News and Announcements
Independence Day Celebration in Nairobi
Sri Lanka became an independent, sovereign nation on February 4, 1948. On February 4, 2013, the Sri Lankan Independence Day celebration was held on the premises of the Sri Lanka High Commission in Nairobi. The event was organized by the Honorable High Commissioner, Mr. T. Raveenthiran, and the Sri Lankan community of Kenya. Venerable Bhante…
Promoting Peaceful Elections in Kenya
National and local elections were held in Kenya on March 4, 2013, electing the President, Senators, County governors and members of Parliament for the 290 electoral constituencies. The whole country was tense and worried, in fear of repetition of the post-election violence that followed the previous election in 2008. Bhante spent two months in Kenya…
Triple Gem Society Africa – It is official
?Triple Gem Society Africa? has been doing humanitarian projects in Africa for the past 15 years, but was never officially registered. For the first time, we have registered “Triple Gem Society Africa” as a non-governmental organization in Kenya. Under the spiritual leadership of Bhante Wimala, Mr. Dawda and Mr. Mulumba will be leading our humanitarian…
Hong Kong Visit
The preparatory meeting of the World Alliance for the Buddhist Culture Exchange and the International Conference on Meditation and Zen was held in the Panda Hotel in Hong Kong. The meeting was held from July 15th to 18th to discuss and share ideas for the grand opening ceremony in Sri Lanka. The grand opening ceremony…
Launching the Vesak Programs at a Hindu Temple
Each year, we celebrate the birth, enlightenment and passing away of the Buddha during the Vesak celebrations. This year Vesak celebrations in Nairobi, Kenya, included three special events, two in Nairobi and one in the coastal city of Mombasa. The Vesak celebration was launched in the Sanathn Dharma temple (one of the Hindu temples) in…
Unity Church of St. Petersburg
Bhante Wimala presented a seminar on “Compassion and Insight for a Changing World” at the Unity Church of St. Petersburg, Florida. He also addressed the congregation in two Sunday services at 9 am and 11 am.
Honor From The Last Mayor Of Nairobi
The mayoral system in the cities of Kenya was dissolved in 2013 in order to implement a newly approved constitution. As the last mayor stepped down for the new system to be implemented The Hon. Mayor George Aladwa Omwera invited and honored Bhante Wimala. The Chairman of Manjee Biscuit, Mr. Dawda and the former mayor…
Vesak Celebration In Mombasa
Bhante delivering the evening Dhamma talk at the main shrine of the Radha Krishna Hindu Temple in Mombasa. The 2013 Vesak program included three special events. The last program was held in Makupa, Mombasa at the Radha Krishna (Hindu) Temple. The event ended with a special candlelight ceremony.
