ACTION RESEARCH FOR GLOBAL CONSOLATION

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…

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…

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…

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…
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