Dear friends and devotees,
We would like to invite you, your family and friends for this great event.
A special program practicing Generosity, Morality, and Meditation for invoke blessing for the coming New Year 2020
(2020 නව වසරට ආශීර්වාද සඳහා විශේෂ ආශීර්වාද, දාන,සීල, භාවනා, වැඩසටහන)
(දෙසැම්බර් 29 (ඉරිදා), 2019 – උදෑසන 10:00 සිට – ප.ව. 01:00 දක්වා)
If you are planning to observe 08 precepts and practice whole day and it’s possible. Please let us know how many are going to participate and time would be 9am to 4pm for that.
As a guest of honor Venerable Dehiwala Chandima Thero from Sri Lankan will be participating for whole program
Date – December 29(Sunday) 2020
Time – 10 am to 01pm.
Place – Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhists Vihara
4815 Manslick Rd, Louisville, KY 40216.
සියල්ලන්ටම කාරුණිකව ආරාධනා කරමු.
All are kindly invited for this great event.
Wishing you all the best for coming new year 2020 !
For more information please contact the temple
Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhists Vihara
502-224-2564 / 502-915-7777) Email : reverendnanda@gmail.com,
Web – (http://www.kmcbv.org) & (http//kmpc.co/)
Facebook – Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center, (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery)
Thank you very much !
KMPC& BV
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Dear friends and devotees,
Wishing you a very happy New Year 2020 with all the success happiness peace and long healthy life !
We would like to invite you, your family and friends for this great event.
A whole day special program practicing Generosity, Morality, and Meditation for invoke blessing for the coming New Year 2020
If you are planning to observe 08 precepts and practice whole day and it’s possible. Please let us know how many are going to participate and time would be 9am to 4pm for that.
Date – December 28(Saturday) 2020
Time – 09am to 04pm.
Place – 3123 Gallatin Pike
Nashville, TN 37216
As a guest of honor Venerable Dehiwala Chandima Thero from Sri Lankan will be participating for whole program
All are kindly invited for this great event.
Wishing you all the best for coming new year 2020 !
For more information please contact the temple
Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhists Vihara
502-224-2564 / 502-915-7777) Email : reverendnanda@gmail.com,
Web – (http://www.kmcbv.org) & (http//kmpc.co/)
Facebook – Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center, (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery)l
Thank you very much !
KMPC& BV
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Dear friends and devotees,
Wishing you a very happy New Year 2020 with all the success happiness peace and long healthy life !
We would like to invite you, your family and friends for this great event.
A whole day special program practicing Generosity, Morality, and Meditation for invoke blessing for the coming New Year 2020
(2020 නව වසරට ආශීර්වාද සඳහා විශේෂ ආශීර්වාද, දාන,සීල, භාවනා, වැඩසටහන)
ජනවාරි 01 (බදාදා), 2020 – උදෑසන 9:00 සිට – ප.ව. 4:00 දක්වා)
If you are planning to observe 08 precepts it’s possible and please let us know that how many are going to attend for that. Then we could arrange the timing with the temple 9am to 4pm for that.
Date – January 01 (New Year Day, Wednesday) 2020
Time – 09am to 04pm.
Place – At the Laos temple – 104 Glenmont Dr, Nashville, TN 37210
සියල්ලන්ටම කාරුණිකව ආරාධනා කරමු.
As a guest of honor Venerable Dehiwala Chandima Thero from Sri Lankan will be participating for whole program
All are kindly invited for this great event.
Wishing you all the best for coming new year 2020 !
For more information please contact the temple
Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhists Vihara
502-224-2564 / 502-915-7777) Email : reverendnanda@gmail.com,
Web – (http://www.kmcbv.org) & (http//kmpc.co/)
Facebook – Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center, (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery)l
Thank you very much !
KMPC& BV
Invitation for Rainy Retreat, “Esela Poya” July Full moon day, laying foundation stones for ordination(Seema) house.
July 13, 2019 – (Nashville, TN)
July 14, 2019 – (Louisville, KY)
වස් ආරාධනාව සහ ඇසල පෝය, සීමා සම්මත කිරීම 2019
Invitation for monks for Rainy Retreat, “Esela Poya” July Full moon day, laying foundation stones for ordination(Seema) house, Pattana recitation(Patthana Desana)
Morning Session
විශේෂ ආශීර්වාද, දාන,සීල, භාවනා, වැඩසටහන අටසිල්සමාදානය සහ බුද්ධ පූජාව
ජූලී 14 (ඉරිදා) උදෑසන, 7:00 – දහවල්, 1:00
Special programs – Meditation, observing 08 precepts, offering, Dhamma talks, Chanting, sharing blessings, merits and wishing peace for whole world.
Date – July 14 (Sunday), 2019
Time – 7:00am to 1:00pm
Place – 4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, KY 40216
7:00am – 9:00am – Breakfast “Dana” for monks and observing 08 precepts and offering
9:00am – 11:00am – meditation, Dhamma discussions, chanting and completing recitations for laying the foundation stones for ordination hall.
