# OXFORD BUDDHA VIHARA

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1099361
- **Other names:** OXFORD BUDDHAVIHARA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 10, 2003
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1099361


## Contact

- **Address:** OXFORD BUDDHA VIHARA, NOS 356-358 ABINGDON ROAD, OXFORD
- **Postcode:** OX1 4TQ
- **Phone:** 01865 791591
- **Email:** Info@oxfordbuddhavihara.org.uk
- **Website:** www.oxfordbuddhavihara.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1 TO ADVANCE THERAVADA BUDDHISM, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF AN ESTABLISHMENT AS A RESIDENTIAL CENTRE FOR BHIKKHUS (MONKS) AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS;2 TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE TEACHING OF BUDDHIST THOUGHT; AND3 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE VIHARA SHALL DETERMINE

**Activities:** The Charity&#x27;s activities are that of:1. Providing accommodation for ordained Theravada and Mahayana monks and Buddhist scholars.2. Holding monthly and occasional meditation retreats, and Sunday classes for children; 3. Holding religious activities to mark important days in the life of Buddha;4. Providing funds to Buddhist Association in Serbia for monastery building project.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Gloucestershire
- Oxfordshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dr DHAMMA SAMI DPhil** | Chair |  |
| Dr Nang Hnin Nu Nu Kyi Cardiology |  | Nov. 16, 2013 |
| Dr NiNiThet Than Hlaing |  | Nov. 26, 2017 |
| Dr PANNYA WAMSA PhD |  |  |
| KHIN WARBER ACCA, CTA |  | Nov. 8, 2015 |
| Sujitra Merrells |  | Jan. 1, 2026 |
| Theint Theint Aung |  | Jan. 1, 2026 |
| VENERABLE PHRAMAHA SENA |  | Oct. 20, 2014 |
| Zin Nwe Lin |  | Oct. 20, 2019 |




