The Third Walk to Feed the Hungry
As we join the rest of the world to overcome hunger and malnutrition, the UBC organized its campaign of the “Third Walk to Feed the Hungry” on Sunday, August 18, 2019. The walk was led by Bhante Buddharakkhita and over 500 people including UBC members, people from the village, children from 3 local schools, and […]
New Borehole: Sustainable Water for Schools
With the generous donations from VietCare.org (Vietnamese organization), the children of Lake Side Primary in Gerenge have a sustainable future of plentiful clean and safe water. We are drilling a borehole to provide the school with safe and clean water. The school has been relying on water from the lake and sometimes rain water catchment […]
Defense Mechanisms: Projection
In our previous newsletter, we posted part of Bhante Buddharakkhita’s talk on Defense Mechanisms. We discussed repression and aggression. In this newsletter, we take you through Projection as the third defense mechanism. Read more here. “Again, when the bhikkhus are reproving a bhikkhu for an offence, he attributes an offence to the reprover himself, saying; […]
UBC Buys 2 Acres of Land Neighboring the Temple: Celebrates to Mark this Great Achievement
On July 28, 2019 the UBC celebrated the purchase of 2 acres of land stretching from the east to the south of the Centre.  The purchase was finalized on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. This newly purchased land sits just adjacent to the Temple’s perimeter walls in the east with a breathtaking view of Lake Victoria in […]Defense Mechanisms
The Buddha never used words such as defense mechanisms. However, the modern psychologists use these words in the exact manner as the Buddha explained these mental attitudes in the discourses. Defense mechanisms are unconscious protections against stressful situations and they play significant roles in keeping us with safe limits. They are not something that you […]
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
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 […]
UBC Annual Report 2018
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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 […]