Samadhi Buddhist Trust of New Zealand — Religion Charity in Rolleston
Samadhi Buddhist Trust of New Zealand is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Rolleston, Rolleston. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: The Samadhi Buddhist Trust was incorporated as a charitable entity in 2002 under New Zealand’s Charitable Trust Act 1957 and at present operates a Buddhist Monastery at Hornby, Christchurch. The temple caters to the needs of Christchurch’s community of Buddhists and non- Buddhists who seek opportunities for further learning of Buddhist teachings of higher moral conduct, mental discipline etc. The temple conducts religious instructions, discussions, sermons, seminars and classes for Buddhist meditation. The main constituent of our temple is the Buddhist community of Sri Lankan origin. Rev Makuldeniye Somarathana Thero is the incumbent abbot of our temple and currently there are another 3 resident monks available at the temple
- Registration Number
- CC30476
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Rolleston, Rolleston
- Website
- http://www.samadhibuddhistvihara.org.nz
- temple@samadhibuddhistvihara.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.1M | - |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.6M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Chamari De Silva | Secretary | 2025-07-01 |
| Lahiru Samankula Jothiratnage | Trustee | 2025-05-26 |
| Udumalagala Kanattage Ariyadasa | Trustee | 2023-08-01 |
| Mahesh Jayathilake | President | 2023-07-03 |
| Duminda Kuruppuarachchi | Trustee | 2023-03-20 |
| Salinda Withanaarachchi | Treasurer | 2022-04-18 |
| Nishaka Ranaweera | Trustee | 2019-10-06 |
| Makuldeniye Somarathana | Trustee | 2009-08-02 |
Former Officers (24)
- Uditha Weerarathne — Trustee
- Subhashini Ramanayaka — Joint Secretary (departed 2023-07-03)
- Indika Kelum Balapuwaduge — Trustee (departed 2022-05-09)
- Gayan Abeysekera — Treasurer (departed 2022-04-19)
- Anoma Gooneratne — Secretary (departed 2019-08-30)
- Thilak Rodrigo — Joint Secretary (departed 2023-08-01)
- Noel Mudiyanselage — Trustee (departed 2024-03-31)
- Hemanthe Goonatillake — President (departed 2018-06-30)
- Niranjala Gamlath — Treasurer (departed 2019-04-27)
- Thamali Jayasekara — Trustee (departed 2016-04-01)
- Jalani Kulasinghe — Trustee (departed 2016-04-02)
- Noel Rasin Mudiyanselaga — Trustee (departed 2018-06-30)
- Kapila Pahalawatte — Secretary (departed 2018-06-30)
- Samantha Nanayakkara — Trustee (departed 2010-01-01)
- Pradeep Ratnayake — Trustee (departed 2016-04-01)
- Lakshman De Silva — Secretary (departed 2016-04-01)
- Asoka Senarath — Trustee (departed 2016-04-01)
- Somaratana Padukkage — Trustee (departed 2023-08-01)
- Savithrie Anthony — Trustee (departed 2010-04-01)
- Keith Gunasekara — President (departed 2016-11-30)
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Samadhi Buddhist Trust of New Zealand
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The Samadhi Buddhist Trust was incorporated as a charitable entity in 2002 under New Zealand’s Charitable Trust Act 1957 and at present operates a Buddhist Monastery at Hornby, Christchurch. The temple caters to the needs of Christchurch’s community of Buddhists and non- Buddhists who seek opportunities for further learning of Buddhist teachings of higher moral conduct, mental discipline etc. The temple conducts religious instructions, discussions, sermons, seminars and classes for Buddhist meditation. The main constituent of our temple is the Buddhist community of Sri Lankan origin. Rev Makuldeniye Somarathana Thero is the incumbent abbot of our temple and currently there are another 3 resident monks available at the temple
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