“The Path to Perfect Peace and Happiness”

New York Buddhist Vihara

214-22 Spencer Aenue,
Queens Village, NY 11427
U.S.A.

‘‘සබ්බ පාපස්ස අකරණං
කුසලස්ස උපසම්පදා
සචිත්ත පරියෝදපනං
ඒතං බුද්ධාන’සාසනං’’

සියලුම අකුසල් නොම කර ඉන්නේ
කුසල් දහම් බල එක්කර ගන්නේ
තමන්ගේ සිත පිරිසිදු කර ගන්නේ
මෙය අනුසස්නයි බුදුවර යන්නේ

ධම්මපදය

“Sabba päpassa akaranan
Kusalassa upasampadä
Sachitta pariyö dapanan
Etan Buddhänasäsanan”

Not to do any evil, to cultivate good, to purify one's mind, this is the Teaching of the Buddhas.

Dhammapada

Friends,

Welcome to our web page!

We offer you an opportunity to read and learn about Buddhism in the Theravada tradition. Theravada (Pali: Thera=elders, vada=doctrine) or the "doctrine of the elders" represents the school of Buddhism that draws spiritual inspiration from the Pali Canon (or "Tripitaka") generally accepted by scholars as the oldest record of Buddha's teachings.

Imparting knowledge with a view toward developing and improving another's knowledge is Dhammadana in Buddhist terminology. The Buddha teaches us to appreciate the value of wisdom since it is the most valuable asset for a living being: hence, the need for us to develop our minds, as well as to help others to develop their knowledge.

There are two ways to achieve this end. One is by reading extensively on Buddha Dhamma. The other is by questioning that may invariably lead to discussion. It shall be our endeavor to provide satisfactory answers to such queries.

Discussions on the following topics are welcome on this page:

Buddha Dhamma
Buddhist History
Buddhist Culture
Personal queries relevant to Buddhism

Upcoming Events

Sri Lankan New Year Celebration 2024

Dear Friends of Dhamma,

New York Buddhist Vihara is in organizing the Celebration of Sri Lankan New Year 2024 on Sunday, April 14th at 5:00 pm at the temple premises.

The Annual General Meeting (the Viharastha Dayaka Sabhava) also to be held at the end of main event.

You are cordially invited to participate at both the events as well as to experience authentic Sri Lankan refreshments at the conclusion.

Theruvan Saranayi

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Temple Activities & Open Hours

Temple is open daily from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm

Meditation: Every Wednesday from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm (Contact the temple for more info)
Dhamma Discussion in English: Every Wednesday from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm and Every Friday from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Contact the temple for more info)
Dhamma Discussion in Sinhala: Please check the upcoming events
Dhamma Sermon in Sinhala: First Saturday of every month (Please check the upcoming events)
Dhamma School for Children: Every Saturday from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm (Contact the temple for more info)

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