Unduvap Full Moon Poya Program will be Observed on Saturday, December 17, 2016 from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm at the Georgia Buddhist Vihara. We invite you all to join the program.
Unduwap Poya is this Full-moon day of December, which celebrates these 2 events:
1: The arrival of Venerable Arahant Theri Sanghamitta, sister of Arahat Mahinda,
from India in the 3rd century B.C. establishing the Order of Buddhist Bhikkhunis.
2: The arrival at Anuradhapura of a sapling of the sacred Bodhi-tree at Buddhagaya,
brought to Sri Lanka by the Venerable Arahant Theri Sanghamitta.
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MORNING PROGRAM
7:30 am – 8:30 am : Observance of the eight Precepts, Buddha Puja and Heel Dana.Unduvap Full Moon Poya Program will be Observed on Saturday, December 17, 2016 from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm at the Georgia Buddhist Vihara. We invite you all to join the program.
Unduwap Poya is this Full-moon day of December, which celebrates these 2 events:
1: The arrival of Venerable Arahant Theri Sanghamitta, sister of Arahat Mahinda,from India in the 3rd century B.C. establishing the Order of Buddhist Bhikkhunis.
2: The arrival at Anuradhapura of a sapling of the sacred Bodhi-tree at Buddhagaya,
brought to Sri Lanka by the Venerable Arahant Theri Sanghamitta.
MORNING PROGRAM
8:30 am – 9:00 am : Tea & coffee break.
9:00 am – 10:00 am : Vipassana Introduction.
10:00 am - 11:00 am: Sutra Discussion
11:00 am - 11:30 pm : Buddha Puja (MUST Start at 11:00 AM)
11:30 am – 12:00 Noon: Dana offering to the monastics and those who observe eight precepts.
12:00Noon – 1:00pm Luncheon
AFTERNOON PROGRAM
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm : Discussion (base on Abhidhamma) by Dr. Deeptha Jayaratne
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm : Tea & coffee break.
3:30-4:30 pm: Dhamma Desana by Baminiyanvila Dhammaloka.
5:00 pm: Pujava and end of the program.
