The Great Lakes Buddhist Vihara was established in April 1997,under the guidance of Venerable Brahmanagama Muditha Thero in the White Hall Apartments, southfield (which is a suburb of Detroit), Michigan. In 20003, the Vihara was established at its current location. The dedicated volunteers of the congregation worked very hard and managed to add a beautiful shrine room, enhancing the sacred atmosphere of the temple.

Over the past eight years the Vihara, has provided a tremendous opportunity for all Buddhists in the Great Lakes area and neighboring states to congregate for regular religious activities. Since it's inception, vihara has conducted Vesak, Poson and Katina celebrations and meditation retreats under the leadership of the chief resident monk Brahmanagama Muditha Thero and resident monks Ven. Rathanapala and Venerable Sankichcha. In addition, weekly activities include Sunday Buddha Pooja and Dhamma classes for the adults and children.

Great Lakes Buddhist Vihara is supported by the Buddhists and well-wishers living in the Great Lakes area who seek refuge and place value in vihara to satisfy and enhance their socio-spiritual needs. Today, the vihara is a place for worship, a place for meditation, a place for learning, and a place for fellowship. The Great Lakes Buddhist Vihara is committed to provide a serene setting for worship and prayer to all Buddhists in their own ways.

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GLBV Board of Trustees From 1997

Year	President	Vice President	Secretary	Treasurer	Trustees
1997	Rev. B. Muditha	Vijitha Kiridena	Bhadrani Chelladurai	Bandu Kodithuwakku, Chandrapala Liyanarachchi	Subhadra Deundara, Karunaratne Kaluarachchge, Prabhath Rajakaruna, Prabodha Wijetunga, Chinthana Herath
1997-1998	Rev. B. Muditha	Vijitha Kiridena	Bhadrani Chelladurai	Chandrapala Liyanarachchi	Nalaka Edirisinghe, Wimal Jayakody, K. Jayawardhana, Srini Demel
1998-1999	Rev. P. Sujatha	Harsha Jayathilaka	Don Sassanayaka	Sarath Silva, Rohitha Weerasinghe	Nalaka Edirisinghe, Wimal Jayakody, K. Jayawardhana, Srini Demel
1999-2000	Rev. P. Sujatha	Rajika Munasinghe	Don Sassanayaka	Rohitha Weerasinghe	Chinthana Herath, Kapila Kithsiri, Sarath Silva, K. Jayawardhana, Bartram Perera, Ajith Velihinda
2000-2001	Rev. P. Sujatha	Chinthana Herath	Shripal Fernando	Jayantha Liyanage	Rev. P. Sathindriya, Kapila Kithsiri, Bartram Perera, Leela Jayawardhana, Chandratilaka Liyanarachchi
2001-2002	Rev. B. Muditha	Shripal Fernando	Chandratilaka Liyanarachchi	Jayantha Liyanage, Bhadrani Chelladurai	Lohitha Dewasurendra, Andy Nancarrow, Saman Jayantha, Jayantha Liyanage, Rohana Jayatilleke, H. R. Dissanayake
2002-2003	Rev. B. Muditha	H. R. Dissanayake	Andy Nancarrow	Lohitha Dewasurendra	Rev. Y. Sankichcha, Vijitha Kiridena, Subhadra Deundara, Gothamie Senevirathne, Mahinda Ranasinghe
2003-2004	Rev. B. Muditha	Vijitha Kiridena	Richard Smith Gomika Udugamasooriya	Chandrapala Liyanarachchi	Rev. Y. Sankichcha, Champa Dassanayaka, Subhadra Deundara, Harsha Jayathilaka, Sunil Jayawardhana
2004-2005	Rev. B. Muditha	Sunil Jayawardana	Gomika Udugamasooriya, Richard Smith	Chandrapala Liyanarachchi, Rohitha Weerasinghe	Rev. Y. Sankichcha, Upali Fonseka, Champa Dassanayaka, Sarath Silva
2005-2006	Rev. B. Muditha	Prasad Ramawickrama	Juli Davidson, Pahan Godakimbura Shripal Fernando	Rohitha Weerasinghe	Rev. Y. Sankichcha, Sarath Silva, Dona Rupasinghe, Upali Fonseka
2006-2007	Rev. B. Muditha	Prasad Ramawickrama	Mary Brodwell, Somasiri Kannangara	Namal Kumara	Rev. Y. Sankichcha, Wimal Jayakody, Ajith Karunarathna, Dona Rupasinghe
2007-2008	Rev. B. Muditha	Wimal Jayakody	Somasiri Kannangara, Steven L. Berg	Namal Kumara	Rev. Y. Sankichcha, Rohana Talagala, Abhilash K. Pandya, Jeewa Withanachchi, Lakshman Caldera, Chanaka De Silva, Udesh Dahanayake
2008-2009	Rev. Sankichcha Yatinuwara	Rohana Talagala	Ranjini Daraniyagala and Sreven L. Berg	Jeeva Witanachchi and Lakshman Caldera	Rev. Pinikahane Maithree, Gunsinghe Punchihewa, Chanaka De Silva, Palitha Niyangoda
2009-2010	Rev. Sankichcha Yatinuwara	Ranjini Daraniyagala	Antonio Sieira and Sunila Kandegedara	Lakshman Caldera and Palitha Niyangoda	Rev. Pinikahane Maithree, Rev. Nugegalayaye Jinananda, Gunasinghe Punchihewa, Dhammika Weerasinghe

Great Lakes Buddhist Vihara, Monks Residence, 21491, Beech Road, Southfield, Michigan 48033, USA
Telephone: (248)353-8155 , (248)232-7383 Fax: (248)232-1267
The Great Lakes Buddhist Vihara is run by a non-profit tax-exempted organization. All your donations are tax-deductible.