11:00am – 12:00pm – Offering Special milk rice and other items for the Buddha, Dhamma talk, Vas Aradanawa, sharing merits & blessings, (Dana) lunch for monks & preceptors.
12:00pm – 1:00pm – Lunch for others.
As a guests of honor –
Reverend Eheliyagoda Gunaratana Thero from Sri Lanka and other monks and nuns, all together 10 will be participate for the program.
You are welcome to attend for whole program or part of it. Please wear suitable and comparable clothing for the program.
More information please contact the temple
Afternoon Session
Mindfulness meditation retreat with Asian Vegetarian foods (Lunch)
Date – July 14(Sunday afternoon), 2019
Time – 12pm to 5pm
Place – Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center,
4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, KY 40216.
12pm to 2pm – Lunch and rest time (Please come little early if you are going to participate for lunch)
2pm to 5pm – Instruction for mindfulness meditation, Walking Meditation, Sitting Meditation,
Question & Answering, Short Dhamma sermon, blessings, and end.
For more information please contact the temple.
(502-224-2564 / 502-915-7777) Email : reverendnanda@gmail.com, info@kmcbv.org
Web – (http://www.kmcbv.org) & (http//kmpc.co/)
Facebook – Kentucky meditation Compassionate Peace Center,
(https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery)
Thank you very much !
KMCP&BBTMCI
Web (http://www.kmcbv.org) (https://kmpc.co/)
Facebook — Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery
Thank you very much !
KMCPC
“KATHINA 2018 ” Annual robes offering ceremony for monks and nuns,
2600 Years of Great Tradition, Promoting Love, Nonviolence Compassion, Peace, and Respect for Whole World.
Vassana and Kathina in the Theravada Buddhist Tradition (rainy retreats and robes offering ceremony)
From the full-moon day in July to October, monks in the Theravada tradition observe the Rainy Retreat or Vassana. This practice was laid down by the Buddha and details can be found in the Mahavagga of the Vinaya Pitaka (3rd and 4th chapters). The rainy retreat was instituted to prevent monks from wandering about and damaging crops and small creatures which are out in abundance during the rainy season. During these three months, monks are expected to reside in one place and not venture out unnecessarily. They should also not spend the night away from their monasteries. Under special circumstances, if a monk has to be away from the monastery, he must take a vow to return within seven days.
The retreat is a time for monks to devote themselves to study Dhamma and meditation. For the devotees, it is also an opportunity to learn the Dhamma from the monks who are stationed in one place. Hence, it can be considered a good time for spiritual development. At the end of the Vassana season, the monks perform the pavarana (termination) of the additional precepts observed during the retreat. Following this, until the next full-moon day, the Katina ceremony is held. This practice started after the rainy retreat, when the Buddha was staying at Savatthi, some monks got drenched by heavy downpour. Seeing this after the completion of the Vassana season the Buddha instructed the Katina ceremony. Different monasteries hold the Katina on different days. During the Katina ceremony, devotees offer robes to the Maha Sangha or community of monks. Each monk who observes the retreat is presented with one or more robes. Traditionally, the villagers get together and offer a piece of cloth to the Sangha. The cloth is then cut and stitched into robes by a selected group of monks.
The meaning of the Pali word �Katina� is strong. The offering of Dana to the Maha Sangha during the Vassana season and the offering of robes is regarded as a meritorious deed. It is said that those involved in the offering of robes will gain merits for numerous rebirths in samsara(circle of life) and will be protected from the cruel elements and poisonous animals. In addition, they will see the coming of the next Buddha and His enlightenment.
Hence, lay people are encouraged to take part in this significant occasion. Despite the changes through the years, the Vassana and Katina tradition are faithfully observed in Theravada temples throughout the world. In Buddhist countries such as Sri Lanka and Burma, and other Theravada Buddhist temples throughout the world, it is the most important event on the calendar.
The offering of Dana (meals) to the Sangha, making robes and Preaching of the Dhamma. It is a tradition that brings together the monks and lay people during this Katina Season.
Venerable Nanda (Bhante Nanda)
Morning Session
වස් ආරාධනාව සහ ඇසල පෝය 2018
Invitation for monks for the rainy retreat and representing (Asala Poya) full moon day of July 2018
විශේෂ ආශීර්වාද, දාන,සීල, භාවනා, වැඩසටහන අටසිල්සමාදානය සහ බුද්ධ පූජාව
ජූලී 29 (ඉරිදා) උදෑසන, 7:00 – දහවල්, 1:00
Special programs – Meditation, observing 08 precepts, offering, Dhamma talks, sharing blessings, merits and wishing peace for whole world.
Date – July 29 (Sunday), 2018
Time – 7:00am to 1:00pm
Place – 4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, KY 40216
- 7:00am – 9:00am – Breakfast “Dana” for monks and observing 08 precepts and offering
- 9:00am – 11:00am – Meditation session (sitting & walking )), Suttha discussion/dhamma talk, Q&A
- 11:00am – 12:00pm – Offering Special milk rice and other items for the great 07 Buddha(Sath Budu Wandanawa), Dhamma talk, Vas Aradanawa, sharing merits & blessings, (Dana) lunch for monks & preceptors.
