Buddha Shop Albury and Yackandandah sponsor Cancer Council Australia

Buddha Shop Albury and Yackandandah are proud to sponsor the Happening Hippies who are entrants in this year’s Cancer Council Australia ~ Relay for Life in the Albury region for 2012.   To view the upcoming event please click here.

Buddha Shop

Happy New Year from Buddha Shop Albury and Yackandandah

After the Grand Opening of our “New Store”  www.BuddhaShop.com.au  at Albury we now have a total of three stores.

Our original Buddhist Supplies Shop at A Bears Old Wares / Buddha Shop located at 12 High St, Yackandandah. Victoria. Australia

Our On Line Store at www.BuddhaShop.com.au  

And our newest addition http://www.BuddhaShop.com.au  at 478 B Dean Street, Albury. New South Wales Australia

Our Yackandandah store has been running from 2003 as has our on line store and our Newest venture in Albury was opened on the 20th October, 2011.  Click here to see some photos of Monks and Nuns that have come to Bless our Shop.  or  click for directions to Yackandandah from Melbourne

The new shop has been a  great success, with the population of Albury and surrounding areas showing fantastic support and a liking for our specialised items that we supply.

Click here to see some photos of our Albury Shop – then if you can make it come on down and take a look yourself – we are located right on the Main Shopping Strip of Albury which is Dean Street, nestled among the bustling cafes and specialist boutique shops just up the road from the Albury Cinema Centre and right near Major Department stores of this buzzing inland community.
Click here for directions to our Dean Street Albury Shop from Melbourne 

We decided to open the new Albury store after so many requests as many people cannot make the trip to Yackandandah  on a regular basis.
Many people only get to Yackandandah once or twice a year, now they can just drop in when shopping in Albury it’s made shopping with us much easier and less time consuming .

As for our on line  website shopping well during the last six months sales have jumped around 100% – we still pack and post daily worldwide but most of our customer base is in Australia.  Visit our website to see our range of goods just click here – you’ll be amazed at what we have available.

We would like to extend our New Year Wishes for a Happy Safe and Prosperous 2012 to all of our Customers, their families and loved ones  as well as the whole world and beyond.

While your visiting Albury you can also visit Wat Albury (Thai Buddhist Temple in Albury)  Click here for more details

Below are just a couple of photos of  both of our shops.  Click on any photo to see more.

Buddha Shop Albury Venture further into this 50 metre long shop and you will see more and more beautiful items

 

Buddha Shop Albury plenty of display space for our new collection of wall hangings

Two Buddhist Supply stores near the New South Wales and Victorian Border – Albury and Yackandandah

Four Tibetan Buddhist Monks with Andy and Gaz

Plenty of Buddha statues and supplies abound with not only one but now TWO that’s right TWO Buddha Shops – one located in North East Victoria (Buddha Shop Yackandandah) and the other located in Albury (Buddha Shop Albury)

A Bears Old Wares Buddha Shop Yackandandah has been around for eight years servicing the local area from Wagga in the north to Euroa in the south and many regions in between.  The Yackandandah store has also been supplying worldwide for eight years also with their extensive range in their online store click here to take a look … you will be amazed at what you will find there.

Dancing Shiva - Nataraja 2 metres tall and beautiful Balinese umbrellas set the magic scene

Gaz (one of the owners) said recently “We thought we would open another store in Albury as some people in the northern areas of Victoria can’t get to Yackandandah, it takes another two hours out of their day to visit here, this way they don’t need to travel too far from home”

Raising funds for Thai Flood victims outside Buddha Shop Albury

If your’e ever travelling in southern New South Wales or Northern Victoria then either of these stores is well worth a visit, many things you will see here you will not see anywhere else.  From large Buddha, Ganesh and many other Hindu statues to Tibetan furniture and antiques, artifacts, which are hard to find in this day and age.

Click here to see how to get to both stores or just google Buddha Shop Yackandandah or Buddha Shop Albury and you will see the directions there also.

Buddha Shop Albury and Yackandandah – not your average clothing – not trendy fashion items but unique attire!!

We at Buddha Shop Albury and Buddha Shop Yackandandah beleive that fashion shouldn’t be just copying everybody else and going for what the mainstream like.  If that was the case we’d all be wearing Armani and Business Suits around every day.

Cotton wrap around skirts from the 60's everybody still loves them today

We have sourced some of the most believable and original designs from far away places –  The Himalayas – Nepal – India – Tibet – Thailand and Bali to name just a few.

Come on in to one of our stores and see our fabulous range of men and ladies clothing (we also stock some cotton shirts for the kids as well)

Our stores are :
Buddha Shop Albury:  478 B Dean St, Albury NSW. (just two doors down from the Bended Elbow hotel – next to Cremers Art Store
click here for directions – Albury store just add your location

A Bears Old Wares & Buddha Shop: 12 High St, Yackandandah. Victoria. (right out there on High Street – you will see our flags flying proudly)
click here for directions Yackandandah store just add your location.

Pure silk tye dyed Kaftans one size fits all fabulous range of colours come in and grab them before they dissappear

Unisex patchwork pants great for guys and gals of any age made in Nepal for our store great price at only $35

Hindu Gods & Goddess Tee Shirts - so colourful and only $15 each. Suitable for men and women

 

Great Ladies top, so light and airy great for the oncoming summer months evening or day wear only $25 each

D

Buddha Shop Albury – Bringing change to the border region – Albury are you ready?

Come on in and visit the BRAND NEW shop in the City of Albury, a shop which can bring about change in your life.

