All day retreat in commemoration of Poson celebration and Walking meditation session - Video - Part 1

Indiana Buddhist Temple celebrated Poson full moon day along with the 6th anniversary of the temple on Saturday 20th June 2009.

On display was a beautiful decoration symbolizing the arrival of Ven. Mahinda Thero in Sri Lanka with the message of buddhism. The Art work was done by Mary Klopfer, a member of the meditation group. 

Poson Full Moon Poya Day, the second most important religious day for Sri Lankan Buddhists, venerates Arahat Mahinda (Mihidu) who brought the message of Dhamma to Sri Lanka from India a few thousand years ago.

A whole day retreat, conducted by ven. M. Pannaloka and ven. N. Seelawimala under the guidance of the chief monk, Ven. T. Devananda, was held at the temple premises to mark the event. The religious retreat included, observance of eight precepts, Buddhapuja, dana, meditation, dhamma talks, Jataka stories, and chantings.

A special ceremony was also held to celebrate the Fathers' Day. A joint speech was given by two children, Lavanya Ratninda and Dasuni Sirisuriya, highlighting the values of parents.

Indiana Buddhist Temple was established on June 23, 2003 to serve the needs of the Buddhists and friends of Buddhism in and around the State of Indiana. Located at 7528 Thompson Road, Hoagland, a suburb of Fort Wayne, this is the first and only Sri Lankan Buddhist Institute established in the state. 

The temple welcomes your participation of its religious and traditional monthly activities, meditation sessions as well as your private visits to temple. Weekly meditation classes are being held on Monday evenings. The monks of the temple invite you to participate in these meditation sessions which are being offered for free.

The word Buddha means the “enlightened one”, or the “one who has awakened”.  Siddhartha Gotama, the founder of Buddhism is referred to as Buddha after he attained enlightenment. Buddhism is an Asian religion which originated in northeast India about the fifth century BC. It is meant for people leading normal, active lives, who wish to understand and experience human mind's vast potential. Buddhism appeals to educated, critically thinking people with independent minds. It is also true that both the ethics of good living and the goals of Buddhism appeal to the vast mass of ordinary folk who formed the majority of the population.