On the auspicious occasion of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother’s 90th Birthday Anniversary 12 August 2022 and Mother’s Day of Thailand, the Royal Thai Embassy in Oslo together with Wat Pah Bodhibhumivana (Lillehammer Buddhist Monastery) organized a community volunteering activity at Wat Pah Bodhibhumivana, Lillehammer, on 6 August 2022. This community volunteering activity is held in carrying out His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua’s wishes and initiatives to continue, preserve, and build upon His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great’s legacy by doing “good deeds from our hearts”.

 

H.E. Ms. Vimolbajra Ruksakiati, Ambassador of Thailand to Norway, the Embassy’s officials, together with Thai community with their Norwegian family of more than 40 peoples joined hands in this volunteering activity.

 

This volunteering activity is a part of the meditation hall’s construction project and the maintenance of the temple’s beautiful natural landscape. The construction of the meditation hall is scheduled to begin this fall and is expected to be completed in 2024. Those who wish to contribute to the construction of the meditation hall please see the temple’s website at https://www.facebook.com/groups/694736780915629/permalink/1977084749347486.