Healing Hearts & Mending Minds is at the core of everything we do

Empowering people throughout the world in the pursuit of Enlightenment through wisdom, virtue and vigour by advancing spiritual development and maximising human potential for the benefit of mankind. This is our purpose, the reason we exist.

Though one should live a hundred years foolish and uncontrolled, yet better is life for a single day lived moral and wise.

Sermons

Sermons

There is no better medicine to heal an ailing mind than the pristine teachings of the Perfectly Enlightened One. There is no better good that can be done by man than to dispense His teachings out of compassion.

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Jethavanarama Buddhist Monastery

Welcome to paradise on Earth.

Path of ordination

Many who diligently practice the Dhamma eventually become convinced that Noble Livelihood is indeed the most fruitful path to one’s liberation. Once they have made this choice voluntarily, we offer them the opportunity to embrace the livelihood of Anagarika.

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News

Sethapenawasa Building

Sethapenawasa Building 2025

The establishment of the Sethapenawasa Building provides essential accommodation for the Maha Sangha. Just as swans...

Nanagaraya 2025

Nanagaraya 2025

As another significant step in the rainwater harvesting initiative, Nanagaraya was constructed to meet the water...

Katina Ceremony 2025

Katina Ceremony 2025

When the rainy season arrives, monks observe a three-month retreat called Vas. What began as a practical pause in...

A Noble Offering to the Sasana

A Noble Offering to the Sasana

In the time of the Blessed One, the chief lay disciple Anāthapiṇḍika—foremost in generosity, devoted his vast...