Year: 2020
Avalokitesvara Bodisathwa Manthra
Eleven faced Avalokitesvara heart darani suttra This gives us peace harmony and fortune. Avalokiteśvara or Padmapani (English: /ˌʌvəloʊkɪˈteɪʃvərə/ UV-əl-oh-kih-TAY-shvər-ə; Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर) is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. This bodhisattva is variably depicted, described and portrayed in different cultures as either male or female. Mahāyāna Buddhism relates Avalokiteśvara to the six-syllable mantra oṃ maṇi padme…
Madu Church well known church in Shri Lanka
The Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu is a Roman Catholic Marian shrine in Mannar district of Sri Lanka. With a history of over 400 years, this shrine acts as a center for pilgrimage and worship for Sri Lankan Catholics.[1] The site is considered as the holiest Catholic shrine in the island[2] and is a well known place of devotion for both Tamil and Sinhalese Catholics.[3] The church has been a symbol of unity not…
Kirivehera a large stupa build by King Mahasena
Kiri Vehera is an ancient stupa situated in Kataragama, Sri Lanka. This stupa probably dates back to the 3rd century BC and is believed to have been built by King Mahasena, a regional ruler of Kataragama area.[1][2] One of the most popular Buddhist pilgrimage sites in the country, Kiri Vehera is among the Solosmasthana, the 16 most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage sites of ancient…
Goddess Tara – Mother of Liberation
Goddess Tara affectionately and honorably Worshiped by Mahayana Buddhists Within Tibetan Buddhism Tārā is regarded as a bodhisattva of compassion and action. She is the female aspect of Avalokiteśvara and in some origin stories she comes from his tears: \”Then at last Avalokiteshvara arrived at the summit of Marpori, the \’Red Hill\’, in Lhasa. Gazing out, he perceived that the lake on…
Amitabha Buddha – Mahayana philosophy
According to the Larger Sūtra of Immeasurable Life, Amitābha was, in very ancient times and possibly in another system of worlds, a monk named Dharmakāra. In some versions of the sūtra, Dharmakāra is described as a former king who, having come into contact with Buddhist teachings through the buddha Lokeśvararāja, renounced his throne. He then resolved to become…
Shri Mahabodi – sacred Bo Tree
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi (Sinhala: ජය ශ්රී මහා බොධිය) is a sacred fig tree in the Mahamewna Gardens, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. … It was planted in 288 BC, and is the oldest living human-planted tree in the world with a known planting date.Location: Anuradhapura, Sri LankaSpecies: Bodhi (Ficus religiosa)Custodian: Mahavihara of Anuradhapura Namaskarawewa
Seevali peritha widely listen perith suthra among Buddhists
Seevali Piritha for material gains and fortune