It is seven years since Deshabandu Alec Robertson – preacher, writer and broadcaster of the Dhamma and one-time Member of Parliament – passed away. Alec Robertson was born in Gampola on October 30, ...

It’s 4 a.m. when the first bell rings at Dhamma Pubbananda, the Mid-Atlantic Vipassana Meditation Center. It’s a place in the middle of Claymont that you probably have never heard of. Maybe because ...

The Sanskrit word dharma is commonly translated in English as ‘religion’. Religion usually refers to a system of practices based on a belief in a particular God or gods. Dharma, however, has a much ...

Born in Czech Republic and ordained in Sri Lanka Ven. Bhikkhuni Visuddhi is the abbess of Arama Karuna in Prostejov, the Czech Republic. Daily Mirror interviewed this pioneering Bhikkhuni at ...

This critical inquiry is a fundamental aspect of Dhamma, distinguishing it from other faiths where blind belief and acceptance often play a major role Unlike blindly following the religion one is born ...

Amid the serene mountains of Zanskar valley in Ladakh, thousands of devotees gathered near Karsha Monastery to receive teachings from the 14th Dalai Lama. According to the Central Tibetan ...

It is said that a sense of faith and awe-inspiring grandeur motivated Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel and many other famous works of religious art. Similarly, Thiraphan Lorphaibul has been ...

The teledrama “Sidu,” – the endearing story of a little samanera (novice) and his lay friends, continues to make waves. Set in a rustic Buddhist temple in verdant surroundings, the story though not on ...

Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya in her Poson day message said that it is important that we repeatedly reflect upon the noble path taken by Arahant Mahinda Thero to bring the light of the supreme ...

The Corrections Department has invited Phra Khru Phawana Viriyawat, the abbot of Wat Phutthaphot Hariphunchai in Lamphun, to teach dhamma to death-row inmates to help them accept their destiny. It's ...