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm – Lunch for others.
As a guests of honor
Reverend Kirama Gunawansa Thero
Reverend Hathporuwe Dhammawasa Thero from Sri Lanka will be participate for the program.
You are welcome to attend for whole program or part of it. Please wear suitable and comparable clothing for the program.
More information please contact the temple
Afternoon Session
Mindfulness meditation retreat
with Asian Vegetarian foods (Lunch)
Date – July 29(Sunday afternoon), 2018
Time – 12pm to 5pm
Place – Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center,
4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, KY 40216.
- 12pm to 1pm – Lunch and rest time (Please come little early if you are going to participate for lunch)
- 2pm to 5pm – Instruction for mindfulness meditation, Walking Meditation, Sitting Meditation,
- Yoga Session
- Question & Answering, Short Dhamma sermon, blessings, and end.
For more information please contact the temple.
(502-224-2564 / 502-915-7777) Email : reverendnanda@gmail.com, info@kmcbv.org
Web – (http://www.kmcbv.org) & (http//kmpc.co/)
Facebook – Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center, (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery)
Thank you very much ! KMCP&BBTMCI
Meditation classes for all
The Center serves the communities of the Louisville area of Kentucky. We are open to all who seek to live in deeper harmony with life through mindful living. The Center is dedicated to serving all who seek to improve their health and well-being — physical, mental, and spiritual — through meditation and mindfulness practices, well-being classes, mindfulness retreats, classes in Buddhist philosophy, and Buddhist counseling. The Center serves as an oasis of quiet peace and loving kindness in the heart of the community, a place where anyone can come to meditate and rest in a refuge of peace and compassion amidst the hectic pace of our lives.
The Center also serves as a monks‘ residence, facilitating the daily availability of monks offering classes, retreats, teachings, meditations, and counseling:
- Open Meditation Sessions
- Weekly Group Meditation
- Personalized Meditation Instruction
- Mindfulness Workshops
- Yoga Classes
- Monastic Yoga
- Meditation Retreats
- Buddhist Courses and Talks
- Book Discussions
- Pali Teaching & chanting
Guest Teacher Visits and Retreat
Meditation Classes Date & Time,
Every Monday 7pm to 8:30pm
Every Wednesday 7pm to 8:30pm
Every Month One Day Retreat
Please call, write, or visit our websites and welcome to visit our center for more information.
Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center
4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, KY 40216
(KMCPC, New Residence)
Telephone — (502—224,-2564) (502—915,7777)
Email : reverendnanda@gmail.com
Web (http://www.kmcbv.org) (https://kmpc.co/)
Facebook — Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery
To operate the Mindfulness Center, KMCPC needs your support. Help bring more compassion and loving kindness into our community. We ask that you commit to a monthly or annual donation, or a one-time donation to KMCPC. Find more details on our websites.
Happy New Year 2018
Special program for welcoming & invoke blessing for the New Year 2018 !
Bodhiraja Buddhist Temple Meditation Center Inc, –
(Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center),
4815 Manslick Rd, Louisville, KY 40216.
For all Sri Lankan Community in KY, USA,
Dear friends and devotees,
We would like to invite you all for this great event.
Special program for invoke blessing for the New Year 2018 !
Generosity, Morality, Meditation, Observing 08 precepts and Special “Pujava” offering for the 28 Buddha.
අවුරුදු දින විශේෂ ආශීර්වාද, දාන,සීල, භාවනා, වැඩසටහන
අටසිල්සමාදානය සහ අටවිසි බුද්ධ පූජාව,
ජනවාරි 01(සඳුදා), 2018 –
උදෑසන 7:00 – ප.ව. 2:00 දක්වා
Date & Time –
January 01(Monday) 2018 –
Morning 07am to 02pm.
Place –
4815 Manslick Rd, Louisville, KY 40216.
As a special guest teacher from Sri Lanka Venerable Guruwala Suseela Thero will be taking part of the whole program.
සියල්ලන්ටම කාරුණිකව ආරාධනා කරමු.
All are kindly invited for this great event.
For more information please call or write the temple –
(502)-224-2564, (502)-915-7777
E-mail – (reverendnanda@gmail.com)
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Happy New Year 2018
Special program for welcoming & invoke blessing for the New Year 2018 !
Bodhiraja Buddhist Temple Meditation Center Inc, –
(Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center),
4815 Manslick Rd, Louisville, KY 40216.
For all other community KY, USA
Dear friends and devotees,
We would like to invite you all for this great event.
Special program for invoke blessing for the
New Year 2018 !
