The path to enlightenment or Nirvana, which leads to the cessation of suffering (nirvana), requires wisdom, ethical conduct, and mental discipline. Achieving “Nirvana” or Enlightenment in Theravada Buddhism requires to follow middle path of Lord Buddha, which includes the Noble Eightfold Path, Patichcha samuppada and other principles. Recently several Bhikkus in Sri Lanka, mostly living in […]
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Download Sathyodaya – Ven Walpola Rahula Theravada Buddhism book
Sathyodaya or The Dawn of Truth is an 88 page booklet, written by Ven. Prof Walpola Rahula, one of the greatest Buddhist scholars of our time. He is known the world over for his seminal work “What the Buddha Taught”, which was published in 1959 and since used as a handbook on Buddhism in many […]
How to practice Anapanasati Bhavana – breathing meditation in Theravada Buddhism
Sathipatthana –(Mindfulness in Breathing) In Buddhist teaching the mind plays the pivotal role in our whole existence. It is the level or the degree of advancement of mind that differentiates humans from animals and also determines various categories of the humans themselves with regard to their nature. A weaker and an unstable mind may lead […]
What is Patichcha Samuppadaya – Dependent Origination in Buddhism?
The Twelve Links of Dependent Origination (Patichcha Samuppadaya) is the Buddhist analysis of the causes and conditions which lead to life. Each link in the chain is the cause that gives rise to the next link, and each link can be broken by removing the link preceding it. Lord Buddha mentioned: “If one sees the […]
Download Buddhist pirith chanting in Pali zip mp3
You can download Buddhist pirith chanting in Pali by visiting following links (websites). 1. Download or Listen separately as mp3 files from prith.org Pritih.org has sperate links to download different chantings separately. Maha Piritha http://pirith.org/download/MahaPiritha.mp3 Seth Piritha: Part 1 http://pirith.org/download/SethPirith1.mp3 Seth Piritha: Part 2 http://pirith.org/download/SethPirith2.mp3 Pirith full collection can be found here: http://pirith.org/ 2. All […]
Maha Rahathun Wedi Maga Osse- Ariyagnana Thero’s Bana Sermons
Most Ven.Rajagiriye Ariyaghana Thero provided Sermons for the Series of articles “Maha Rahathun Wadi Maga Osse (On the trail of the Arhath)” for Divaina Newspaper. This post includes Bana (Dharma talks) or Sermons (Videos and Audios), life story and books by Most Ven. Rajagiriye Ariyaghana Thero . Gihigeyin Niwan Magata (Part 1) (Maha Rahathun Wadi […]
Download Gangodawila Soma theros Bana Dharma deshana Sermons MP3 Videos
Gangodawila Soma Thero was a Buddhist monk attached to Siri Vajiragnana Dharmayathanaya, Maharagama. Sri Lanka. Ven. Soma thero followed the example set by his teacher, Most Ven. Madihe Pannaseeha thero and served the Buddha Dhamma and the Sinhala Buddhists both as a learned monk and as a social reformer. He was travelling widely throughout Sri Lanka spreading […]
Download Buddhist books free
You can download these Buddhist books free for non commercial use. Many of these books are written in Sinhala by Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka. You can download pdf version of these books here. What the Buddha Taught by Dr. Walpola Rahula Thero A short and concise introduction to Buddhism. Everyone should read this at […]
How to make a Vesak lantern kudu – Best 10 tutorials
Wesak (or Vesak), commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death (or parinibbāna) of the Buddha. It is celebrated on the day of the full moon in May. Decorating the streets, homes and buildings with colourful lights, Lamps, lanterns and other decorations are a very common during vesak period as “Amisa Pooja” to Buddha. Vesak lanterns (Vesak […]
Buddhism on social media: facebook, twitter, flickr, blogs
At present, Buddhism is being promoted successfully through Social Media in a simple, progressive and friendly manner. Vast amount of information on Buddhism can be found in the Social media. Data can be easily accessed through electronic media, and depend on time factor, accessibility of latest information, attraction due to illustrations and pictures, cost effectiveness […]
