Dhammamaster (Dr. Venerble Sheelratna Bodhi) is the Founder President of Dhammaland. He is a well known Indian Buddhist monk. He has done Doctorate Degree in Meditation. He had completed his B.A. from Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka and M.A. in Buddhist Psychotherapy from Postgraduage Institute of Kelaniya University, Sri Lanka. He learned Buddhist meditation, Buddhist Philosophy, Pali, Abhidhamma at Buddhist Studies International and got six years special Bhikkhu training under the guidance of late Most Venerable Dr. Havanpola Rathanasara Mahanayakathera, Sangha Nayak of western world. He had been awarded as Dhamma Duta Honor (DDH) Doctor of Dhamma, and (MDH) Master of Dhamma by Buddhist Studies International, Sri Lanka in year 2001. He is currently propagating Dhamma in India as well as other countries.
Mind is the master; change the mind and change the world. All Indian religions have a view of karma. It is a fundamental belief. Buddhism has its specific view of karma. Common to all the traditions in their idea of karma is the following: Karma is actions, divided into good and bad, each having results [...]
The core of mind-cultivation practice (Bhàvanà) By Dr. Venerable Sheelratna Bodhi How many kinds of food exist as you know? Most of you would be answering that there are two kinds of food exist namely Veggie and Non-veggie. This kind of thinking has been made by Brahmins. They say that who take food veggie are [...]
Peñakopadesa Of these eighteen root-terms, the nine unprofitable terms are the origin of suffering, while the profitable terms are the way leading to cessation of suffering. And accordingly, the fruit of the origin is suffering, while the fruit of the way leading to cessation of suffering is cessation. These are the four noble truths, [...]
Writer Dr. Venerable Sheelratna Bodhi Time is life, and Life is Time. If anyone waste time that means one wastes one’s life. If anyone utilizes one’s time that means one utilizes one’s life. Therefore One should not waste time.
There is a legend recorded by Buddhaghosa that the Abhidhamma was first preached by the Buddha in Tàvatiüsa at the fort of the Pàricchattka Tree, when he was seated on Sakka’s throne, during his visit to his mother in Tàvatiüsa. Later it was taught by him to Sàriputta on the banks of the Anotatta Lake, [...]
“Noble Eight Fold Path is the only path, which leads to Nibbana, the complete freedom, the sommum bonum of all sentient beings!”
When we talk about Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Buddhism. I think that most of you know about it. Any way I will try to explain in brief about it to all of you. First of all let me explain about Dr. B. R. Ambedkar ‘s life history and his struggle. As all of [...]
How many kinds of food exist as you know? Most of you would be answering that there are two kinds of food exist namely Veggie and Non-veggie. This kind of thinking has been made by Brahmins. They say that who take food veggie are better then other, while they are the ones who used to [...]
The rules of Bodhisatta are as follows, viz. He descended from heaven of Delight into his mother’s womb mindfully and self-possessed. He ceases to belong to the hosts of the heaven of Delight, and enters a mother’s womb, at that time there manifests an infinite and splendid radiance throughout the whole universe-including the world above [...]
Venerable Vangisa was born in a Brahmin family at Vanga (present Bangladesh or eastern part of India). In his lay life, he has been a soothsayer and has gained reputation by tapping on skull with his fingernail and tells that where the person of the skull was reborn. One day he visited the Buddha. The [...]