Date – December 31(Sunday), 2017
Morning session, – 09am to 01pm (Bilingual,
community)
Generosity, Morality, Meditation, Observing precepts and Special “Pujava”, offering for the Buddha,
Afternoon to Evening session, – 2pm to 5pm (English)
Special guided meditation teaching and practicing (Insight(Vipassana) Mindfulness), Dhamma talks(teaching), At 5pm, end of the program Asian foods and drinks will be serve. You may participate for whole program or part of it.
Place –
4815 Manslick Rd, Louisville, KY 40216.
As a special guest teacher from Sri Lanka Venerable
Guruwala Suseela Thero will be taking part of the whole program.
All are kindly invited for this great event.
For more information please call write to the temple –
502-224-2564, (502-915-7777)
E-mail – (reverendnanda@gmail.com)
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Happy New Year 2018 !
Special program for welcoming & invoke blessing for the New Year 2018 !
Nashville, TN
For all Sri Lankan and others at TN, USA
Dear friends and devotees, We would like to invite you all for this great event.
One day Special program for invoke blessing for the coming New Year 2018 !
(අලුත් අවුරුදු විශේෂ ආශීර්වාද, දාන,සීල, භාවනා, වැඩසටහන), (දෙසැම්බර් 30(සෙනසුරාදා), 2017 –
අටසිල්සමාදානය සහ අටවිසි බුද්ධ පූජාව, – උදෑසන 9:00 – ප.ව. 5:00 දක්වා)
Date & Time – December 30(Saturday) 2017 – Morning 09am to 05pm.
Place – 1046 Louisville Hwy, Millersville, TN 37072.
As a special guest teacher from Sri Lanka Venerable Guruwala Suseela Thero will be taking part of the whole program.
සියල්ලන්ටම කාරුණිකව ආරාධනා කරමු.
All are kindly invited for this great event.
For more information please call Venerable Nanda –
502-224-2564, 502-915-7777, E-mail – (reverendnanda@gmail.com)
Bodhiraja Buddhist Temple Meditation Center Inc, (Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center),
4815 Manslick Rd, Louisville, KY 40216
Web, (http://www.kmcbv.org), (http//kmpc.co/), & Facebook — (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery
2600 Years of Great Tradition, Promoting Love, Nonviolence Compassion, Peace, and Respect for Whole World.
Vassana and Kathina in the Theravada Buddhist Tradition (rainy retreats and robes offering ceremony)
From the full-moon day in July to October, monks in the Theravada tradition observe the Rainy Retreat or Vassana. This practice was laid down by the Buddha and details can be found in the Mahavagga of the Vinaya Pitaka (3rd and 4th chapters).
The rainy retreat was instituted to prevent monks from wandering about and damaging crops and small creatures which are out in abundance during the rainy season.
During these three months, monks are expected to reside in one place and not venture out unnecessarily. They should also not spend the night away from their monasteries. Under special circumstances, if a monk has to be away from the monastery, he must take a vow to return within seven days.
The retreat is a time for monks to devote themselves to study Dhamma and meditation. For the devotees, it is also an opportunity to learn the Dhamma from the monks who are stationed in one place. Hence, it can be considered a good time for spiritual development.
At the end of the Vassana season, the monks perform the pavarana (termination) of the additional precepts observed during the retreat.
Following this, until the next full-moon day, the Katina ceremony is held. This practice started after the rainy retreat, when the Buddha was staying at Savatthi, some monks got drenched by heavy downpour.
Seeing this after the completion of the Vassana season the Buddha instructed the Katina ceremony. Different monasteries hold the Katina on different days. During the Katina ceremony, devotees offer robes to the Maha Sangha or community of monks. Each monk who observes the retreat is presented with one or more robes.
Traditionally, the villagers get together and offer a piece of cloth to the Sangha. The cloth is then cut and stitched into robes by a selected group of monks.
The meaning of the Pali word �Katina� is strong. The offering of Dana to the Maha Sangha during the Vassana season and the offering of robes is regarded as a meritorious deed.
It is said that those involved in the offering of robes will gain merits for numerous rebirths in samsara(circle of life) and will be protected from the cruel elements and poisonous animals. In addition, they will see the coming of the next Buddha and His enlightenment.
Hence, lay people are encouraged to take part in this significant occasion. Despite the changes through the years, the Vassana and Katina tradition are faithfully observed in Theravada temples throughout the world. In Buddhist countries such as Sri Lanka and Burma, and other Theravada Buddhist temples throughout the world, it is the most important event on the calendar.
The offering of Dana (meals) to the Sangha, making robes and Preaching of the Dhamma. It is a tradition that brings together the monks and lay people during this Katina Season.
Venerable Nanda (Bhante Nanda)
Help us to make our dream a true one
New Temple Project for Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhist Vihara
Having a permanent place for our temple(Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhist Vihara) has been a dream, and it’s becoming a reality soon with the kind support and generosity of our members and others in our community. Your kind generous supports will make this great project a successful one.
Our goal is to have a property with a 2000 square foot home and a piece of land to develop as a monastery in the future. We hope to get a commercial loan of $197,000. To approve the loan we should have a 25 percent down payment so we have to raise $40,000 from our community.
