“The Path to Perfect Peace and Happiness”

New York Buddhist Vihara

214-22 Spencer Avenue,
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

New Year Blessings to Welcome 2025

The resident monks of the New York Buddhist Vihara wish you a very peaceful, happy, and a prosperous New Year

On the 01^st of January at 6:00 p.m., blessings will be invoked upon all devotees and friends of Dhamma for the New Year, by making offerings to twenty-eight Buddhas (Atavisi Buddha Puja) at the New York Buddhist Vihara.

All are cordially invited to participate.

May the Triple Gem Bless You All!

විශේෂ මතක් කිරීමයි

2025 නව වසර වෙනුවෙන් සැමට සෙත් පතා පවත්වනු ලබන අටවිසි බුද්ධ පූජාව සහ සෙත් පිරිත් දේශනය 2025 ජනවාරි මස 01 වෙනි බදාදා දින සවස 6:00 ට නිව් යෝර්ක් බෞද්ධ විහාරයේදි පැවැත්වේ.

මේ උතුම් පින්කම සඳහා පැමිණ සහභාගීවන ලෙස මතක්කර සිටිමු.
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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 (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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