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UNDUVAP POYA DAY
Unduvap Poya is the last Full Moon Poya day of the year. On this day we commemorate the arrival of Sangamitta Theri in Sri Lanka with a Bo sapling from the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in India.
Sangamitta Theri was the…
AN INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM
We are here assembled to celebrate the thrice sacred festival of the Birth, Buddhahood and Parinirvana of the Tathagata, who was born on the full moon day of May 2531 years ago in the city of the Royal Sakyas, Kapilavastu. His mother was…
IS BIRTH CONTROL IN ACCORDANCE WITH BUDDHIST TEACHING?
Almost every third world country is facing economic inflation. To get out of this economic decline, several proposals were presented by economists. Among those proposals, the population structure of a country has been taken first. The…
SIGNIFICANCE OF ‘ABHIDHAMMA DIVAS’
The International Abhidhamma Divas held in the city of Noida, Uttar Pradesh on October 09, 2022 - the full moon Poya Day ( Sharada Purnima ) - under the auspices of the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), in…
THE UNIVERSAL ICON OF COMPASSION
The connection between Tibet and Sri Lanka does not extend to a wider history; the closest relationship we have with Tibet is the Tibetan S. Mahinda Thero. In the same way as S. Mahinda Thero, committed himself to a revolutionary…
BEAUTY OF THE BUDDHA’S PROVENANCE
Karanda Tank
Karanda Tank is located in Nalanda, Bihar, India. A nearby area or landmark is Nimal. According to the folk tales Buddha bathed in this tank when he was in the area.
Venuvana Vihar…
THE FOURTH NOBLE TRUTH
The Fourth Noble Truth is that of the Way leading to the Cessation of Dukkha (Dukkhanirodhagāminīpaṭipadā-ariyasacca). This is known as the ‘Middle Path’ (Majjhimā Paṭipadā), because it avoids two extremes: one extreme being the search for…
THE HOLY RELICS FLEW TO MONGOLIA
Out of the twenty-two Kapilavastu Holy Relics of the Buddha, kept in the main museum in New Delhi, India, four Holy Relics were reverently taken to the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar for an exposition on June 14th Poson Poya…
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA ARRIVES IN LADAKH
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived at his official residence in Jammu Kashmir, India on July 15th.
His Holiness was given a rousing welcome by a huge gathering in the city of Leh in Ladakh.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with a…
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA APPENDS BLESSINGS TO SRI LANKANS
Respected Sri L.ankan spiritual brothers and sisters,
I would like to thank you for your kindness in celebrating my 87th birthday today. We are all disciples of the same teacher and as a simple…