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Temple Event
បុណ្យបញ្ចុះសីមា
(Bon Banhchos Sima)
Boundary Demarcation Ceremony or Consecration Ceremony
This is a very important religious ceremony in the Khmer Buddhist tradition for establishing the official boundaries (Sima) of the main temple building or making the building a holy religious place.
You are cordially invited to join us
for the Boundary Demarcation/Consecration Ceremony that will be held on:
Friday April 3rd 2026
7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday April 4th 2026
7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday April 5th 2026
7:00 AM to 1:00 PM
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បុណ្យបញ្ចុះសីមា
ពុទ្ធិកសមាគមវត្តខ្មែរម៉ូដែសតូ សូមគោរពអញ្ជើញលោកអ្នកចូលរួម បុណ្យបញ្ចុះសីមា
កម្មវិធីបុណ្យ
ថ្ងៃសុក្រ ទី៣ ខែ៤ ឆ្នាំ២០២៦
ម៉ោង ៧:០០ ព្រឹក ដល់ ៥:០០ ល្ងាច
ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ ទី៤ ខែ៤ ឆ្នាំ២០២៦
ម៉ោង ៧:០០ ព្រឹក ដល់ ៥:០០ ល្ងាច
ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ ទី៥ ខែ៤ ឆ្នាំ២០២៦
ម៉ោង ៧:០០ ព្រឹក ដល់ ១:០០ ល្ងាច
Worship hall CONSTRUCTION Started March 2014 - (Album 1: Ground Breaking-Wall Construction)
Worship hall CONSTRUCTION - (Album 2: Roofing)
Worship hall CONSTRUCTION - (Album 3: Inside the building constructions & Landscaping)
WORSHIP HALL CONSTRUCTION completed May 30, 2025 - (ALBUM 4: LANDSCAPING & PARKING LOT)
$400,000 Donation From A Khmer Buddhist Foundation 07/02/2023
video: grant from A Khmer Buddhist foundation
A historic and first visit by Mrs. Lyna Lam, President of A Khmer Buddhist Foundation, and her husband, Mr. Chris Larson and their children to The Modesto Cambodian Buddhist Society. Mrs. Lam and Mr. Larson donated $400,000 for the construction of the temple.
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The Wat Cambodian Buddhist Society, Inc., amended to Modesto Cambodian Buddhist Society, Inc. in 2003 (MCBS), locates on a 12.25 acres lot on 1528 and 1538 Grimes Avenue in Modesto, California. Modesto is home to approximately 4,000 Cambodians.
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The Modesto Cambodian Buddhist Society Inc. serves multiple functions. Firstly, the MCBS is a cultural, spiritual and religious center not only for the Cambodians (Khmer), but for all others who sought out to better understand Buddhism and Cambodian culture.
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Modesto Cambodian Buddhist Society (Wat Khmer Modesto) is located in Northern California, in the central valley, 90 miles north of Fresno, 92 miles east of San Francisco, 68 miles south of the state capital of Sacramento.