New trends of buddhist culture in sri lanka

1. New Trends of Buddhism in Sri Lanka
Rev Akhila

2. • A pattern of gradual change in a condition, output, or process, or an
average or general tendency of a series of data. : Business Dictionary
• A general direction in which something is developing or changing:
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• New trends of Buddhism have been developed gradually due to
various circumstances and particularly encompass of various Buddhist
sects.
• Mahavihara and Abhayagiri

3. Chanting Pirit in Sinhala.
• Aim : getting bless from Three Gems (Buddha, Docrine and Order)
• Three kinds of fear in Vishalamahanuwara.
• Beginning of chanting pirit in Sri Lanka starts with arrival of Maha
Mahinda.
• Influence of Thantrayana and Vajrayana.
• Mahavansa : chanting pirit at death bed of king Dutugamunu.
• Compiling pirith with binding “GHANa”
• Water experiment of Mazuro.

9. Holy water and prit thread
Sudoun Mahamaya Procession
Worshiping Mitre
Compling cannon into CD ; Chattha sanghayana
Monk and political
Astrology, Ayuvedic medicine and monk
As a teacher or lecturer
Mobile and caller tune
Constructing Buddha statues
Meditation and certificates.
Watapata
Kathina ceromoney
Ceremoney pooj of seven Buddhas.

12. Buddhist Drama and Films

13. Books.

14. This is the land of the Buddha

15. Pandal

16. Vesak Wishes

17. Kavi Bana; Yugasana; Saptasana

19. Thesatta Ghana Pooja

21. New Sects