A slice of Thai culture and tradition in Swiss suburbia.
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The Wat Srinagarindravararam is the biggest centre of its kind in Europe. It is home to a group of Buddhist monks who offer language and meditation courses together with volunteers. The centre, which is sponsored by the mother of the Thai King, includes a lavishly ornamented temple. Set in an industrial estate in Gretzenbach, 50km west of Zurich, the site attracts thousands of visitors mainly Thai expatriates in Europe as well as Swiss.
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Temple offers oasis of enlightenment
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While elsewhere turkeys are being basted and presents wrapped, a group of monks sit meditating amid the peaceful surroundings of the biggest Buddhist centre in Europe. This is Wat Srinagarindravararam, home to five Thai monks and their abbot, the reverend Dr Thongsoon Rongthong. The brightly decorated roof of the new temple, which is due to…
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