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About Maha Bodhi Society of India
It is the premier international Buddhist organization founded by Bodhisattva Anagarika Dharmapala on 31st May 1891 at Colombo, Sri Lanka. At the onset, their main objective was to use it as a frontline vehicle for the worldwide followers of The Buddha, to have the right to worship the most holy Buddhagaya Temple, in Gaya district of the Bihar state, India – where Prince Siddhartha Gautama attained supreme Enlightenment, thus becoming The Tathagata Buddha. In addition their objective was also to restore all places related to the life of The Buddha – The Most Compassionate One, to enable spread His unbounded Compassion upon sentient beings all over the World.
Documentary on our Founder Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala
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Founder's Parents
Mudliyar Hewawitharana & Mallika Hewawitharana
It is the parents who mould and shape the culture of a child both physically and mentally. Here, both Don Carolis and his wife Mallika brought up young David in a traditional Sinhala Buddhist atmosphere with both instruction and training for the good of the whole of humanity.
The parents of Anagarika Dharmapala were not only influenced his ‘work’ but gave him the moral and the financial backing for his services in Ceylon and abroad. Angarika Dharmapala’s parents were the giants behind the success of his mission, philosophy and life.
‘It is a commonplace of educational psychology that the influences to which a child is subjected to during its earliest years more or less determine the whole course of its subsequent development, and the biography of Dharmapala provides us with no exception to this rule.
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86th Anniversary of Buddha Vihar Celebrated in New Delhi
New Delhi, March 22, 2025 – The New Delhi Centre of the Maha Bodhi Society of India celebrated the 86th Anniversary of Buddha Vihar with a grand event attended by distinguished dignitaries, scholars, monks, and devotees from across the world. The event was graced by Shri Sardar Iqbal Singh Lalpura, Chairman of the National Commission […]
Buddhagaya Centre of Maha Bodhi Society of India Celebrates 18th Anniversary of Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Vihara with Sacred Relics Exposition
Bodhgaya, February 4, 2025 – The Buddhagaya Centre of the Maha Bodhi Society of India successfully celebrated the 18th Anniversary of Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Vihara and the Exposition of the Sacred Relics of Shakyamuni Buddha and his chief disciples, Arhant Sariputta and Mahamoggallana, from February 1 to 3, 2025. The event commenced with a […]
Maha Bodhi Society of India, Sarnath, Celebrates 76th Republic Day with Patriotic Fervor
Sarnath, January 26, 2025 – The Maha Bodhi Society of India, Sarnath, along with its schools, celebrated the 76th Republic Day of India with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervor at the premises of the historic Mulagandha Kuti Vihara. The national event commenced with the hoisting of the Indian Tricolour, followed by the singing of the […]
President Dissanayake’s Pilgrimage to the Land of Enlightenment, Bodh Gaya: Visits Buddhagaya Centre of the Maha Bodhi Society of India
Bodh Gaya, India – December 17, 2024: His Excellency, the President of Sri Lanka, Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, visited the Buddha Gaya Centre of the Maha Bodhi Society of India during his official visit to Bodh Gaya, the sacred site where Prince Siddhartha attained Supreme Enlightenment and became the Buddha. The General Secretary of the […]
Sarnath Center of Maha Bodhi Society of India Successfully Conducts Kathina Chivara Dana Ceremony
Sarnath, November 14, 2024: The Sarnath Center of the Maha Bodhi Society of India successfully hosted the two-day Kathina Chivara Dana ceremony on November 13th and 14th, 2024. The event witnessed the participation of hundreds of devotees and venerable monks from various Buddhist countries, coming together in a spirit of reverence, generosity, and unity. The […]
Global Scholars Celebrate Pali as India’s Classical Language at Maha Bodhi Conference
Buddhagaya, November 18: The Maha Bodhi International Conference on “Pali and Buddhism” was successfully held on 17th November 2024 at the Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala Memorial Hall, located within the premises of the Maha Bodhi Society of India, Buddhagaya Centre. The theme of the conference, “Pali: India’s Classical Language and the Legacy of the Buddha”, highlighted […]