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.

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គណៈធម្មយាត្រានៅក្នុងប្រទេសស្រីលង្កា ដឹកនាំដោយព្រះសង្ឃវត្តស្រីលង្កាខេមរារាម (Dhamma Tour in Sri Lanka led by Venerable monks, Wat Sri Lankakhemararama)

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! 

ប្រពៃណីនិងទម្លាប់ជនជាតិស្រីលង្កា (Srilankan Tradition)

នៅប្រទេសស្រីលង្កា ប្រជាជនភាគច្រើនហូបបាយដោយមិនប្រើស្លាបព្រាទេ។ ពួកគាត់ហូបដោយប្រើដៃផ្ទាល់តែម្តង។​ ចូរទស្សនានូវរូបភាពខាងក្រោមនេះដោយក្តីរីករាយ!

Cambodian Buddhist Cultural Galaries, Kandy

Dear Dhamma Friends,

I, on behalf of Cambodian Buddhist students' monks in Sri Lanka, would like to inform you all that Cambodian Buddhist Students' Center/Wat Srilankakhemararama (Wat Khmer) has joined as a member of International Buddhist Museum in Kandy City, Sri Lanka. There are many Buddhist Countries join and show their cultures, Religions and Ways of Life. 

We, Cambodian Buddhist Students' Center, Wat Srilankakhemararama, also share our Cambodian Culture, Religion and Ways of life to the world. 

If you come to visit Sri Lanka, please don't forget to visit International Buddhist Museum in Kandy where Tooth Relic of the Buddha is near by. Please have a look, the following pictures were taken at International Buddhist Museum on the Opening Ceremony's Day.

Venerable Hun Khemara, receiving Certificate of Honor from President of Sri Lanka. 

Venerable Lun Lay, a Medalist of Sanskrit Language and PhD Candidate, handing over Flower to President to offer the Buddha Image.