International Cambodian Buddhist Center: Sri Lank

Friday, January 9, 2015

Mihintale Temple or Mihintale Mountain where Buddhism Blossomed in Sri lanka by srilankaview.com

Mihintale is only 12 kM away from the famous Anuradhapura city. The sacred forest mountain Missaka Pabbatha where King Devanampiya Tissa met Arhat Mahinda Thera and his companions is situated in Mihintale. Prior to that the Lord Gautama Buddha had visited this place on his Third visit which was called as Missaka Pabbatha then. Being one of the sixteen places (Solosmasthana) the Lord Buddha had visited in Sri Lanka, this is regarded as one of the most important sacred places by the Buddhists in Sri Lanka. The area of Mihintale surrounds with a jungle and there are rock boulders scattered around the mountainous area. There are many caves which were earlier used by monks for meditation in a quite surrounding away from the main city of Anuradhapura. There is abundance of ancient stone architecture surrounding the many Stupas, monastic complexes and other sacred places. Asoka , the Emperor of India who became victorious after fighting a long war was disillusioned and sought Buddha's refuge to heal up his inner self. Becoming an ardent Buddhist, he let his son and the daughter be ordained as a Bhikku and a Bhikkuni (Buddhist priest and a nun named Mahinda and Sangamitta) whom later became Arhats. Arhath Mahinda and his companions came to Sri Lanka as a delegation sent by Arahath Moggali Putta Tissa with the patronage of Emperor Asoka on the 236 th year of the Buddha parinirvana. The Sinhalese architecture, paintings and sculpture were a result of the Buddhism which nourished these throughout the centuries that followed. Mihintale architectural feats are mainly visible in Kanthaka chetiya Vahalkada, Alms Hall, Ancient Stairway, Kalu Diya pokuna and at ancient Hospital.

Friday, April 19, 2013

នេះជាក្រុមគណៈធម្មយាត្រដែលបានធ្វើដំណើរមកកាន់ប្រទេសស្រីលង្កា។ គណៈធម្មាយាត្រានេះ ហើយដែលបានធ្វើឲ្យវត្តស្រីលង្កាខេមរារាមដំណើរកសាង ក្រោមការជួយឧបត្ថម្ភពីសំណាក់ ញោមញាតិសប្បុរសជនក្នុងនិងក្រៅប្រទេស។ មិនមានអ្វីត្រូវសង្ស័យឡើយថា តើមានវត្តខ្មែរ ឬក្នុងប្រទេសស្រីលង្កា ព្រោះពួកគាត់ជាអ្នកឧបត្ថម្ភកសាង ផ្ទាល់ ហើយពួកបានអញ្ជើញមក និង ស្នាក់នៅក្នុងវត្តខ្មែរយើងទៀត។ ដូច្នេះសូមញោមញាតិរីករាយជ្រះថ្លាជាមួយពួកគាត់នូវបុណ្យ កុសលដែលបានធ្វើហើយ។ សូមអនុមោទនា!

This is Dhamma Tour in Sri Lanka led by Venerable monks, Wat Sri Lankakhemararama. They are the supportors of Wat Khmer in Sri Lanka, so to them, there is no doubt whether there is Wat Khmer or not in Sri Lanka. They sponsored to start this temple. Please rejoice the merits them. Anumodana!