Puṇṇamāya Divase Buddha-Danta-Dhātu-Mandire Mettā-Bhāvanā Maṅgalaṃ
Sacred Full Moon Day Celebrates Universal Loving-Kindness at Siridantamahapalaka Office
Puṇṇamāya Divase Buddha-Danta-Dhātu-Mandire Mettā-Bhāvanā Maṅgalaṃ
Today, on this sacred Puṇṇama (Full Moon Day), we invite all devotees to join in the special observance at the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. As taught in the Karaṇīya Metta Sutta (Snp 1.8), we dedicate this day to the practice of mettā-bhāvanā (cultivation of loving-kindness).
Special Activities / Visesa-Kammāni:
- Mettā Bhāvanā Sessions / Mettā-bhāvanā-samāpatti
- Sacred Tooth Relic Offerings / Buddha-danta-dhātuyā pūjā-vidhānaṃ
- Chanting of Karaṇīya Metta Sutta / Karaṇīya-Metta-Sutta-sajjhāyanaṃ
- Light Offerings / Dīpa-pūjā
- Dhamma Talks on Mettā / Mettā-dhamma-desanā
As the Buddha taught, the practice of mettā brings eleven blessings (ekādasa-ānisaṃsā):
"Mettāya bhikkhave cetovimuttiyā āsevitāya bhāvitāya bahulīkatāya..."
We invite all to join in these aspirations:
"Sabbe sattā averā hontu,
Sukhino hontu,
Khemino hontu,
Sabbe sattā bhavantu sukhitattā"
"May all beings be free from enmity,
May they be happy,
May they be safe,
May all beings be well in themselves."