So far, many of our generous, kind supporters from different parts of the country have already made some donations toward this great project. We will appreciate your generous tax-deductable contribution. Also you may donate to invoke blessings and merits to you and your loved ones, or in the name of your dear departed ones.
If you make a donation please make it to – Kentucky Meditation Center – It’s a nonprofit charity organization
If you wire the money or write checks –
PNC – Bank – Account number -(3032533438) & Routing Number (083000108)
Purchased property for Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhist Vihara
Property’s value – US$197:000
As a down payment – (US$$40 to 50:000)
We already borrowed US$30,000 (Pay back within one year)
We have raised US$10,000 for closing the contract on September 13 – 2017,
After we buy this property we have to pay monthly US$1100 per month for 20 years, including utilities and other expenses US$1800 per month
We are very small organization but we provide lots of services for the community and we need your generous kind supports, contribution monthly, yearly and lifetime and your kind participation and involvement in order survive, grow and provide better services to this community and as well for globally.
Your generous contribution will provide us peace of mind and provide better services for the community: also, your donation is tax deductible because we are a registered charity organization in USA.
Mrs Susmita Barua family – (KY) – ($1,001) – In loving memory of beloved parent(Mr Netra Ranjan Barua, Mrs Manjusree Barua) and blessings for the family, relatives and friends
Ms Ranjani Bostic family – (KY) – ($1,500) – In loving memory of beloved father(K.H.M Hendrik Appuhami), Sister(K.H.M Somalatha), brother(K.H.M Sinil)
Mr Nimal Krishan Jayasingha Mrs Nimn Jayasingha Mudalige family – (KY) – ($100) – Blessing for beloved son
Mr Tay Zar & Mrs Tu Zar (Khin T Kyaw Sheing Soe) family (DBA T Z Sushi & Catering KY) – ($1,000) – Blessing for the family and the business
Mr Dilantha Ratnayaka Mrs Ratnayaka family – (W,DC) – ($100) – Blessings for the family
Ms Sophy So family – (KY) – ($30) – Blessing for the family
Sinhala & English medium (for Sri Lankan community)
Wishing you happy holiday, merry Christmas, and happy greeting for the coming New Year 2017 !
Dear friends, and devotees,
We would like to invite you, your family, and friends for this special program,
We hope to have a half day retreat observing 8 precepts, Dhamma talks, and meditation – and a special program for invoke blessing for the New Year 2017.(විශේෂසීල, භාවනාවැඩසටහන සහ පැමිණෙන නවවසර 2017 සඳහාවිශේෂආශිර්වාදවැඩසටහන(විශේෂ පූජාව)
Date – January 01(Sunday) 2017
Time – 9:00am to 2:00pm
Place – 4849 Southside Dr, Louisville, KY 40214 (Temple & meditation center)
please keep your day and time free for this great event. If there is anything please call or write Hamuduruwo.
The great way to respecting to the Buddha is to follow the path of the Buddha, practicing Dana(generosity), Sila(morality), & Bhavana(meditation) and shearing merits/blessings with everyone and wishing peace for whole world.
Much compassionate Venerable Bhante Nanda.
502-224-2564 or (502—915-7777)
E-mail – reverendnanda@gmail.com
Web (http://www.kmcbv.org) (https://kmpc.co/)
Facebook — Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery
Thank you very much !
KMCPC
“KATHINA 2018 ” Annual robes offering ceremony for monks and nuns,
2600 Years of Great Tradition, Promoting Love, Nonviolence Compassion, Peace, and Respect for Whole World.
Vassana and Kathina in the Theravada Buddhist Tradition (rainy retreats and robes offering ceremony)
From the full-moon day in July to October, monks in the Theravada tradition observe the Rainy Retreat or Vassana. This practice was laid down by the Buddha and details can be found in the Mahavagga of the Vinaya Pitaka (3rd and 4th chapters). The rainy retreat was instituted to prevent monks from wandering about and damaging crops and small creatures which are out in abundance during the rainy season. During these three months, monks are expected to reside in one place and not venture out unnecessarily. They should also not spend the night away from their monasteries. Under special circumstances, if a monk has to be away from the monastery, he must take a vow to return within seven days.
The retreat is a time for monks to devote themselves to study Dhamma and meditation. For the devotees, it is also an opportunity to learn the Dhamma from the monks who are stationed in one place. Hence, it can be considered a good time for spiritual development. At the end of the Vassana season, the monks perform the pavarana (termination) of the additional precepts observed during the retreat. Following this, until the next full-moon day, the Katina ceremony is held. This practice started after the rainy retreat, when the Buddha was staying at Savatthi, some monks got drenched by heavy downpour. Seeing this after the completion of the Vassana season the Buddha instructed the Katina ceremony. Different monasteries hold the Katina on different days. During the Katina ceremony, devotees offer robes to the Maha Sangha or community of monks. Each monk who observes the retreat is presented with one or more robes. Traditionally, the villagers get together and offer a piece of cloth to the Sangha. The cloth is then cut and stitched into robes by a selected group of monks.
