Bhante Buddharakkhita Pays a Courtesy Visit to Most Ven. Dr. Sitagu Sayadaw

Bhante Buddharakkhita Pays a Courtesy Visit to Most Ven. Dr. Sitagu Sayadaw

After participating in the celebrations of the United Nations Day of Vesak, Bhante paid a courtesy visit to the Most Ven. Dr. Ashin Nyanissara (Sitagu Sayadaw) at Sitagu International Vipassana Academy (where Sitagu Sayadaw resides) in Sagaing, Myanmar. Bhante delivered copies of a book that highlights Sitagu Sayadaw’s visit to Uganda in April 2017. The […]
Bhante Buddharakkhita attends 16th UNDV Celebrations in Vietnam: Calls upon Buddhist Community to Come to Africa

Bhante Buddharakkhita attends 16th UNDV Celebrations in Vietnam: Calls upon Buddhist Community to Come to Africa

Thousands of delegates attended the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak (UNDV) celebrations held in Ha Nam Province in Vietnam from May 12-14, 2019. Bhante Buddharakkhita participated in this year’s celebrations and represented Uganda at this auspicious occasion. In his speech, Bhante invited celebrants to take a moment of silence to remember and pray for […]
Paving Temple Grounds

Paving Temple Grounds

Recently, we have experienced heavy soil erosion which has left bumps and rough surfaces on the temple grounds. Furthermore, the grounds have been left bare making it muddy and slippery during rainy seasons. To eliminate all these environmentally unfriendly effects, we have embarked on paving the compound. Due to limited financial resources, we have only […]
Stupa Construction in Jinja

Stupa Construction in Jinja

A couple of Russian engineers working in mines in Uganda visited the Uganda Buddhist to meet Bhante with a prospect of building a stupa at the Uganda Buddhist Centre. Bhante told them that the Uganda Buddhist Centre development master plan doesn’t have space. However, he introduced them to his friend Dr. Juuko who has land […]
Expasion of Uganda Buddhist Centre

Expasion of Uganda Buddhist Centre

Currently the Uganda Buddhist Centre is in process of buying two acres of land adjacent to the Centre. This land will make it possible to construct buildings for monastics, housing complex for laities, kitchen and administrative block. We have started fencing the land. Furthermore, the Uganda Buddhist Centre is planning to secure land for a […]
Fencing of Peace School

Fencing of Peace School

We have committed our hearts to quality and holistic education, and the safety of our children and teachers is paramount. As students go for a holiday, we are currently fencing the school to guarantee safety of our children and school premises. The fencing will also add extra security to the school and allow the grass […]