Saturday Sermon and Special Puja

 We are delighted to announce that Venerable Batuwangala Rahula Thero, the state award winner for best novel 2005, 2009 and 2012 is currently visiting Scotland for one month. 

We are very fortunate to have him here at the Glasgow Vihara.  The Vihara has organised three sermons that Venerable Rahula will give. These will take place on Saturday 26 October, Saturday 2 November and Saturday 9 November 2013 between 5-6pm.

Venerable Rahula will conduct a special puja at the Kathina Ceremony on Saturday 16 November (starting at 2.00pm) at Partick Burgh Hall.

Venerable Rahula studied for ten years at Dharmapala Pirivena (Buddhist monks training college) at Bellana, Sri Lanka with Venerable Rewatha.  Currently he is the Deputy Principal of Sri Sunandarama Pirivena at Matugama.

Mindfulness (MBSR Course) in Milngavie

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 08 week Course

Date;   Start date: Friday 11^th October- from 7pm to 9pm.

            End date:   Friday 29^th November 2013

            

Venue:  Yogajo’s, Main Street,   Lennox Park, Milngavie (G62 6JN)

Please contact the Vihara for bookings and more information ( info@tsbv.org.uk)

Friday Vipassana sitting cancelled until further notice

We are very sorry to announce that until further notice, we won’t be able to run the Friday group at 7pm.  We will inform you when Bhante Rewatha or another resident monk is available to resume the Friday evening meditation class.

The Tuesday Mindfulness Practice group at 7pm continues as usual. 

MBSR in Milngavie and Bearsden

We are delighted to announce you that Centre for Mindfulness is planning to run a MBSR course in a beautiful Yoga Studio ( Yogajo's) at Lennox Park, Milngavie (G62 6JN)

 The studio is available on Friday 13th September from 7pm to 9pm and Saturday 14th September from 2pm to 4pm.

Please contact us your availability if you are interested in a MBSR course in Milngavie. We are planning to have just one class on Friday evening or Saturday afternoon

Course:  Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Date;Saturday 14^th Sept- 09th October

                     (No Class on 5^th Oct)

Venue:  Yogajo’s, Main Street ,   Lennox Park ,      Milngavie (G62 6JN)

Patimokkha Desana and Invitations to Rains Retreat

   

 

ශ්‍රී සර්වඥ ධාතුන් වහන්සේලා ප්‍රදර්ශනය

Sacred Relic of the Buddha on Display at Scotland’s Buddhist Vihara

Sacred Relic of the Buddha on Display at Scotland’s Buddhist Vihara

We are delighted to inform you that, from the 21^st of July until the 16^th of November we will be displaying our very special Sacred Relic of the Buddha. (Dhatu) at the Vihara.

 

The resident Monks will observe their 3 month retreat from the 22^nd of July (Esala, full moon Poya day).

 

During this time the Vihara has organised many religious activities to celebrate this very special occasion.

Every day at 07:00 am, 11:00 am and 09:00 pm, Buddha Puja will be conducted by the Monks, this is also open to the public. The monks will recite "Itipiso" Gatha 121 times, and also they will be meditating on Buddha’s noble virtues (Buddhanussati Bhavana).

Every Saturday from 27th July from 05:00 pm  to 06:00 pm, there will be a special one hour sermon regarding one quality of the Buddha. There will be 16 consecutive sermons, describing the Buddha’s noble virtues. Devotees and well wishers are invited to sponsor these sermons and also, to offer refreshments for participants after the sermon.

 

It is a tradition that devotees have only a vegetarian meal on the day before they come to pay their homage to Sacred Relics.

 

Also we very much appreciate if you could offer only vegetarian Dana to the resident Monks during the Wassana Retreat.

Please contact the Vihara if you have any queries.

 

The Opening Ceremony on Sunday, the 21st of July 2013

 

0 9:00 am - 04:00 pm - Observing Eight Precepts (Uposatha)

0 5:00 pm - 06:00 pm - Starting the display of sacred relic and chanting "Itipiso" Gatha 121 times

0 6:00 pm - 06:30 pm -  formally inviting Monks to observe 3 months Rains Retreat (Was Aradhana) by the devotees of Vihara.

06:30 pm - 07:00 pm - Refreshments and end of the opening ceremony

Saturday Programme - Saturdays from 05:00 pm to 06:00 pm during the Rains Retreat

Please find below table for the specific topic in practice on each Saturday during the Rains Retreat.

Date	Topic	Sponsor
27th July	Araham	Aseala Udugamsuriya
03rd August	Sammasambuddho	Ellawala Family
10th  August	Vijjacaranasampanno	Rathnayaka Family
17th August	Sugato	JR Gamage
24th  August	Lokavidu	Kariyawasam Family
31st August	Anuttaro Purisadamma Sarathi	Heyyanthuduwa Family
07th  September	Sattha Devamanussanam	Ransinghe Family
14th September	Buddho	Mudalige Family, Rocco Conforti
21st September	Bhagawa	Jayathilaka Family
28th September	Svâkkhato	Gunawickrama Family
05th October	Sanditthiko	Siripala Family
12th October	Akâliko	Nox Family
19th October	Ehi-passiko	Yatiwella Family
26th October	Opanâyiko	Dissanayaka Family
02nd November	Paccattam veditabbo	Periyasami Family
09th November	Significance of Kathina	Siriwardhana Family
16th November	Kathina Ceremony	All Devotees

Please contact the Vihara if you would like to sponsor one of the sermons.

Thank you.

With Metta

Scotland Buddhist Vihara