Wat Florida Dhammaram ( th, วัดฟลอริดาธรรมมาราม) is a

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monastery in

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, established by Lung-po Chaokhun Phra Tepvaraporn (Im Arindhamo) in the mid-1990s.

History

Lung-po visited lay-devotees in Florida and perceived the lack of a Buddhist monastery in the

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area. After gaining approval from the late abbot of Wat Sommanat Vihara, Chaokhun Somdej Phra Wannarat Chop Thitadhammamahathera, he began fund raising in

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. In 1993, three monks were sent with Prakrupalad Sunnan (now Chaokhun Phra Vijitrdhammapani, the present abbot) to establish and further the development of Wat Florida Dhammaram.

External links

Wat Florida Dhammaram's Website
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