The meaning of the Pali word �Katina� is strong. The offering of Dana to the Maha Sangha during the Vassana season and the offering of robes is regarded as a meritorious deed. It is said that those involved in the offering of robes will gain merits for numerous rebirths in samsara(circle of life) and will be protected from the cruel elements and poisonous animals. In addition, they will see the coming of the next Buddha and His enlightenment.
Hence, lay people are encouraged to take part in this significant occasion. Despite the changes through the years, the Vassana and Katina tradition are faithfully observed in Theravada temples throughout the world. In Buddhist countries such as Sri Lanka and Burma, and other Theravada Buddhist temples throughout the world, it is the most important event on the calendar.
The offering of Dana (meals) to the Sangha, making robes and Preaching of the Dhamma. It is a tradition that brings together the monks and lay people during this Katina Season.
Venerable Nanda (Bhante Nanda)
Morning Session
වස් ආරාධනාව සහ ඇසල පෝය 2018
Invitation for monks for the rainy retreat and representing (Asala Poya) full moon day of July 2018
විශේෂ ආශීර්වාද, දාන,සීල, භාවනා, වැඩසටහන අටසිල්සමාදානය සහ බුද්ධ පූජාව
ජූලී 29 (ඉරිදා) උදෑසන, 7:00 – දහවල්, 1:00
Special programs – Meditation, observing 08 precepts, offering, Dhamma talks, sharing blessings, merits and wishing peace for whole world.
Date – July 29 (Sunday), 2018
Time – 7:00am to 1:00pm
Place – 4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, KY 40216
- 7:00am – 9:00am – Breakfast “Dana” for monks and observing 08 precepts and offering
- 9:00am – 11:00am – Meditation session (sitting & walking )), Suttha discussion/dhamma talk, Q&A
- 11:00am – 12:00pm – Offering Special milk rice and other items for the great 07 Buddha(Sath Budu Wandanawa), Dhamma talk, Vas Aradanawa, sharing merits & blessings, (Dana) lunch for monks & preceptors.
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm – Lunch for others.
As a guests of honor
Reverend Kirama Gunawansa Thero
Reverend Hathporuwe Dhammawasa Thero from Sri Lanka will be participate for the program.
You are welcome to attend for whole program or part of it. Please wear suitable and comparable clothing for the program.
More information please contact the temple
Afternoon Session
Mindfulness meditation retreat
with Asian Vegetarian foods (Lunch)
Date – July 29(Sunday afternoon), 2018
Time – 12pm to 5pm
Place – Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center,
4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, KY 40216.
- 12pm to 1pm – Lunch and rest time (Please come little early if you are going to participate for lunch)
- 2pm to 5pm – Instruction for mindfulness meditation, Walking Meditation, Sitting Meditation,
- Yoga Session
- Question & Answering, Short Dhamma sermon, blessings, and end.
For more information please contact the temple.
(502-224-2564 / 502-915-7777) Email : reverendnanda@gmail.com, info@kmcbv.org
Web – (http://www.kmcbv.org) & (http//kmpc.co/)
Facebook – Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center, (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery)
Thank you very much ! KMCP&BBTMCI
Meditation classes for all
The Center serves the communities of the Louisville area of Kentucky. We are open to all who seek to live in deeper harmony with life through mindful living. The Center is dedicated to serving all who seek to improve their health and well-being — physical, mental, and spiritual — through meditation and mindfulness practices, well-being classes, mindfulness retreats, classes in Buddhist philosophy, and Buddhist counseling. The Center serves as an oasis of quiet peace and loving kindness in the heart of the community, a place where anyone can come to meditate and rest in a refuge of peace and compassion amidst the hectic pace of our lives.
The Center also serves as a monks‘ residence, facilitating the daily availability of monks offering classes, retreats, teachings, meditations, and counseling:
- Open Meditation Sessions
- Weekly Group Meditation
- Personalized Meditation Instruction
- Mindfulness Workshops
- Yoga Classes
- Monastic Yoga
- Meditation Retreats
- Buddhist Courses and Talks
- Book Discussions
- Pali Teaching & chanting
Guest Teacher Visits and Retreat
Meditation Classes Date & Time,
Every Monday 7pm to 8:30pm
Every Wednesday 7pm to 8:30pm
Every Month One Day Retreat
Please call, write, or visit our websites and welcome to visit our center for more information.
Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center
4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, KY 40216
(KMCPC, New Residence)
Telephone — (502—224,-2564) (502—915,7777)
Email : reverendnanda@gmail.com
Web (http://www.kmcbv.org) (https://kmpc.co/)
Facebook — Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery
To operate the Mindfulness Center, KMCPC needs your support. Help bring more compassion and loving kindness into our community. We ask that you commit to a monthly or annual donation, or a one-time donation to KMCPC. Find more details on our websites.
Happy New Year 2018
Special program for welcoming & invoke blessing for the New Year 2018 !
