Home > Meditation Center
 |
Today's Dhammapada
Mano Pubbangama Dhamma
Mano Setta Manomaya
Manasace Passannena
Bhasativa Karotiva
Mind precedes all knowables,
mind's their chief, mind-made are they.
If with a clear, and confident mind
one should speak and act
as one's shadow ne'er departing.
Happiness Follows The Doer of Good
Explanation: All that man experiences springs out of his
thoughts. If his thoughts are good, the words and the deeds will
also be good. The result of good thoughts , words and deeds will
be happiness. This happiness will never leave the person whose
thoughts are good. Happiness will always follow him like his
shadow that never leaves him.
Source: Buddhanet.net

|
|

A fully
equipped meditation centre was established at Dekanduwela,
Horana, in a 10 acre land in 1993 by the provision of the
Director of BCC, Ven. Kirama Wimalajothi thero. On a
mountain top located in Kananvila off Horana, there exists
the institution called Dekanduwala Meditation centre engaged
in helping people to save themselves by means of controlling
one’s mind and self. At Dekanduwela the uniqueness about the
place is that it helps out people (men and women) lead a
simple life for 14 days and learn Buddhism, meditation and
live like a monk for two weeks. This has become very popular
among both young and old irrespective of their religion and
gender.
In-house training on
meditation from 2 days to 2 weeks were organized in this
panoramic place. The centre could accommodate 40
participants at a time.
Besides local participants including Bhikkhunis, over 2000
foreign persons have been trained by the Centre.
Participants from Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia,
Japan, and Russia, Thailand and Sweden and some other
countries attended these sessions. One year training course
in Tripitaka Dhamma for Bhikkhus and lay devotees is now
being conducted at the Centre.
Temporary (two weeks) Ordination program was launched in
2003.This was designed to give basic knowledge in Dhamma,
Meditation and Social Work. This novice training was
conducted once in two months. The program gained popularity
among the youths very rapidly. Most of the people who stay
there are students, graduates, professionals and fathers and
mothers from various After one year from this basic
training, all of them were enrolled as members of the ‘Ariya
Mittha Sansadaya’, main objective of which is to propagate
the Buddha Dhamma among the school children. This activity
is carried out in addition to the Sunday Dhamma Schools.
10 youths were ordained in March 1995 for the purpose of
spreading the Buddha Dhamma in foreign countries. Most of
them are now following higher studies abroad.

|


Why do Bhikkhu need training? Because, according to
the tradition in Sri Lanka the main way of ordaining is
ordain a person in their childhood. There for they need an
education system which should be pre - fabricated, well
seasoned to withhold any impact coming internally and or
externally. Piriven education is the accepted well known
education system for Bhikkhus which is coming from
Generation to Generation Up-to-date. Piriven means small
university like schools which can accommodate and educate
large number of Bhikkhus which was started more than 1000
years ago as maha Viharara.
When the Young Bhikkhus grow up part of them are choosing
Piriven education while the others pursuing the University
education. Most of the Piriven educated Bhikkhus lead a
traditional way of life such as preaching, chanting and
advising as well as conducting to the lay people while they
are cultivating their minds by meditation. Most of the
Bhikkhus who are pursuing university education expect
employment under the Government on the following subjects
which they study in the university as academics. Some of the
subjects are Sinhala, Pali & Buddhism, History & Archeology,
Social science and Sanskrit Etc. By working they expect a
financially secured life to build their own temples mostly
in the cities to serve the lay people better.
Founder of the BCC understood the problems what the above
two categories are facing. As a remedial measure the
Venerable thought of giving
training for all the Bhikkhus practically and theoretically
on the following manner.
01 Who is a real Bhikku.
02 How can he serve him self.
03 How can he serve the world.
04 How to be impartial in a political and economical
Society.
Hence the founder Venerable plans to build a complete Bhikku
training centre with all the facilities such as lecture
halls, Auditorium, Complete library, reading rooms and also
accommodation.
Even for foreign student Bhikkus who are interested in.
|


Today the Sri Lankan
Bhikkhunies are facing a several problems. Some of
them are
01. Lack of Education
02. Deficiency of recognition in the society
03. Lack of Security of them
04. Deficiency of responsibility of them and no
Organizational System
Bhikkhunies are spread all over the country. But there are
only three Bhikkhuni educational institutes to train them
situated in Sri Lanka. Due to this, the education level of
Bhikkhunies are prevailing in a very lower Standard. Their
knowledge of preaching, teaching and chanting and as well as
their mind cultivation should be uplifted for a better
recognition.
For a better recognition, their education level must be
increased drastically. By upgrading their education level
they could move in to the society more and more and could
get a better recognition.
As women priests, they should lead a well secured and
conflict free life. To maintain this they should organize
themselves. Also the society has its own role to protect
them as their mothers and sisters.
To achieve the above three ( 01. Lack of education. ,02
deficiently of recognition in the society, 03. Lack of
security of them.) They should understand their
responsibility to organize themselves. The Bhikkhu sasana
also give their utmost support for overcoming Bhikkhuni’s
problems.
Understanding this the creator of the BCC has decided
to build an International Bhikkhuni Training centre
including all the facilities such as lecture halls,
Auditorium, Complete library, Reading rooms and also
accommodation, even
suitable for foreign trainee Bhikkhunies.
|
|