For the majority of Buddhists, going on a pilgrimage to the holy places mentioned by the Buddha, is a once-a-lifetime undertaking. With...

Shying away in the North eastern corner of India, Arunachal Pradesh is a land of abundant travel opportunities. Adorned with unspoilt...

Kathina is a traditional Buddhist festival which comes after the end of the rains-retreat (vassāvāsa). During the vassāvāsa, the monks strictly with higher effort spend most of the time studying the Dhamma and in meditation. They minimize the food, sleep and other sensual desires. Traditional Weaving of the Robe It is stated that the Kaṭhina robe offering is the highest offering and the most meritorious of skillful deeds. Today, the Kaṭhina robe offering is a large, annual fe

The basic way to infuse morality & goodness for people is through education. Establishing good foundation at early stage is the keystone...

Pindacāra, the practice of collecting alms-food, is observed by Theravada Buddhist monks who have gone forth from ‘home-life’ to ‘homelessness’. Since the time of the Buddha, lay people have been supporting monks this way with food, robes, shelter and medicine. In return, monks provide guidance to the laity on Buddhist teachings, thus forging a close, respectful, and symbiotic relationship between the two communities. Most Ven. Nandapal Mahathera & Bhikkhu Sangha collecting

To commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Most Revered Venerable Sadhanananda Mahathera, popularly known as Bana Bhante, the founder of the Bana Vihara Institution, Sadhanarama Foundation organized nine-day ‘Anniversary Celebration’ from 31st December 2018 to 8th January 2019 at its premises in Jyotsnapur under Diyun Circle. Most Venerable Nandapal Mahathera paying tributes to Bana Bhante To mark the 100th Birth Anniversary of the Great Teacher Most Revered Venerable Sad

Novice Ordination Program to Revive Buddhism and Moral & Ethics Training is a training course round the year that prepares male youth above the ages of 7 for temporarily ordination as novice monks. Objective Sadhanarama Foundation round the year organizes the ‘ Novice Ordination Program to Revive Buddhism and provide Moral & Ethics training ’. The program is in compliance with the goal to enhance the quality of basic education by instilling virtues, morals, national pride, pu

Dhamma Yatra: In the footsteps of Buddha is a pilgrimage tour program for Monks, Upasakas and Upasikas of Sadhanarama Bana Vihara from 19-11-2019 to 03-12- 2019 organized by Sadhanarama Foundation where we trace the footsteps of Buddha by paying homage at the important places associated with Lord Buddha’s life. This tour covers Varanasi (Sarnath), Bodhgaya, Patna (Nalanda, Rajgriha), Kushinagar, Lumbini, Sravasti among the primary Buddhist pilgrimage destinations. Dhamma Yatr

As the world is facing the unprecedented challenges with the growing of COVID-19 pandemic and Nations coming together to combat it by Lockdown and social distancing measures thereby effecting the course of normal life with the shortage of food and other essential items. Covid-19 Food Relief Materials distribution As everywhere at this time of global crisis of Covid Pandemic, Sadhanarama Foundation initiated relief services “ Sadhanarama Covid-19 Food Donation Program ” with a

A Sima or Ordination Hall, is an important place for Acts of the Sangha. A Theravada Buddhist Monastery is only complete with such a...

Sadhanarama Foundation started Bodhi Rasmi School with a goal of giving Holistic education along with Character Building Moral Education....

What brings order to a society? Ever wondered that, why do some societies keep a constructive approach towards life and development while some fight among themselves for money, name, drugs and other trivial issues. As we dwell deep into it, we realize that, it is the state of literacy and the prevailing educational psychology in a society, those are primarily responsible for its development and success. A society behaves depending on the status of education and literacy of it