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Sri Lankan citizens are currently protesting. The citizens are protesting to desist the abuse, theft, and fraud that has been going on in the country with the influence of its rulers; they protest with the aim to cease a government that is…

Dr. Godwin Kodithuwakku published a wonderful article on ‘Reflection’ for the last ‘Satipatthāna’ Magazine. At the beginning of his interesting presentation using western knowledge and his own experience, he has stated that "reflection" is…

We were blessed to celebrate the 87th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 6th. The story of how he left his birthplace at a young age and fled to the birthplace of the Buddha is a great inspiration to the…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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 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…