Sri Saddhatissa International Buddhist Centre

Śrī Saddhātissa Memorial Day
2021-02-12 - 2023-02-12 | Śrī Saddhātissa International Buddhist Centre, 309–311 Kingsbury Road, London, NW9 9PE, United Kingdom
The Most Venerable Dr Hammalawa Saddhātissa (1914–1990) passed away on 13 February 1990. An admired Buddhist monk and scholar, Venerable Saddhātissa, is annually commemorated for two days in February with an overnight paritta chanting, an alms-giving and a devotional pūjā with the participation of Buddhist monastics based in the UK and abroad.

Buddha Pūjā & Chanting
2021-03-11 00:00 - 2030-03-23 23:59 (Europe/London)
Buddha Pūjā & Chanting take place every day at the Śrī Saddhātissa International Buddhist Centre.

Samatha Meditation
2021-03-11 07:30 - 2030-12-31 23:59
Samatha Meditation practice session.

Vap Full Moon (Pōya) Day & Kaṭhina Cīvara Pūjā
2022-10-30
As usual Buddhist devotees observe the eight precepts. One important narrative is that on the Vap Full Moon Day, which marks the end of the three-month rain-retreat, the Buddha had taught the Abhidhamma to the gods of the Tāvatiṃsa. The legend is mythologically as well as symbolically important. The historical Buddha’s mother, Queen Māyā, who passed away after a week of his birth, was born in the celestial abode of the Tāvatiṃsa bearing the name Santusita. The legend tells that the Buddha ascended to the Tāvatiṃsa to teach the Abhidhamma to Santusita for three months. The three-month rain retreat commences in the month of Äsala (July) and ends on the Vap Pōya Day
