Esala Full Moon Poya Day holds a special significance as it marks the beginning of the traditional Buddhist "Vassana" or rain retreat. During this auspicious time, devoted Buddhists invite monks…
Esala Full Moon Poya Day is a sacred Buddhist holiday celebrated in Sri Lanka, coinciding with the month of Esala in the lunar calendar. It commemorates significant events related to…
The Kaṭhina Cīvara Pūjā is the Buddhist “communal ceremony of making robe offerings” to Buddhist monks who complete the three-month rain-retreat (vassa). Annually, the ceremony takes place in October /…
The full moon day (Pōya) in June is known in Sinhalese as Poson. This full moon is highly significant for Theravāda Buddhists in Sri Lanka because it commemorates the introduction of Buddhism…
As usual Buddhist devotees observe the eight precepts. It is still the period of the vassa (rainy) season. The Nikiṇi Pōya day is related to the legends that tell the…