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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…

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 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…

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…

The third Noble Truth is that there is emancipation, liberation, freedom from suffering, from the continuity of dukkha. This is called the Noble Truth of the Cessation of dukkha (Dukkhanirodha-ariyasacca), which is Nibbāna, more…

“­­­­­­­­­­­Kes gaha pawa wena ratawala   minisunne Us nidahasa pinisa satanata         sarasenne His mola thibeddi me waga          nothakanne Es gedi dekata hena gahilada       sinhalune” (Oh! Sinhala folk, are your eyes too…

On the 2584 Birth Anniversary of Gautama Buddha on 16th May, 2022, ( Buddha Purnima day), I was all the time introspecting about Buddhist philosophy and inevitably started thinking about the great Buddhist country Tibet, which is now…

The Second Noble Truth is that of the arising or origin of dukkha (Dukkhasamudaya-ariyasacca). The most popular and well-known definition of the Second Truth as found in innumerable places in the original texts runs as follows: ‘It is…

What is the Noble Truth of Suffering? Birth is suffering, aging is suffering, sickness is suffering, dissociation from the loved is suffering, not to get what one wants is suffering: in short the five categories affected by…