Healing Hearts & Mending Minds is atthe core of everything we do

Empowering people throughout the world in the pursuit of Enlightenment through wisdom, virtue and vigour by advancing spiritual development and maximising human potential for the benefit of mankind. This is our purpose, the reason we exist.

Though one should live a hundred years foolish and uncontrolled, yet better is life for a single day lived moral and wise.

Sermons

Sermons

There is no better medicine to heal an ailing mind than the pristine teachings of the Perfectly Enlightened One. There is no better good that can be done by man than to dispense His teachings out of compassion.

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Jethavanarama Buddhist Monastery

Welcome to paradise on Earth.

Spiritual Development

Dhamma Programmes

Spiritual Development

Dhamma Programmes

Our monastery's Dhamma programmes have been described as remarkably profound and incredibly life-changing by our regular visitors from across the island and an ever-growing audience of over 1 million subscribers...

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Spiritual Development

Counselling and Mentorship

Spiritual Development

Counselling and Mentorship

Mending minds and healing hearts is the essence of everything we do. Children in orphanages, youth in remand homes and prisons, women who have suffered abuse...

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Spiritual Development

Meditation Retreats

Spiritual Development

Meditation Retreats

Our residential Vipassana meditation retreats are designed to offer lay practitioners the perfect environment to develop insightful mindful awareness...

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Human Potential Development

Drug Rehabilitation

Human Potential Development

Drug Rehabilitation

A modern drug rehabilitation centre providing highly effective and pragmatic Buddhist counselling based sustainable rehabilitation with proven results, to empower drug users to confidently choose an alternative...

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Path of ordination

Many who diligently practice the Dhamma eventually become convinced that Noble Livelihood is indeed the most fruitful path to one's liberation. Once they have made this choice voluntarily, we offer them the opportunity to embrace the livelihood of Anagarika.

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News

Global Language Initiative 2026

Global Language Initiative 2026

In a truly transformative celebration, 27 YouTube channels were launched in 27 global languages, each dedicated to...

Little Britain 2026

Little Britain 2026

People who feel close at heart often drift apart due to a lack of words to express what lies within. A major...

World Meditation Day 2025

World Meditation Day 2025

Serenity is not the absence of life's storms, but the ability to remain peaceful within them. True peace does not...

Sethapenawasa Building 2025

Sethapenawasa Building 2025

The establishment of the Sethapenawasa Building provides essential accommodation for the Maha Sangha. Just as swans...

Monday
07:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Tuesday
07:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Wednesday
07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday
07:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Friday
07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Saturday
06:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Sunday
07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Poya Day
06:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Jethavanarama Buddhist Monastery
356/3 Nugadanda,
Kalatuwawa
Ratnapura
SRI LANKA
To book a visit, consultation or group sermon contact Dharmayai Obai Charity Trust: (In the event these numbers are unreachable please leave a WhatsApp message and we'll be happy to call you back.) +94 773 336 274
For any other information contact the Monastery: +94 777 770 129
We are contactable via WhatsApp / Viber / Skype
For dhamma questions, please email us at: [email protected]
For any other information, please email us at: [email protected]
Jethavanarama Buddhist Monastery