The giving up of all evil; The cultivation of the good;
The cleansing of one's mind; This is the Buddha'a teaching.


Thursday, July 23, 2009

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 89th Meeting (July 25, 2009)


The teleconference on Saturday, July 25, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be conducted in the form of a Dhamma Deshana based on Buddhist Views on Facts of Life After Deathby Ven. Dunukeulle Dhammaratana Thero of Nevada Buddhist Vihara, Las Vegas, NV, USA, followed by a Question and Answer / Discussion session on the same topic.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 88th Meeting (July 18, 2009)


The teleconference on Saturday, July 18, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be conducted in the form of a Dhamma Deshana by Ven. Padiwela Soratha Thero of Ratana International Buddhist Center, Anaheim, CA, USA, followed by a Question and Answer / Discussion session on the same topic. This Dhamma Deshana will be based on Sattajatila Sutta [Part of Kosala-samyutta of Samyutta Nikaya ("Collection of Clustered Discourses")] .

Friday, July 10, 2009

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 87th Meeting (July 11, 2009)



The teleconference on Saturday, July 11, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be conducted in the form of a Dhamma Deshana based on Buddhism and the Environmentby Ven. Divuldamane Chandananda Thero of Arizona International Buddhist Meditation Center, AZ, USA, followed by a Question and Answer / Discussion session on the same topic.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 86th Meeting (July 4, 2009)


The teleconference on Saturday, July 4, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Kudagammana Seelaratana Thero of Chicago Buddhist Vihara, IL, USA.


This Dhamma Discussion will be based on: Pancattaya Sutta (Majhima Nikaya III - #102)
[Pancattaya Sutta discribes the meaninglessness of the views established holding on the last end of the existence. It is a discourse was given by the Buddha to bhikkhus at Savatthi to explain the wrong beliefs of other sects speculating on whether the world is finite or infinite, etc. . This Sutta can be considered as a survey of various speculative views about the future and the past and of misconceptions about Nibbana.]