# OXFORD BUDDHIST SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1204856
- **Other names:** OXFORD CENTRE OF THERAVāDA BUDDHISM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 21, 2023
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1204856


## Contact

- **Address:** 190 BOTLEY ROAD, OXFORD
- **Postcode:** OX2 0HW
- **Phone:** 01865722384
- **Email:** info@oxfordbuddhistsociety.org
- **Website:** https://www.oxfordbuddhistsociety.org



## Activities

**Objects:** A. TO ADVANCE THE THERAVADA BUDDHISM FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE HOLDING OF SPIRITUAL MEETINGS, BHAVANA OR MINDFULNESS MEDITATION SESSIONS, OPEN DISCUSSION FORUMS, SEMINAR AND LECTURE SERIES, AND BY PRODUCING OTHER INTELLECTUAL INVOLVEMENT AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE THERAVADA BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

**Activities:** The Oxford Buddhist Society was set up to preserve Theravada Buddhist teachings and practices for the sake of human well-being. In fact, it throws light on the Three Cornerstones in Buddhist monasticism, viz., Pariyatti (learning and understanding of doctrinal teachings), Patipatti (keeping good moral conduct and behaviour), and Pativedha (penetration and attainment of Nibbana).




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £8037 | £2269 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Rev Wadigala Samitharathana Thero** (Chair) — appointed May 28, 2023
- Dr Dimuthu Chinthake Weerasuriya — appointed May 28, 2023
- Lasantha Jayathilake — appointed May 29, 2025
- Rev Wadigala Samitharathana Thero — appointed May 28, 2023
- Sumedha Amalka Hewa Naimanage — appointed May 28, 2023
- Tilak Dilhan Anthony — appointed Aug. 31, 2023