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An International premier Buddhist Organisation, established by Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala in 1891
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About Maha Bodhi Society of India
It is the premier international Buddhist organization founded by Bodhisattva Anagarika Dharmapala on 31st May 1891 at Colombo, Sri Lanka. At the onset, their main objective was to use it as a frontline vehicle for the worldwide followers of The Buddha, to have the right to worship the most holy Buddhagaya Temple, in Gaya district of the Bihar state, India – where Prince Siddhartha Gautama attained supreme Enlightenment, thus becoming The Tathagata Buddha. In addition their objective was also to restore all places related to the life of The Buddha – The Most Compassionate One, to enable spread His unbounded Compassion upon sentient beings all over the World.
Documentary on our Founder Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala
Our Great Personalities
Founder's Parents
Mudliyar Hewawitharana & Mallika Hewawitharana
It is the parents who mould and shape the culture of a child both physically and mentally. Here, both Don Carolis and his wife Mallika brought up young David in a traditional Sinhala Buddhist atmosphere with both instruction and training for the good of the whole of humanity.
The parents of Anagarika Dharmapala were not only influenced his ‘work’ but gave him the moral and the financial backing for his services in Ceylon and abroad. Angarika Dharmapala’s parents were the giants behind the success of his mission, philosophy and life.
‘It is a commonplace of educational psychology that the influences to which a child is subjected to during its earliest years more or less determine the whole course of its subsequent development, and the biography of Dharmapala provides us with no exception to this rule.
Latest News, Announcement, Post, Update and Report
MBSI Hosts 11th International Conference on Pali and Buddhism Held in Sarnath, Celebrating India’s Classical Language
Sarnath, November 12, 2024 – The Anagarika Dharmapala International Institute of Pali & Buddhist Studies and Monastic Training, in collaboration with the Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation, organized the 11th International Conference on “Pali and Buddhism” at Mulagandha Kuti Vihara, Sarnath. The theme of the conference, “Pali: India’s Classical Language and the Legacy of […]
Maha Bodhi Society of India Celebrates 160th Birth Anniversary of Bodhisattva Anagarika Dharmapala
Kolkata, September 17, 2024: The Maha Bodhi Society of India celebrated the 160th Birth Anniversary of its founder, the revered Bodhisattva Anagarika Dharmapala, on September 17, 2024, at its headquarters in Kolkata and across all its centers. This significant occasion was marked with a variety of activities, including singing performances, drawing competitions, and essay writing […]
Khatina Chivara Dana ceremony held at New Delhi Centre of Maha Bodhi Society of India
New Delhi, November 03, 2024: Maha Bodhi Society of India successfully conducted a two-day Kathina Chivara Dana ceremony on November 1-2, 2024, bringing together hundreds of Buddhists from India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and beyond in a celebration of community, generosity, and spiritual unity. The ceremony was highlighted by the sacred offering of the Royal Kathina […]
MBSI Celebrates 2568th Buddha Purnima
Here are glimpses of the 2568th Buddha Purnima celebration from Headquarters and Centres of Maha Bodhi Society of India
Sacred Relics Exposition at Buddhagaya Centre – 2024
The three-day long celebration of 17th Anniversary of Jaya Siri Maha BodhiVihara and the sacred relics exposition of the Buddha and his chief disciples Arhants Sariputta and Maha Mogallana was held on 1st Feb to 3rd Feb, 2024.
