Sunday Buddhist School at Sri Subodharamaya, Peradeniya. Photograph by Denish C via Flickr
Sri Subodharamaya – Peradeniya, was the childhood temple of Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero. The Maha Thero gratefully and fondly recalls his early upbringing received at Sri Subodharamaya Sunday School. The temple is located in close proximity to Udairiyagama – the Maha Thero’s ancestral village.
The Maha Thero has conducted various Dhamma sessions at Sri Subodharamaya for many years.
A statue of the Buddha from Thailand. Photograph by Tom Sparks via Flickr
Dasuttara Sutta – Part 2 was the Sutta discourse at the 101th residential retreat at Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya Monastery. It was a continuation of the same sutta started during the 97th residential meditation retreat conducted at the monastery.
Dasuttara Sutta is the 34th or the last Sutta of Digha Nikaya preached by the Chief Disciple Most Ven. Sariputta at the Gaggarāpokkharani in Campā, in the presence of the Lord Buddha. It is said that at the end of the discourse five hundred monks became Arahants.
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A Statue of the Buddha. Photograph by Alice Popkorn via Flickr
Upanisa Sutta was the Sutta taken for the discourses during the 99 Th residential meditation retreat conducted at Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya Forest Monastery. The discourses were conducted in Sinhala by Most Ven U Dhammajiva Maha Thero during end July 2015.
Upanisa Sutta (or Discourse on Supporting Conditions), from Nidanasamyutta of Samyutta Nikaya is of tremendous doctrinal importance. Its great significance according to Bhikku Bodhi, derives from the striking juxtaposition it makes of two applications of “dependent arising”(paticcasamuppada), the principle of conditionality which lies at the heart of the Buddha’s doctrine.
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A Gandhara Buddha Statue. Photograph by Akuppa John Wigham via Flickr
Chachakka Sutta was the focus of the Dhamma sermons at the 98th residential meditation retreat conducted at Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya Monastery by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero. It was the second time this invaluable Sutta was taken up by the Maha Thero with the course of a few months.
Such a value was given to this Sutta even during ancient times due to its remarkable ability to uplift the listeners and practitioners to the higher Ariya states. The following from our Sri Lankan Commentaries (අටුවාව) set a good explanation regarding the value of this Sutta.
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A beautiful Dawn. Photograph by James Jordan via Flickr
Suriya Sutta (In English) was a new Dhamma series started by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero at Allenmathiniyaramaya, Sri Lanka on 25 July 2015. The special and the novel feature of this series was the translation of the Dhamma series into Sinhala by, Ven. Chandananda, a young monk from Mitirigala Forest Monastery.
Siri Samanola Senasuna is located inside the Lavant Estate, Yatiyanthota, Sri Lanka.
Vajjiputthaka Sutta is a brief and yet a powerful discourse of the Lord Buddha. In this Sutta the monk Vajjiputthaka informs Buddha that the Dhamma is very vast and it is difficult to study and follow all of that. Then the Lord Buddha ask the monk to just follow three areas of development and training to gain the fruits of the vast Dhamma. These areas are higher morality, higher level of Samadhi and higher level of wisdom or Vipassana training.
This valuable teaching was brought to life during our time by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero during a residential meditation retreat at Siri Samanola Senasuna, Yatiyanthota.
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Historic Temple of Dambulla, Sri Lanka. Photograph by Pierre Le Bigot via Flickr
Upawana Sutta – Part 05 was conducted as a continuation of the series by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero at Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya monastery during April 2015. Upawana Sutta is a valuable discourse based on a discussion between Ven. Sariputta and Ven. Upawana. The Sutta focuses on the development of Bojjhanga, which are the seven factors of enlightenment.
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කැළණිය රජමහා විහාරය, කැළණිය, Photograph by Dilan Damith Prasanga via Flickr
Upawana Sutta – Part 04 was conducted as a continuation of the series by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero at Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya monastery during April 2015. Upawana Sutta is a valuable discourse based on a discussion between Ven. Sariputta and Ven. Upawana. The Sutta focuses on the development of Bojjhanga, which are the seven factors of enlightenment.
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Yahangala Temple at Hambantota is an ancient temple of Sri Lanka. Photograph by Dhammika Heenpella via Flickr
Upawana Sutta – Part 03 was conducted by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero at Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya monastery during April 2015. Upawana Sutta is a valuable discourse based on a discussion between Ven. Sariputta and Ven. Upawana. The Sutta focuses on the development of Bojjhanga, which are the seven factors of enlightenment.
In this Upawana Sutta – Part 03, Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero continues on the explanation of Bojjhanga and the nature of the mind of a Yogi who develop up to that level.
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Lilies in a pond, Winnipeg, Canada. Photograph by Seán Ó Domhnaill via Flicker
Maha Thanhasankhaya Sutta is a very valuable sutta of Lord Buddha from Majjima Nikaya. In this Sutta, a monk named Sāti, was of the wrong view that one’s consciousness continues on at the time of the death and wanders through the round of rebirths without break of identity. The Buddha explains to Sāti that he had always taught that consciousness arises only by causation and that, without an assignable condition, consciousness does not come about.
Maha Thanhasankhaya Sutta was the Sutta highlighted and discussed at the meditation retreat conducted at Winnipeg, Canada by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero. The retreat was conducted from 10th to 16th June 2015. The Maha Thero very skillfully guides the listener through the complex subjects discussed in the Sutta.
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