Bodhiraja Buddhist Temple Meditation Center Inc, –
(Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center),
4815 Manslick Rd, Louisville, KY 40216.
For all Sri Lankan Community in KY, USA,
Dear friends and devotees,
We would like to invite you all for this great event.
Special program for invoke blessing for the New Year 2018 !
Generosity, Morality, Meditation, Observing 08 precepts and Special “Pujava” offering for the 28 Buddha.
අවුරුදු දින විශේෂ ආශීර්වාද, දාන,සීල, භාවනා, වැඩසටහන
අටසිල්සමාදානය සහ අටවිසි බුද්ධ පූජාව,
ජනවාරි 01(සඳුදා), 2018 –
උදෑසන 7:00 – ප.ව. 2:00 දක්වා
Date & Time –
January 01(Monday) 2018 –
Morning 07am to 02pm.
Place –
4815 Manslick Rd, Louisville, KY 40216.
As a special guest teacher from Sri Lanka Venerable Guruwala Suseela Thero will be taking part of the whole program.
සියල්ලන්ටම කාරුණිකව ආරාධනා කරමු.
All are kindly invited for this great event.
For more information please call or write the temple –
(502)-224-2564, (502)-915-7777
E-mail – (reverendnanda@gmail.com)
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Happy New Year 2018
Special program for welcoming & invoke blessing for the New Year 2018 !
Bodhiraja Buddhist Temple Meditation Center Inc, –
(Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center),
4815 Manslick Rd, Louisville, KY 40216.
For all other community KY, USA
Dear friends and devotees,
We would like to invite you all for this great event.
Special program for invoke blessing for the
New Year 2018 !
Date – December 31(Sunday), 2017
Morning session, – 09am to 01pm (Bilingual,
community)
Generosity, Morality, Meditation, Observing precepts and Special “Pujava”, offering for the Buddha,
Afternoon to Evening session, – 2pm to 5pm (English)
Special guided meditation teaching and practicing (Insight(Vipassana) Mindfulness), Dhamma talks(teaching), At 5pm, end of the program Asian foods and drinks will be serve. You may participate for whole program or part of it.
Place –
4815 Manslick Rd, Louisville, KY 40216.
As a special guest teacher from Sri Lanka Venerable
Guruwala Suseela Thero will be taking part of the whole program.
All are kindly invited for this great event.
For more information please call write to the temple –
502-224-2564, (502-915-7777)
E-mail – (reverendnanda@gmail.com)
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Happy New Year 2018 !
Special program for welcoming & invoke blessing for the New Year 2018 !
Nashville, TN
For all Sri Lankan and others at TN, USA
Dear friends and devotees, We would like to invite you all for this great event.
One day Special program for invoke blessing for the coming New Year 2018 !
(අලුත් අවුරුදු විශේෂ ආශීර්වාද, දාන,සීල, භාවනා, වැඩසටහන), (දෙසැම්බර් 30(සෙනසුරාදා), 2017 –
අටසිල්සමාදානය සහ අටවිසි බුද්ධ පූජාව, – උදෑසන 9:00 – ප.ව. 5:00 දක්වා)
Date & Time – December 30(Saturday) 2017 – Morning 09am to 05pm.
Place – 1046 Louisville Hwy, Millersville, TN 37072.
As a special guest teacher from Sri Lanka Venerable Guruwala Suseela Thero will be taking part of the whole program.
සියල්ලන්ටම කාරුණිකව ආරාධනා කරමු.
All are kindly invited for this great event.
For more information please call Venerable Nanda –
502-224-2564, 502-915-7777, E-mail – (reverendnanda@gmail.com)
Bodhiraja Buddhist Temple Meditation Center Inc, (Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center),
4815 Manslick Rd, Louisville, KY 40216
Web, (http://www.kmcbv.org), (http//kmpc.co/), & Facebook — (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery
2600 Years of Great Tradition, Promoting Love, Nonviolence Compassion, Peace, and Respect for Whole World.
Vassana and Kathina in the Theravada Buddhist Tradition (rainy retreats and robes offering ceremony)
From the full-moon day in July to October, monks in the Theravada tradition observe the Rainy Retreat or Vassana. This practice was laid down by the Buddha and details can be found in the Mahavagga of the Vinaya Pitaka (3rd and 4th chapters).
The rainy retreat was instituted to prevent monks from wandering about and damaging crops and small creatures which are out in abundance during the rainy season.
During these three months, monks are expected to reside in one place and not venture out unnecessarily. They should also not spend the night away from their monasteries. Under special circumstances, if a monk has to be away from the monastery, he must take a vow to return within seven days.
The retreat is a time for monks to devote themselves to study Dhamma and meditation. For the devotees, it is also an opportunity to learn the Dhamma from the monks who are stationed in one place. Hence, it can be considered a good time for spiritual development.
At the end of the Vassana season, the monks perform the pavarana (termination) of the additional precepts observed during the retreat.
Following this, until the next full-moon day, the Katina ceremony is held. This practice started after the rainy retreat, when the Buddha was staying at Savatthi, some monks got drenched by heavy downpour.
