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SLBC beaming from Buddha Gaya this Vesak
Special programmes have been lined up by the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) from Buddha Gaya, India, to mark the 2550 Buddha Jayanthi celebrations. These programmes are to be broadcast from May 11 to 13.

A significant feature of these live programmes is that they will cover several historical places of religious importance in Buddha Gaya which have been visited by Lord Buddha, but which have not being featured so far by any of the electronic media. The broadcasts will cover a 250,000 pahan pooja ceremony from the Sri Maha Bodiya in Buddha Gaya, to bestow blessings on the President and the people of Sri Lanka.

For the first time devotees in Sri Lanka will get the opportunity to listen to live sermons which will be broadcast from Kururata. Kururata, in New Delhi is the place where Buddha preached the Satipattana Soothraya. Kururata is also the domain of the Kapilavastu relics.

There will be a live broadcast from the Mulagandakuti Vihara while several programmes from places of importance in Buddha’s life such as Neranjana and Senani Gama will also be broadcast from time to time.

Special Dhamma discussions based on Buddha’s preachings and sermons as well as Buddha poojas, and a discussion on the services rendered by the late Anagarika Dharmapala are among the main highlights of the SLBC’s special Buddha Jayanthi programme throughout the Vesak period.
Further details on Buddha Jayanthi celebration programmes will be available on SLBC’s website www.slbc.lk

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