Alms givings at The Jethavanarama Buddhist Monastery gives our pious devotees a chance to commemorate the infinite virtues of the perfect one, who conquered all evil at the foot of the Bhodi tree, The supreme lord Buddha. To venerate the lord Buddha's unparalleled and unsurpassable great virtues and attributes, devotees offer alms to Maha Sanga, anagarika and anagarikaas of The Jethavanarama Buddhist Monastery.
According to Buddhist teachings, Generosity (Daana) is the first perfection out of ten perfections (Paaramitha) that all the Buddhas accomplish. The Buddha emphasized the value of giving on numerous occasions during his lifetime. Offering alms to monks is an integral part of the sacred Buddhist rituals, and these merits direct devotees toward the path of righteousness through noble association. Jethavanarama Buddhist Monastery is a modern-day example to prove the prosperity of the Gothama Buddha Shasana.
During the decorative mid-day veneration of the magnificent one, devotees get to offer alms and other offerings to the infinite virtues. Devotees are provided with an invaluable opportunity to offer alms to more than a hundred virtuous disciples of the Buddha who reside at the monastery. These offerings help them accumulate five-fold rewards: Vitality, Health, Comfort, Energy, and Wisdom. To harvest maximum benefits, participants are offered to clean alms bowls of the monks, Anagarika, and anagarikaas providing them to acquire unfathomable and infinite merits. Devotees offer hundreds of eight-fold offerings to all the monks who participated in the alms rounds. To conclude mid-day alms giving the monks, Anagarika, and anagaarikaas chant 'Pirith' to spread noble love and kindness to all sentient beings.