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The radiant star whose luminance dispels the shadows of ignorance…
Emperor Ashoka, with boundless benevolence, erected 84,000 Buddhist pagodas and temples across the expanse of Jambudveepa, igniting the beacon of Buddhism. Through his auspicious blessings, his son, Arhant Mahinda Thero, embarked upon a…
Today is Medin Full Moon Poya Day!
The Medin Full Moon Poya day marks the occasion of the Buddha revisiting his father’s kingdom.
The Buddha had not returned to his home since leaving it on his quest for Nirvana. Repeated missives were sent by the king but the Buddha knew…
Piyavadana
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.
_The Buddha_
Piyavadana
“You are as the yellow leaf.
The messengers of death are at hand.
You are to travel far away.
What will you take with you?
You are the lamp
To lighten the way.
Then hurry, hurry.
When your light shines
Without impurity or desire…
Screening of “Seven Years in Tibet”
The Sri Lanka Tibet Brotherhood Society and Youth Celebrity Forum jointly hosted the inaugural screening of the Himalayan Buddhist Film Festival with a showcase of the acclaimed movie "Seven Years in Tibet" at Liberty Scope Cinema in…
Piyavadana
“What we are today comes
from our thoughts of yesterday,
and present thoughts build
our life of tomorrow: our life is the
creation of our own mind”
― The Buddha
Piyavadana
“Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves,
be a refuge to yourselves.
Hold fast to Truth as a lamp;
hold fast to the truth as a refuge.
Look not for a refuge in anyone beside yourselves.
And those, who shall be a lamp unto…
Piyavadana
“Live in joy, in love,
even among those who hate.
Live in joy, in health,
even among the afflicted.
Live in joy, in peace,
even among the troubled.
Look within, be still.
Free from fear and attachment,
know the sweet joy of…
Piyavadana
“Those who consider the inessential to be essential.
And see the essential as inessential.
Don't reach the essential,
Living in the field of the wrong intention.”
― The Buddha, The Dhammapada
