Mahamevnawa Melbourne

Sri Lankan Buddhist Monastery

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Chenara Januthmie Weerasooriya, May you rejoice this merit, have good health, long lives and the opportunity to realize the Four Noble Truths in this Gautama Buddha's dispensation.
45. The trainee in the Dhamma path will overcome this earth. He will overcome the plane of misery. He will overcome this world with its gods. The trainee will realize the well-taught words of the Dhamma, as an expert garland maker selects beautiful flowers.(Dhammapada Dhp 4 Puppha Vagga Flowers)

Mahamevnawa Buddhist Meditation Monastery of Melbourne

Mahamevnawa Buddhist Meditation Monastery is a place for everyone, regardless of background or experience, to learn and practice the ancient teachings of the Buddha. You will discover a like-minded community of people who are interested in finding happiness that is not based on endless consuming and accumulating more and more things. By learning and practicing the teachings of the Buddha, you will gain a peace and happiness that is not tied to the ups and downs of ordinary life.

Mahamevnawa, meaning “Great Cloud Monastery,” was the name of the first Meditation monastery established in Sri Lanka and the place where Arahant Mahinda Thero first introduced the Buddha’s teachings to the island.

The Meditation monastery is led by monks ordained and trained in the oldest tradition of Buddhism, Theravada. Through their guidance we are able to provide many opportunities for you to learn all of the Buddha’s teachings of mindfulness, meditation, morality, and generosity. We have several Dhamma programs as well as other chances to learn the teachings.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT IS BUDDHISM?

There is a great deal of suffering in the life of anyone who was born into this world. Buddhism helps us understand this reality and reveals the one and only path to free one’s self from this entire suffering. Buddhism is the Dhamma that consists of discourses preached by the Buddha. The Dhamma was well taught with a comparable beginning, middle, and end. Irrelevant of the time of practicing, the Dhamma can be understood in this very own life. Anyone can be asked to come and witness it. Like a person uses a mirror to see the reflected image of himself, a disciple needs to see his/her own life with the mirror of Dhamma. One of the main characteristics of the Dhamma is its ability to open/prepare someone’s mind to realize it according to the person’s wisdom. This is why the Dhamma is remarkable and esteemed.

RETREAT PROGRAM FROM 24TH TO 26TH AUGUST 2023

Arrive on 23rd Aug @ 6.30PM

For all adults and children

Events

End of Rainy Season Ceremony - 2023 (Katina Ceremony)

26th Nov. 2023 Sunday

Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony

Under the guidance of Most Venerable Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero, Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery of Melbourne was established with the unblemished intention of taking eternal refuge in Gautama Supreme Buddha's dispensation. The Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the Stupa in this meritorious land will be held on 9.00am 26 November 2023.

For all adults and children

Our Events

 Sil and Meditation Program

For Children, Youth, and Adults our Events

The Lord Buddha’s Teachings are about Truth which can be personally proven. Such universal Truth as discovered by the Lord Buddha applies to every human being regardless of his social class, gender, age, race or creed. Every person has the ability to learn it and apply it to his daily life. Whoever practices the Lord Buddha’s Teachings will be able to witness noticeable self-improvement as well as life-improvement

This class is the perfect way to learn how and why to meditate in the way the Buddha taught. This class is free and open to the public. No need to register. The class is taught by monks trained in the Theravada Buddhist Tradition. All of the techniques we teach in this class are simple, useful and down to earth

When: Saturday from 3.00 pm -4:30 pm
Location: Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery of Melbourne, 71 Monbulk Road, Mount Evelyn, VIC 3796
Language: English
This class is the perfect way to learn how and why to meditate in the way the Buddha taught. This class is free and open to the public. No need to register.

This is a full-day program held on the 1st Sunday of each month from 6.30 am to 4.00 pm held at the Mahmevnawa Buddhist Monastery of Melbourne, 71 Monbulk Rd, (Ormeau Road) Mt Evelyn, Victoria 3796.

This program includes the observance of the Eight Precepts, Buddha Puja, Dhamma sermons, Meditation, Dhamma discussions.ons and various meritorious activities throughout the day.

This program, held in the English Language, is a support framework intended to assist children to develop wholesome spiritual qualities from an early age. Children between the ages of 5 to 15 are divided by age category and taught at the classroom level under the advice and guidance of the monks of Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery of Melbourne and their respective teachers.

You too can enrol your child in this Dhamma School which is conducted with the intention of gifting a gratifying generation of children to the future by providing them with a comprehensive understanding of protecting the five precepts, non-violence, kindness, compassion, respecting the elderly, honoring teachers and other virtuous human qualities through the teachings of the Supreme Buddha.

This program is held in English. The Sinhala Language School was established to instill our mother tongue, the Sinhala language, in the Sinhalese children which are usually done with great difficulty when residing in a foreign country. Learning the Sinhala language, which is over 2000 years old, yields many benefits. This language, used even by Great Arahants, is extremely helpful in understanding Dhamma. The Sinhala letters used by the Great Arahants in compiling the Tripitaka in written form are still used today. You can enroll your child in the Sinhala Language School which is held every Sunday from 10.30 am onwards.

This is a program conducted by the monks of Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery of Melbourne to nurture with Dhamma and provide shelter to the lives of young people who may otherwise fall victim to destroying their own lives as a result of associating sinful friends… the Youth Dhamma Program… this program is conducted in English and all of you in your youth are welcome to join. To heal the weary mind… to step into a prosperous life… to reap the fruits of the valuable human life… join us… visit Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery of Melbourne on the first and fourth Sundays of every month from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm

This program is targeted at helping to develop wholesome qualities and nourishing one’s life with Dhamma, and is conducted with the participation of members of the Thawathinsa Yathra Organization. This program, especially targeted at the youth and also open to all others, is held on the third Saturday of every month from 3.oo pm to 5.00 pm at the Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery of Melbourne.

This Dhamma program, which is held in addition to the social service activities conducted by Thawathinsa Yathra Organization, is held in the Sinhala language and is open to anyone willing to join.

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