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AN INTERNATIONAL BILINGUAL DHAMMA SYMPOSIUM HELD COINCIDING HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA’S 87TH BIRTHDAY AT THE BUDDDHIST AND PALI UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA IN APPRECIATION OF HIS COMMITMENT TO HUMAN EXISTENCE The Bilingual Dhamma Symposium…

‘Tārā Devi’ is not an unusual name for Sri Lankans. Tārā  statues can be seen in Sri Lankan museums. However, the majority does not have a clear understanding on who Tārā  is. ‘Satipatthāna’ team was able to penetrate a great deal of…

I want you to read this again and again until you fully comprehend. "And what is meant by admirable friendship?” the Buddha taught… “There is the case where a lay person, in whatever town or village he may dwell, spends time with the…

Buddhist spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates 87th birthday on 06th July 2022, three weeks from today. We Sri Lankans wish His Holiness the Dalai Lama good health and longevity.. The Dalai Lama’s escape to India…

The significance of the Sixth Ling Rinpoche’s influence on his student the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, cannot be overstated. The Life of My Teacher: A Biography of Kyabje Ling Rinpoche, written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama,…

In a Poson Message released to the press, siting the importance of historic and auspicious Poson Festival, Chairman, Foundation for Buddhist Brotherhood, Dr Damenda Porage states that the bond between India and Lanka should last long and it…

Vesak Poya Day , popularly known as Buddha Purnima in India, the land of birth of the Buddha, was celebrated last Monday , May 16, in a grand and tranquil manner in three sacred shrines connected with the birth, life and teachings…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s qualities as an excellent human being and a dignified but humble national leader with rare human qualities was witnessed by the august gathering at the Vaishakha Buddha Purnima (Vesak Full Moon Day)…

India’s benevolence in sending repeatedly, during the last several weeks, credit line monetary assistance worth several billion US dollars in an effort to rescue the money-strapped Sri Lankan government and shiploads of humanitarian aid and…

The Dhamek Stupa The Dhamek Stupa is said to mark the spot where the Buddha gave the first sermon to his first five disciples. Stupas originated as circular mounds encircled by large stones. King Ashoka built stupas to enshrine small…