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b'Dhamma talk by Bhante Bodhidhaja on the 28 May 2023, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV).\\xa0\\nBhante Bodhidhaja, born in Switzerland as Nicolas Vrticka was introduced to Buddhism at an early age by a neighbour. After graduation Nicolas worked as a primary school teacher and chose social work as an alternative for compulsory military training in Switzerland.\\nAt the age of 21, while on a visit to India in 2003 Nicolas took on a temporary ordination under the late Acharya Buddharakhita who gave him the monastic name Bodhidhaja and since kept the same name in memory of his Teacher.\\nFrom late 2006 Nicolas spent time living, practicing and serving as a lay person in different Monastic communities around the world. Upon returning to Perth BSWA in 2010 became an Anagarika followed by being a novice and higher ordination in 2012 under Ajahn Brahm. Bhante Bodhidhaja is part of the BSWA Monastic Community.\\nPlease visit the\\xa0BSV Podcast Channel\\xa0and\\xa0BSV YouTube Channel\\nPlease support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.\\nTo find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page:\\xa0https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.'