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2015-06-13 Ven. Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero is discussing with Children at Buddha Meditation Centre in Toronto, Canada.

 This audio track includes Mangala Sutta, Ratana Sutta and Karaneeya metta Sutta 8. Maha Maṅgala Suttaṁ: Discourse on Blessings Evaṁ me sutaṁ. Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṁ Jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yena Bhagavā [...]

Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero has donated a kidney. "Generation to generation, we are listening to those kind of stories. So we are very encouraged to give our body parts to others," Thero says. He himself has already donated a kidney to a woman with kidney disease.

Poya day Dhamma program for children and adults. Conducted by venerable monks of Mahamevnawa Buddhist monastery. From 8.00 am to 4.00 pm At IESL Building No. 120/15, Vidya Mw, Off Wijerama Mw, Colombo 07. More Details

Download  the Vandana Book that includes this text Kammā Vācanā: Asking for Forgiveness The Buddha taught that we benefit from recognizing our faults and abandoning them. Although the Triple Gem cannot actually forgive us, developing a wish to [...]

Jump to Sutta The Karaniyametta Sutta: Loving-Kindness, or simply the Metta Sutta, is one of the most complete set of instructions on how to use the practice of loving-kindness to reach enlightenment. Importantly, it also includes the conditions that help one to practice loving-kindness. [...]

The Ratana Sutta is a Buddhist discourse found in the Pali Canon's Sutta Nipata (Snp 2.1). The Ratana Sutta is chanted daily throughout Theravada Buddhist countries as a protective chant and blessing. We chanted this paritta to bless all who are affected by the coronavirus [...]

This discourse is one of the most popular chants done in Theravada Buddhist countries. Many people chant it every day. It is a list of many different ways the Buddha taught we can collect good karma. You can find this discourse in the Sutta [...]

Download  the Vandana Book that includes this text Invitation to the Deities As we know, the Buddha taught not only humans the path to freedom from suffering but also gods and divine beings. As fel­low [...]

This is the main part of the chanting service we do at our monastery. It is done in the Pali Language. Lean more about joining us for an evening chanting. Download  the Vandana Book that includes this text [...]

This is the chanting we do at the beginning of all of our Buddhist services. It is the ancient chanting that has been done in the Pali language since the time the Buddha was alive. We can find it in the Sutta Pitaka many places. [...]