Last month, all the chief Nayaka theros of the three Nikayas inform the President of SriLanka formally to ban the above mentioned sects like Mivanaplane and Waharaka. Some other people complained to arrest them. Even Venerable Kiribathgoda Gnanananda of the Mahamevnava (Suttanta kind of group) claim...

I’m searching a monastery for Nuns where to be ordinated in Sri Lanka. Can someone help me please? Sathu 🙏🏻 As far as I know, the nuns monastery recommended by many these days is Na Uyana Monastery's nuns section called Dhamikaramaya. It is close to Original reachings than other monasteries and the...

Facebook · Theravada Buddhism In Greece 20.7K+ followers Theravada.gr Bhante Nyanadassana The Greek Buddhist monk Nyanadassana or Ñāṇadassana has been a Senior (Mahāthera) monk of the ancient Buddhist Theravada tradition for 37 years and is based in Sri Lanka. He was born in 1959, in Karperi, Serre...

There is often a lack of scholarship in the Western world and reliance on the other few who know how to translate.

Yes. It matters. Since most of the Western scholars are Protestants, they usually misleads newcomers.

Dipavamsa on Wicked Bhikkhus

It seems modern Buddhist Protestants are not much different from ancient Buddhis Protestants at the 2nd Counsil. They both reject closely similar parts of the Tipitaka along with the Commentary.

The BMC details the most important ones. Some of the Commentaries' additions are truly ruinous. BMC is considered to be an Unorthodox compendium by Theravada monks. Some of the Commentaries' additions are truly ruinous. For example they say that Sg 2 is not committed if there is cloth between you a...

The Popular English Vinaya book named Buddhist Monastic Code, is an Unorthodox Compendium. We have seen many monks who believe differently interpreted Vinaya rules, commit offences, wear short robes and behave abnormally, because they have self-learned the Vinaya from BMC. Many people who are lazy t...

Any other advice, comments would be cool. Don’t forget, first time poster so go easy and I’m sorry if this is in the wrong section. 😔 Generally in most (or maybe almost all) retreat centers that we have heard of, the Orthodox way of practice is not taught or practiced. Learning Orthodox Dhamma (Abh...

Do you mean they don't teach classes or that they don't follow Vinaya? I'm actually not sure what the OP meant. Hi Eko Care, I live and practice here. I can confirm that Nissarana Vanaya is indeed a vinaya-teaching monastery. They teach AND follow the vinaya. Vinaya Teaching Monastery means a monas...

Kidet0 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:12 pm 4. Nissarana Vanaya, Meetirigala.
Affiliation: Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha (Galduwa sect)

It is not a Vinaya Teaching monastery.

pegembara wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 3:43 am The mind is to be developed.

After understanding what mind is.

No. We can't accept what is written as 100% correct. What written documents intended to do is to safeguard the truth. The word Faithfully (If you mean it Saddha) is not the proper word to use in this case. You do not have Saddha in a book. "If a person has conviction, his statement, 'This is m...

Interpretation of the word "Paramattha": There are two truths namely, 1. Sammuti sacca ( Conventional truth) 2. Paramattha sacca ( Highest-meaning truth / The Truth of Highest Meaning) According to the Commentary: Paramattha = Highest Meaning Paramattha sacca = The Truth of Highest Meaning...

Mind is not something that Cognizes. Mind is the Cognizing itself. only people with samadhi can know this in personal experience. everything is a priocess Before gaining meditative experience, one is required to gain intellectual theoritical understanding that there is no person but mental phenomena...

These are known to be the Strict Vinaya teaching monasteries in Sri Lanka modern days. Foreign monks are accepted. 1. Ranagirilena Forest Monastery, Devagiriya, Melsiripura. Affiliation: Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha (Galduwa sect) 2. Na uyana Dharmayatanaya, Pansiyagama, Melsiripura. Affiliation: N...