Dhamma Sermons by Bhante Dr M Punnaji

Speaker’s Profile
Bhante Dr. M. Punnaji Maha Thera is a Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka, of the Theravada tradition. He is a disciple of His Holiness the Madihe Paññasiha, the late Mahanayaka Thera of Vajirarama, Head of the Mihiripanne Dhammarakkhita Amarapura Nikaya. He was ordained at the Bhikkhu Training Centre, Maharagama, in his thirties.
He obtained his training in meditation at the Island Hermitage, Dodanduwa. He studied modern science and Western medicine in Sri Lanka, & he obtained two doctorates while in the United States, one in Western psychology, & another in Western philosophy & comparative religion.
He has made an in-depth research into the original teachings of the Buddha, which he thinks is different from all the modern schools of Buddhism: Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana, including Zen and Pure-land Buddhism. This research was not only academic but also experiential.
He also did research into the form of Buddhist Psychotherapy, which he thinks is the best way to introduce Buddhism to the modern world: As Buddhism, in its original form, was not a mere religion of faith and worship, but a psychological technique of growth and evolution of the human consciousness.

Schedule
28 Jul (Tue) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Selected verses from the Mangala Sutta - The Sutta on blessings

29 Jul (Wed) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Nibbana or Heaven

Venue
Lecture Hall
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
2, Kampar Road
10460 Penang