We have finally opened our New store and everyone is welcome to visit .. bring a friend or come with yourself … you will fee the energy when you walk through the door.  The beautiful sounds of Craig Pruess singing the Sacred Chants of Buddha, such a blissful sound surrounding you.

Just drop in anytime have a look around, buy something if you like or just come and sit in our Buddha Meditation room for some peace and quiet away from the crowd on Dean Street.  you can click here to see our Buddhist Links page with a directory to world wide Buddhist sites

We are located at 478 B Dean Street, Albury, two doors down from the Bended Elbow right in between Cremers Art Store and Blooms Country store which are all just up from the Cinema Centre.  Click here to see our website.  or click here to see our Facebook Pageand get notified of our many specials and FREE events when they happen.

We also have information on Wat Albury (the only Buddhist Temple in Albury) click here to see their website and details of their FREE meditation sessions held weekly.

Here’s a couple of nice photos below

Wat Albury – The only Buddhist Temple in Albury (free guided meditation an
d Dhamma talks weekly)                                                                                                                                                                 Below: Buddha Shop FREE meditation space

Buddha Shop Albury opens it’s doors – a new era for the Albury Region and beyond …

A Bears Old Wares & Buddha Shop of Yackandandah have spread their wings and opened a NEW store in Albury.

This new shop has many of the same favourite items that everyone comes to see and buy at Yackandandah .. there is also a completely NEW range of products which have been sourced from Katmandu, Bali, Tibet, India and Thailand.

Andy Stevens and Gary Hayward co-owner operators of both shops have been very busy keeping a keen eye out and selecting only the very best products and along with their “Fair Trade and Environment Policy” been able to ensure that a Fair Price is paid for those products and that NO Child Labour is used in the manufacture of the products as well.  Click here to view the Buddha Shop “Fair Trade and Environment Policy”

So if your’e in the Albury/Wodonga region or just travelling through feel free to drop in to the Buddha Shop Albury at 478 B Dean St, Albury.

Located just near the Bended Elbow Hotel and next door to Blooms Country store, you are always welcome to visit and browse or just sit in the private meditation space for as long as you like. (it’s free)

Meditation room at Buddha Shop Albury

Below a photograph of the inside of Buddha Shop Albury (new store)

Inside Buddha Shop Albury

 

Pictured below are Gaz and Andy outside their Yackandandah store with four Tibetan Buddhist Monks when they visited.

Four Tibetan Buddhist Monks with Andy and Gaz

 

 

More funds raised by Buddhist Communities in Sydney – extending Dana for Thai Flood victims

On Sunday 6th November, the ground of Cabravale Leisure Centre, Cabramatta was filled with thousands of Buddhist from the Cabramatta and Fairfield area for a Vegetarian Food Fair Festival, a fundraising for Thailand flood relief  to read more on this story please click here

If you would like to donate to the fund you can do so by sending your Cheque or money order to Wat Albury – the only Buddhist Temple in Albury just click on this link for details – donations can also be made by Direct Deposit into Wat Albury Bank account and the funds will all go to those in need.

Thai flood victims fund raising

 

Buddha Shop Albury helping to promote Buddhism on the border

Gary Hayward Co-Owner Operator or Buddha Shop Albury said this week “Andy and I are Buddhists and as such we are very keen that Buddhism should have a high profile in the Border region and also of course the north east of Victoria (where we live) to such and end we will actively promote Buddhism in this area”  he said.  “Anyone who is interested can received a flyer when they visit either of our stores (Albury or Yackandandah)  for Wat Albury – The only Buddhist Temple in Albury which offers FREE Dhamma Talks and Guided Meditation each Sunday by Ajahn Satit of the Temple”

Of course anyone who is interested can visit the Wat Albury website by just clicking here to find our more
or there is also a Facebook Page for the Temple just click here

Below is a photo of the Wat Albury Flyer/s  and also a photo of Ajahn Satit when he organised a guided Meditaion session in Yackandandah some months ago.

Meditation session held at Yackandandah by Ajahn Satit of Wat Albury

Albury Buddhist Temple

Buddha Shop Albury now in it’s second week not just a store but an Ultimate Destination

Buddha Shop Albury … (a second store opened in Albury) the original store in Yackandandah called A Bears Old Wares & Buddha Shop is gaining popularity more and more after only being opened for just two weeks now.

Many people coming in to see what is on offer there.  This store is much larger than the one in Yackandandah with much of the same stock but a few pleasant surprises as well says Gary Hayward (co-owner operator)  “We have so much space in the new shop and it gives  us the opportunity to spread our wings so to speak”  he said this week, “We are now able to show off our larger items like our Balinese Umbrellas which are three metres tall and our beautiful Buddha and Ganesha water features.  Now that we have the space people can walk freely around and are genuinely amazed at what they see here”  Click here to view the Buddha Shop Website

See some photos below and click on the photos to see a large collection of the new stock on offer at Buddha Shop Albury.
This shop is not just a store but a Destination  Venue for the Border Region. 

Buddha Shop Albury - your ultimate destination

Dancing Shiva - Nataraja 2 metres tall and beautiful Balinese umbrellas set the magic scene

The View as you enter Buddha Shop Albury

Buddha Shop Albury from the outside

Buddhists from the Albury / Wodonga region flock to Wat Dammakaya Sydney for the annual Kathin Ceremony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A bus of Buddhists from the Border region of NSW and Victoria headed to Sydney for the  Kathin Ceremony at Wat Dammakaya Sydney

Click here to see all the details and many beautiful photos of this wonderful annual event.