Wat Mongkolratanaram
Coordinates: 37°51′22.69″N 122°16′14.46″W / 37.8563028°N 122.2706833°W
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Wat Mongkolratanaram (Thai: วัดมงคลรัตนาราม) is a small Thai Buddhist temple located in Berkeley, California. It mainly attracts Thai American Buddhists, including many who are students at the University of California, Berkeley, but it also draws in many local, non-Buddhists who come searching for the authentic Thai food public brunch on Sundays or attend its frequent cultural events. The temple is home to a Thai school for San Francisco Bay Area youth, as well as Berkeley's Thai Cultural Center.
The Sunday brunch was subject to controversy in February 2009 when a group of neighbors sought to shut down the Sunday public brunch.[1] The Zoning Adjustments Board of Berkeley voted 8 to 1 to keep the Sunday brunch.
The Thailand-born Ajahn Manat is the current abbot of Wat Mongkolratanaram.
In 1997 the Wat was home to the East Bay chapter of the Cypherpunks.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ Fowler, Geoffrey A. (2009-02-10). "Brunch as a Religious Experience Is Disturbing Berkeley's Karma". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123422026431565295.html. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ Slater, Dashka (March 14, 1997). "Secret Agents". Bay Area Weekly. http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/crypto/cypherpunks/bay-area-weekly-march-14-97.txt. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
[edit] External links
- More Information on Wat Mongkolratanaram
- Article on the Thai Cultural Center
- Location: 1911 Russell St, Berkeley, CA 94703
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