Seeing this after the completion of the Vassana season the Buddha instructed the Katina ceremony. Different monasteries hold the Katina on different days. During the Katina ceremony, devotees offer robes to the Maha Sangha or community of monks. Each monk who observes the retreat is presented with one or more robes.
Traditionally, the villagers get together and offer a piece of cloth to the Sangha. The cloth is then cut and stitched into robes by a selected group of monks.
The meaning of the Pali word �Katina� is strong. The offering of Dana to the Maha Sangha during the Vassana season and the offering of robes is regarded as a meritorious deed.
It is said that those involved in the offering of robes will gain merits for numerous rebirths in samsara(circle of life) and will be protected from the cruel elements and poisonous animals. In addition, they will see the coming of the next Buddha and His enlightenment.
Hence, lay people are encouraged to take part in this significant occasion. Despite the changes through the years, the Vassana and Katina tradition are faithfully observed in Theravada temples throughout the world. In Buddhist countries such as Sri Lanka and Burma, and other Theravada Buddhist temples throughout the world, it is the most important event on the calendar.
The offering of Dana (meals) to the Sangha, making robes and Preaching of the Dhamma. It is a tradition that brings together the monks and lay people during this Katina Season.
Venerable Nanda (Bhante Nanda)
Help us to make our dream a true one
New Temple Project for Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhist Vihara
Having a permanent place for our temple(Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhist Vihara) has been a dream, and it’s becoming a reality soon with the kind support and generosity of our members and others in our community. Your kind generous supports will make this great project a successful one.
Our goal is to have a property with a 2000 square foot home and a piece of land to develop as a monastery in the future. We hope to get a commercial loan of $197,000. To approve the loan we should have a 25 percent down payment so we have to raise $40,000 from our community.
So far, many of our generous, kind supporters from different parts of the country have already made some donations toward this great project. We will appreciate your generous tax-deductable contribution. Also you may donate to invoke blessings and merits to you and your loved ones, or in the name of your dear departed ones.
If you make a donation please make it to – Kentucky Meditation Center – It’s a nonprofit charity organization
If you wire the money or write checks –
PNC – Bank – Account number -(3032533438) & Routing Number (083000108)
Purchased property for Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhist Vihara
Property’s value – US$197:000
As a down payment – (US$$40 to 50:000)
We already borrowed US$30,000 (Pay back within one year)
We have raised US$10,000 for closing the contract on September 13 – 2017,
After we buy this property we have to pay monthly US$1100 per month for 20 years, including utilities and other expenses US$1800 per month
We are very small organization but we provide lots of services for the community and we need your generous kind supports, contribution monthly, yearly and lifetime and your kind participation and involvement in order survive, grow and provide better services to this community and as well for globally.
Your generous contribution will provide us peace of mind and provide better services for the community: also, your donation is tax deductible because we are a registered charity organization in USA.
Mrs Susmita Barua family – (KY) – ($1,001) – In loving memory of beloved parent(Mr Netra Ranjan Barua, Mrs Manjusree Barua) and blessings for the family, relatives and friends
Ms Ranjani Bostic family – (KY) – ($1,500) – In loving memory of beloved father(K.H.M Hendrik Appuhami), Sister(K.H.M Somalatha), brother(K.H.M Sinil)
Mr Nimal Krishan Jayasingha Mrs Nimn Jayasingha Mudalige family – (KY) – ($100) – Blessing for beloved son
Mr Tay Zar & Mrs Tu Zar (Khin T Kyaw Sheing Soe) family (DBA T Z Sushi & Catering KY) – ($1,000) – Blessing for the family and the business
Mr Dilantha Ratnayaka Mrs Ratnayaka family – (W,DC) – ($100) – Blessings for the family
Ms Sophy So family – (KY) – ($30) – Blessing for the family
Sinhala & English medium (for Sri Lankan community)
Wishing you happy holiday, merry Christmas, and happy greeting for the coming New Year 2017 !
Dear friends, and devotees,
We would like to invite you, your family, and friends for this special program,
We hope to have a half day retreat observing 8 precepts, Dhamma talks, and meditation – and a special program for invoke blessing for the New Year 2017.(විශේෂ සීල, භාවනා වැඩසටහන සහ පැමිණෙන නව වසර 2017 සඳහා විශේෂ ආශිර්වාද වැඩසටහන(විශේෂ පූජාව)
Date – January 01(Sunday) 2017
Time – 9:00am to 2:00pm
Place – 4849 Southside Dr, Louisville, KY 40214 (Temple & meditation center)
please keep your day and time free for this great event. If there is anything please call or write Hamuduruwo.
The great way to respecting to the Buddha is to follow the path of the Buddha, practicing Dana(generosity), Sila(morality), & Bhavana(meditation) and shearing merits/blessings with everyone and wishing peace for whole world.
Much compassionate Venerable Bhante Nanda.
502-224-2564 or (502—915-7777)
E-mail – reverendnanda@gmail.com
