Karuna Dhārā
The first phase of the ‘Karuna Dhārā’ project, launched by the Foundation for Buddhist Brotherhood with a focus on humanity, was held on January...
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His Eminence Ling Rinpoche honored with a title in recognition of his service to the Sasana
The Most Venerable Dr. Waskaduwe Mahindavansa Maha Nayaka Thero conferred upon the world‑renowned, His Eminence Ling Rinpoche the honorific title ‘Lokarthacarya Dharma Vibhushana’ as a...
Where in the world is there a ‘place of joy’ that truly brings happiness?
Every living being in this world strives, at every moment, to be happy. Hence, even in the Buddha’s teachings, happiness is extolled as the supreme...
Pali and Cultural Exchange Center: A Holy Chamber for thousand Buddhas has been opened.
“Atha kho bhagavā āmantetvā – Handa dāni bhikkhave āmantayāmi vo – vayadhammā saṅkhārā, appamādena sampādethā” ti – Ayaṁ Tathāgatassa pacchimā vācā” Then the Blessed...
Tibetan Language Program – Batch No 03
We are ready to start the 3rd batch of Tibetan Language Class for Sri Lankan Buddhist monks. Its ‘Free of Charge’ Duration: One Month
A delegation of Sri Lankan monks represents the country at Ambedkar commemoration in Mumbai
A group of monks from Sri Lanka’s three Nikayas participated in a series of special events in Mumbai, India, organized to mark the 135th birth...
Living installation of Guru Padmasambhava and Bodhisattva Tara statues at the Pali and Sanskrit Cultural Exchange Center
With the aspiration to gladden the Dharmadvipa with the true Dhamma, statues of the great master Padmasambhava and Bodhisattva Tara, brought from Nepal, were enshrined...
Sri Lanka’s first Ashoka Pillar inaugurated at Waskaduwa Sri Subhuti Maha Viharaya under the patronage of His Excellency Santosh Jha the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s first Ashoka Pillar, erected in memory of Emperor Dharmashoka, was formally opened at the Waskaduwa Rajaguru Sri Subhuti Maha Viharaya under the patronage...
Pāli and Sanskrit International Bhikkhu Exchange Programme 2022 – 2027
The first phase of the Pāli and Sanskrit International Bhikkhu Exchange Program, which was started for the first time in the world based on the...
Sri Lankan Delegation Meets His Holiness the Dalai Lama
A high-profile Sri Lankan delegation recently met His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamshala to strengthen ties through spiritual and cultural exchange. The visit...
The Seed and the Sister
The island kingdom of Lankā, reborn in the light of the Dhamma brought by Arhant Mahinda, hummed with a new kind of yearning. King Devānampiyatissa...
The Indo-Lankan Sisterhood: Establishing the Bhikkhunī Sāsana in Sri Lanka
We pause to reflect upon the life of Queen Anulā, whose spiritual hunger illuminates the deepest connection between Bhārata and Lankā. Her story is a testament...
Enshrining Ceremony for the Sacred Relics of the Buddha at the Pali & Sanskrit Cultural Exchange Centre
The ceremony to enshrine the Venerable Sacred Relics of the Buddha at the world’s first and only ‘Pali and Sanskrit Cultural Exchange Centre’ was held...
A Beacon of Wisdom in a Modern World: The Life and Legacy of the 7th Kyabjé Yongzin Ling Rinpoche
A Beacon of Wisdom in a Modern World: The Life and Legacy of the 7th Kyabjé Yongzin Ling Rinpoche In the rich tapestry of...
Nechung: Tibet’s Whispering Oracle and Its Sacred Realm
Nechung: Tibet’s Whispering Oracle and Its Sacred Realm Imagine a place where ancient prophecies guide a nation, where fierce deities offer counsel, and where a...
Shanti Deva
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama stated in “In Praise of the Seventeen Nalanda Scholars”: ངོ་མཚར་རྨད་བྱུང་སྙིང་རྗེ་ཆེན་པོའི་ལམ། ། ཟབ་དང་རྒྱ་ཆེའི་རིགས་ཚུལ་རྣམ་མང་གིས། ། སྐལ་བཟང་གདུལ་བྱའི་ཚོགས་ལ་སྟོན་མཁས་པ། ། རྒྱལ་སྲས་ཞི་བ་ལྷ་ལ་གསོལ་བ་འདེབས། ། You skillfully revealed to the assembly...
Khando La’s Heen Bovitiya Tree
Khandro la From Himachal Planted the Unique Heen Bovitiya Plant at Semkay Ling This unique plant planted by Khandro la who visited the Semkay Ling...
Kundeling Rinpoche’s Sandalwood Tree
His Eminence Kundeling Rinpoche planted an auspicious sandalwood plant at Semkay Ling just in front of the entrance upon his visit to the centre. Sandalwood...
His Eminence Kundeling Tatsak Rinpoche’s Visit to Sri Lanka: Inaugurating the Pali and Sanskrit International Bhikkhu Exchange Programme
Several years ago, Dr. Damenda, the Deputy Secretary-General of the International Buddhist Confederation, and others earnestly requested His Eminence Kundeling Tatsak Rinpoche to visit Sri...
Pali and Sanskrit International Bhikku Exchange 3rd Program 2024 – 2025 in Thailand
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