Bak Poya (April)
Bak Poya (April) Commemorates the second visit of The Buddha to Sri Lanka which took place in the fifth year of his Supreme Enlightenment.
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Medin Poya (March) Commemorates the visit of The Buddha to his home to preach to his father King Suddhodana and other relatives and show them the path to enlightenment and final deliverance.
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Navam Poya (February) Entrance into the order of two leading disciples of The Buddha (Sariputta and MahMoggalana), The Buddha proclaims for the first time a code of fundamental ethical precepts for the monks. The Buddha announces that within three months His Parinibbana (death) will take place.
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Duruthu Poya(January) The important significance of Duruthu Pura Paslosvaka Poya Day, marks Buddhas first visit to Sri Lanka. His mission was to restore peace. The chronicle Mahavamsa records “His mission way to free the beautiful land from the Evil doings of Yakkas. Buddha was supposed to have arrived at Mahiyanganaya,
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Commemorates the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka by Arahat Maha Mahinda (son of King Asoka of India) at Mihintale in the third century B.C. Ven Mahinda established the Dispensation of The Buddha (Buddhasasana) in Sri Lanka.
Continue readingSri Lankan New Year 2023
Celebrating of the New year with family and friends has been part of the SriLankan tradition. In keeping up with our ways , the NC Buddhist Temple together with the Sri Lankan community will celebrate the Sinhala/Tamil New year on Saturday the 15th April, 2023 at the Temple premises. You
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