It was a great opportunity that the Malalasekera Foundation were able to hold a Buddha pooja and a sanghikapooja to the pinnacle of all Buddhists in Sri Lanka and the world, to the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha. This pooja, considered one of the most sacred by the Buddhists all over is done continuously…
Madunagala Forest Meditation Centre near Suriyawewa town in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka is a historical site habituated by arhanths in ancient times. This serene forest hermitage is visited by thousands of devotees from all parts of the country every poya day. This is the only place in the Southern Province where the sacred…
Annual pilgrimage to Sri Pada was held on 11th and 12th March 2018 under the guidance of Mr. Ashan Malalasekera, the Chief Executive Officer and the Founder of Malalasekera Foundation. Twenty-two members of the Foundation participated and notably, Mr. Kushil Gunasekera, the Founder of our brother association, Foundation of Goodness also participated in this activity.…
Baddegama Keembiela Elderly Bhikku Nursing Care Retreat ar Sri Wijayawardhanaramaya which was started in 1960 is the first retreat for elderly monks in Sri Lanka. This was inaugurated by Hon. Gunapala Malalasekera, the then president of All Ceylon Buddhist Congress to fulfill the needs of elderly and diseased monks who are without facilities and caregivers…
Donation of wheel chairs was done recently by the Founder of the Malalasekera Foundation, Mr. Ashan Malalasekera. On invitation by Ven. Thalangama Devananda Thero, the Chief incumbent of Indiana Buddhist Temple, in Chicago, the USA, Mr. Ashan Malalasekera donated 10 wheel chairs using his personal wealth. This was carried out as the annual meritorious deed…
Historical Seruwawila Mangala Maha Seya which enshrines the forehead relic of the Buddha is highly venerated by the Buddhists. A ceremony of Dhamma dana and a meditation programme was organised by the Malalasekera Foundation on poya day of last September at this sacred site. Thus, Mr. Anura Wickramasinghe Madanayake, the veteran Dhamma preacher who follows…
The Malalasekera Foundation is carrying out one important activity at present among its numerous national and Buddhist services. It is the building of a sangha uposathagara for vanavasi (forest dwelling) monks at Arisimale ancient cave temple, the present Asirikanda Purana Vihara at Pulmoddai in Trincomalee district. Trincomalee area, the ancient port Gokanna boasts of many…
Professor Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera an erudite scholar of Buddhism as well as a true Buddhist, an Ambassador to several countries, a great teacher, social worker and a writer and an outstanding personality, passed away on April 23, 1973, 38 years ago, at the age of 74 years. He was born on November 09, 1899, at…
