Dear Friends, Ata Sil and Meditation program for “Duruthu Poya day” will be held on Saturday, 15th January from 7am to 5pm. The important significance of Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day, marks Gautama Buddha’s first visit to Sri Lanka. Nine months after his Enlightenment, the blessed one visited Mahiyangana,…
Dear Friends, We remember the twenty-eight Buddhas who preceded Gautama Buddha and recite stanzas recalling their virtues. Two offerings are made to each Buddha. One is a Atapirikara and the other a tray of offerings (Gilanpasa) consisting of flowers, a candle, gilanpasa and chatumadura. Dayakathwaya for each of the two offerings as follows. ● Donation of…
Dear Friends, Ata Sil and Meditation program for “Uduvap Poya day” will be held on Saturday, 18th December 2021 from 7am to 5pm. Significance of Uduvap Full Moon Poya Day The unique event of bringing the Bo-sapling of the sacred Jayasiri Maha Bodhi from India to Anuradhapura, took place on an Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day. The…
Dear Friends, As per the Lord Buddha’s teaching in Maha Sathi Patthana Sutta, ‘Ekayano Ayan Bhikkave Maggo..’, the only way to get rid of suffering is by practising the four folds of mindfulness. SLSBS has introduced a monthly meditation full day program series at Perth Sri Lanka Buddhist Vihara at Kenwick via Zoom. This is in addition…
Dear Friends, Ata Sil and Meditation program for “IL Poya day” will be held on Saturday, 20th November 2021 from 7am to 5pm. Important incidents occurred on IL poya day. First of all it celebrates the Future Buddha: The Future Buddha Metteyya: Metteyya Bodhisatta was born to a family in the City of Sankassa, during the time of Gautama Buddha….
We and Katina Pinkama Sponsors are kindly requesting you to come to the temple on Saturday, 30th October at 9:00am to help us to clean the temple as preparations for Katina Pinkama. We will spend few hours and clean the temple with your help. We need more hands to clean the following areas: …
Important events on Binara Poya day When the Blessed One was residing at Nigrodharamaya in the City of Kapilavastu, Queen Mahāpajāpatī, approached the Enlightened One and requested permission for women to enter the Order. The Buddha turned down her kind request thrice. The Buddha left Kapilavastupura, proceeded to the City of Vesali and resided…
