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Serivanija, Kachchaputa and Thodyoya

Seyyathapi Bhikkave Waththan Sankilittan Malaggahithan Thamenan Rajako Yasmin Yasmin Rangajathe Upasanhareyya Yadi Nila Kaya Yadi Pitha Kaya Yadi Lohitha Kaya Yadi Manjetta Kaya Duraththawannamewassa Aparisudda Wannamewaththan Than Kissa…

Vesak means Parinirvana

In the month of Vesak, devotees offer alms to others and artistically display Vesak lanterns and Thorana. We Sri Lankans distribute a colossal amount of food to each other for free during Vesak. People listen to Dhamma more than usual, and…

Editorial

Vesak is celebrated to commemorate the birth, enlightenment, and great demise of the great wise man known as the Buddha. Even after 2500 years since the Buddha's great demise, the word "Buddha" has taken on various definitions, which has…

Today is Bak Full Moon Poya Day!

Buddha, in the fifth year of his Supreme Enlightenment, returned to Sri Lanka on a Bak Pura Pasaloswaka Poya Day. According to the Mahavamsa, an epic poem that relates the history of Sri Lanka, the Buddha visited Nagadipa as he wanted to…

Guru Padmasambhava

Guru Padmasambhava, an erudite Bhikku who lived in the 8th century, hailed from Kashmir. He journeyed to the renowned Nalanda University to learn Buddhism Sand subsequently played a pivotal role in introducing Buddhism to Tibet. Due to his…
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