Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery

Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery is an organization of Buddhist monasteries of Sri Lankan origin established to benefit the spiritual development of human beings using the teachings of the Gautama Buddha.[1] Its main monastery is in Polgahawela, Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka is home to 40 branches of the organization. Overseas branches are in Canada,[2] USA, Australia, UK,[3] Dubai, South Korea, India, Italy, and Germany.[4] And Mahamevnawa is home to more than 700 Buddhist monks.[5]

Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery
MottoThe world that Buddha saw
Formation14 August 1999
TypeOrganization of Buddhist monasteries
PurposeSpiritual development
HeadquartersPolgahawela, Sri Lanka
Location
  • Sri Lanka (40 branches); Toronto, Canada; New Jersey, Washington DC, California, Florida, USA; Sydney, Melbourne, AU; London, UK; Offenbach, Germany; Dubai; South Korea; Italy; India; (List of Mahamevnawa branches)
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
Practicing Buddhists
Founder
Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero
Websitewww.mahamevnawa.lk

The founder and the chief Buddhist monk in charge of these monasteries is Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero, who is engaged in spreading Buddhism to both local and international communities, and in highlighting the aim of Buddhism: putting an end to Dukkha (suffering) or attaining Nibbana.

Mahamevnawa Anagarika Monastery

Mahamevnawa monastery for Buddhist Nuns is called Mahamevnawa Anagarika Monastery. Currently there are 6 Anagarika Monasteries of Mahamevnawa. About 100 Buddhists Nuns resident and practice Dhamma there.

Practicing Dhamma
Mahamevnawa Monastery Polgahawela.
Mahasangha of Mahamevnawa

Mahamevnawa promote teaching, discussion and practice of Dhamma in unaltered form, and that first step towards cessation of suffering is knowing Buddha's teaching. Mahamevnawa also facilitates the practice of meditation, for improving concentration and wisdom, through cultivating mindfulness (Sathi) as a component of the path to Nibbāna. A resident monk committed suicide in Mahamevnawa Monastery, Welimada by hanging in his kuti. A key point that Mahmevnawa highlights is Dhamma not only says that life is suffering, but shows a proven path to cessation of suffering.

Spreading Dhamma

Both lay and clergy associated with Mahamevnawa adhere to this whenever possible. The way of preaching and teaching Dhamma adopted by the clergy at Mahamevnawa is what Buddha advocated.[6]

Mahamevnawa Sadaham Prakashana (Mahamevnawa Dhamma Publications)

Mahamevnawa makes available recorded sermons and Dhamma texts, based on original teachings of Buddha, that reveal the truth in life and emphasize the urge of cession of suffering. Most of these publications are in Sinhalese, due to the initial Sri Lankan context, but English translations are also available.

To widen its Dhamma Service, Mahamevnawa monastery started a Buddhist television channel named Shraddha TV in 2012. Later Mahamevnawa started a radio channel named Shraddha Radio too.

See also

References
  1. "Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery". Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery.
  2. Mahamevnawa Toronto Branch: First Overseas Centre
  3. Mahamevnawa International Meditation Center, archived from the original on 2014-10-18, retrieved 2014-10-18
  4. Mahamevnawa in Europe
  5. Mahamevnawa and Shraddha television, archived from the original on 2015-03-18, retrieved 2015-05-13
  6. "Create disciplined, morally rich society - President". Archived from the original on November 5, 2014.
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