Kathina Robe Offering
The Kathina festival is the largest alms-giving ceremony in the Buddhist calendar. It is a robe offering ceremony which has been preserved for 26 centuries since the Buddha’s time. This practice was established by the Buddha where he permitted lay devotees to make robes offering to the monastics who have finished the three months rains […]
Buddhist Peace School Holds Academic Day
On October 21st, the Buddhist Peace School, the nursery section held an Academic Day. The Academic Day is a day in a term where parents get involved in their children’s education. Parents review the academic performance of their children. Nursery school is the most crucial time for parents to stay active and get involved in […]
Gratitude to All Our Supporters
As we wind up the rains retreat (vassa) period, we extend our gratitude to all individuals and organisations who have supported us through this whole period. We specially thank the Sri Lankan community in Uganda led by Mr. Bandara, Gihan and his family, Kamal and family; the Vietnamese community in USA; Moe Moe and the […]
UBC Community Celebrates Dolores’ 80th Belated Birthday
Dolores Watson is one of Bhante’s long-term friend and supporter from New Orleans, USA. She visited the Uganda Buddhist Centre on September 1st to 29th, 2022. During her stay, Dolores visited various projects at the Temple and she fell in love with the children of our preschool. On the 7th of September her ‑rst visit […]
Environmental Cleaning Day at Buddhist Peace School
At the Buddhist Peace School, we commenced the new term with cleaning the community and inculcating values of environmental responsibility into our students. The pupils collected plastics, the most common and hazardous waste to the environment in the surrounding communities. It was a great learning experience for the students as they practically engaged in cleaning […]
New Ambassador of Thailand Visited the Uganda Buddhist Centre
On August 24th 2020, the Ambassador of Thailand to Kenya, Her Excellency Sasirit Tangulrat together with Hon. Barbara Mulwana the Honorary Consul of the Royal Thai Embassy in Kampala visited the Uganda Buddhist Centre. Initially, the Royal Thai Embassy requested the monks at the Temple to conduct a Buddhist ceremony for a deceased Thai national, […]
Extension of Our Kitchen
As a result of the increasing number of residents at the Temple, our kitchen has been extended to accommodate the growing number of people. The existing kitchen was designed to design a capacity of 12 people, but currently, we have over 40 people residing at the temple. Secondly, the remodelled kitchen will also help to […]Huong Tu Lovingkindness Foundation Visits Uganda Buddhist Centre
O n June 1, 2021, the Uganda Buddhist Centre (UBC) hosted a group of 16 people including 4 monks from Huong Tu Lovingkindness Foundation of Dallas, Texas, USA. The aim of the visit was to carryout charity and Buddhist missionary activities in Uganda as well as to support the Uganda Buddhist Centre in its activities […]