A very large forest monastery in the Dummiya mountain range of Sri Lanka. This guide is compiled from the place's own published information; we have not visited, and it is not a review.
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The place
Na Uyana says it is a Buddhist forest monastery in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, associated with the Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha. It spreads over more than 5,000 acres of forest on the Dummiya mountain range and is home to about 150 monks.
Its site features the meditation teacher Most Ven. Angulgamuwe Ariyananda Mahathero and shares his writing and recordings.
What it offers
- Books in English translation, including titles on mindfulness of breathing and the workings of kamma.
- Recorded meditation instructions covering samatha (tranquillity) and vipassana (insight), mostly in Sinhala with English playlists.
- Meditation retreats, which the site says explain the techniques more fully.
- Email subscription to new Dhamma talks in a chosen language.
Before you go
- Read what Theravada is and what samadhi is.
- See the Sri Lanka directory.
- Retreat and visiting details are on the monastery's own site.
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