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The Buddha, in the fifth year of his Supreme Enlightenment, returned to Sri Lanka on a Bak Pura Pasaloswaka Poya Day.

It was in the seventh year after the enlightenment of Sakyamuni Siddhartha Gautama Buddha that He, together with 20,000 bhikkus set out from Rajagahanuwara to Kapilawasthu

As time flies, are you truly satisfied with yourself? Learn how to pass time without regrets by taming your mind here! (11 mins)

Think carefully. We are slaves to our body. Our body is our first priority… Or is it really? (6 mins)

Are you guilty of the crime of addiction to social media? Here’s your way out of that prison! (7 mins)

This full moon has special significance for Buddhists in Sri Lanka as it marks the appointment of Arahant Sariputta (Sariyuth) and Arahant Moggallana (Mugalan) as the first two chief disciples (Aggasavakes) of Gautama Buddha.

1 _”Cetanāhaṁ, bhikkhave, kammaṁ vadāmi. Cetayitvā kammaṁ karoti, kāyena vācāya manasā.” Oh monks, it is intention that I call kamma.Intentionally someone does an action by body and collects kamma.Intentionally someone speaks and collects kamma.Intentionally someone thinks things with the mind and collects kamma. 2 “Katamo ca, bhikkhave, kammānaṁ nidānasambhavo?”How does kamma form? “Phasso, bhikkhave, kammānaṁ…

Durutu Poya is a key religious and historic date in the calendar for Sri Lankans as it marks Gautama Buddha’s first visit to Sri Lanka on the ninth month after attaining Enlightenment.

Learn all about The Buddhist flag and why we offer them as well as the meaning of its colours.

In the 3rd century BC, Arahant Sangamitta Theri, the daughter of Emperor Ashoka brought a sapling from this Bodhi tree to Sri Lanka, arriving on Unduvap Poya day.

This Poya celebrates the obtaining of Vivarana (the assurance of becoming a Buddha) by the Bodhisatta Maitriya.

Do you know about the time our Gautama Buddha met Maitrī Bodhisatta? (20 min)