: The Buddhist Channel
http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=3,4424,0,0,1,0
The week-end opening of a new Thai Buddhist Temple in King Bromley in Staffordshire raised over £20,000 towards its purchase and attracted over 1,200 visitors.
At the opening, an appeal was launched to help repay the loan required for the building. Members of the public were invited to purchase a square metre of the land in which the temple is located.
The official opening of the Buddha Vihara Temple on Saturday, was attended by a host of dignitaries including the Thai Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Kitti Wasinondh and Colonel David Leigh – the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire and representatives of the Buddhist Community from the UK and world-wide.
Colonel Leigh recalled playing in the grounds of the house as a child and his mother, who attended the ceremony, still live in the village.
The ceremony included ceremonial chanting by a large group on Thai Buddhist monks based at the new temple and Thai puppeteers.