Today, the statue in the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center has become a hub for interfaith efforts and a ...

I always wear white clothes like this on special occasions as a sign of purity. The vihara is our name for a monastery, a place where monks live. I come here to listen to their teachings and to ...

By Sujeeva Nivunhella reporting from London The Chief Sanga Nayake of Great Britain and head monk of the London Buddhist Vihara, Most Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala Thera, was recently invited to ...

Evidence of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism in Bengal from the 7th century onwards, Somapura Mahavira, or the Great Monastery, was a renowned intellectual centre until the 12th century. Its layout ...

The Chief Sangha Nayaka of Great Britain and Head Monk of the London Buddhist Vihara, Most Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala Thera ...