A Sonnet for Vesak Over twenty six centuries ago On this day when the moon’s bright full face glowed Lord Buddha shared teachings we could follow To end suffering all existence loathed. Today in my white dress and ribbon bow
WHAT IS THE TEMPLE FOR? At the young age of six I began my days at the temple Every other Sunday morning The routine was really quite simple But a routine was all it was Each time I stepped through those doors So I asked
Being Buddhist Being Buddhist means people think you worship the “fat Buddha” Being Buddhist means explaining the Triple Gems Being Buddhist means you know the different types of Buddhism Being Buddhist means people think you like to do yoga
සිංහලෙන් කියවන්න The World within the Individual The Buddha arose during a time in which a large number of thinkers were striving to find a way to end human suffering. Some proclaimed that the more one suffers in this life, the happier one will become in the next birth. Those who maintained this belief practiced […]
Regular Donations Chandra and Lee Weerasinghe Channa and Kumari Weeratunge Damith and Upuli Udugamasooriya Darshani Ponweera & Push Dudley and Yatendra Rajapaksa Gautama Foundation Golden and Harshini Gunasena Helen Huynh Kanishka & Shehani De Silva Mahesh & Nalika Jayawardena Mahi and Rekha Galagoda Namal & Anula Raigama PTK Karunaratna Revatha & Enoca Perera Sanka Jayasuriya […]
On Sunday, May 22nd Dhamma School will be in session begining at the usual time. This is due to Vesak ceremony moving to the weekend of 28th and 29th. Bakthi Gee practices will also be held this Sunday in preparation for Vesak. Further, it is intended to complete the construction of Vesak lanterns. Please bring with […]