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Krishna Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami, or Krishna Jayanthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna the eight avatar of ‘Vishnu’. Such Hindu literature as the ‘Gita Govinda’, has been identified ‘Krishna’ as supreme God and the source…

What is Raksha Bandhan ?

Raksha Bandhan (or Raksha Bandhana) is a Hindu festival that celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters, and families, on the full moon of the Hindu month of Shravana (Shravan Poornima), or around July and August. This day is…

The Significance of Nikini Poya Day

The Significance of Nikini Poya Day Nikini (August) is the eighth Full Moon Poya of the year. Since the ancient India, every full moon day has been very significant for Buddhists to practice Buddha Dhamma. The Buddhist adopted all…

PIYAVADANA

It is very important to cultivate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. Out of this goodness, happiness in you will enhance and it will reflect on others and they too will become happy people. Positive and negative…

Esala Full Moon Poya in Sri Lanka

Esala Poya takes place on the full moon in the eighth lunar month, usually in July. This public holiday Celebrates the Buddha's first sermon and the arrival of the Tooth Relic in Sri Lanka. Buddha gave his first sermon in the Deer Park…

LET’S DEFEAT ANGER

Anger is one of the great obstacles in our daily life. The very heat of anger obscures our minds and not just our own minds, but those we touch, those we interact with at work, and our relationships at home and in the society. Anger is…
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