Month: June 2024

On 15th July 1924, the present Siri Vajirarama library building at Vajira Road, Bambalapitiya was opened. Venerable Pelene Vajiranana Mahanayaka Thera invited Cecil Clement, Colonial Secretary of Ceylon for the above inauguration ceremony. The building was donated by G.J. de Silva and James Peiris with 2000 books and two rooms for two resident monks. Venerable…

“In order to create a multicultural society, the Lords who are engaged in the study and research of Buddhism and its related subjects locally and internationally, full of hard copy books, rare books, current books, electronic and digital library resource collections related to Buddhism and all its related subjects. And to build a library knowledge center that can be accessed by scholars and monks who are engaged in spreading Buddhism around the world, can get the necessary information instantly and preserve the Buddhist intellectual heritage.”

All users using the library are obliged to act according to their responsibilities and duties according to the following instructions. Entry into the library should be done with shoes off. At the time of entering and leaving the library, it is mandatory to record and sign the time of arrival and departure in the user…

The name Vajiraramaya was famous throughout the Buddhist world due to the pre-eminence of the venerable bhikkhus of the temple both in Buddhist scholarship and Dhamma dhuta work. There are many publications to their credit on Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy and meditation. In 1950s, books such as Dharmma Sangrahaya written by Venerable Narada Thera were standard…

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