Special Blessings Pooja Ceremony Wish you all A Very Happy & Prosperous New Year 2026
2025-12-31 08:00 - 2026-01-02 17:00 UTC | Vihara Premises, 3, Aldrich Drive, Willen, Milton Keynes, MK15 9HP, United Kingdom
A Very Happy New Year to All.!
සැමට සුභ අළුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා!

Special Blessings Pooja Ceremony
Wish you all A Very Happy & Prosperous New Year 2026
For Good Health and Progress
New Year Thursday 01st January at 7.30AM, 9AM, 11AM, 3.30PM & 6PM.
Wish you all A Happy New Year.! Special Pooja will take place at Milton Keynes Vihara Mindfulness Meditation Centre wishing you all a peaceful and prosperous New Year 2026 on Thursday 01st January at 7.30AM, 9AM, 11AM, 3.30PM & 6PM. Centre will be opened whole day but monks will only available at those mentioned times. Please be on time. All are kindly invited to share blessings at the dawn of the New Year 2026!
Seasonal Greetings With the Blessings of Noble Triple Gem…..
Wishing You All A Merry Christmas & A Very Prosperous New Year 2026!
සැමට සුභ නත්තලක් සහ වාසනාවන්ත සුභ නව වසරක් වේවා!
From Bhante Akurala Samitha and all at
Milton Keynes Vihara Mindfulness Meditation Centre
A Message from Bhante Samitha Akurala,
Mindfulness (Calmness, Kindness and Wisdom) is the most powerful human strength. Cultivate it and enjoy the happiness, health, wealth and wellbeing in life here and now.
The ability to not to quick overreact or take things personally, keeps our mind clear and our heart at peace.
One such beautiful mind or heart is better than thousand beautiful faces.
While we light our homes and streets at this seasonal time of festivities, end of year and the dawn of Brand New Year, let us light our hearts and minds with gratitude, happiness (rejoicing together), patient, endurance and progress!
සතිමත්බව (ශාන්ත මනස, මෛත්‍රිය, කරුණාව, සහ ප්‍රඥාව) බලවත්ම මානව ශක්තියයි. එය දියුණු කරමින් මේ ජීවිතයේ සතුට, නීරෝගීකම, සෞභාග්‍ය, ධනවත්කම සහ සැපත අත්විදිමු.
ක්ෂිණිකව අධිප්‍රතික්‍රියා නොදැක්වීම සහ යම් දේවල් පුද්ගලිකව නොගැනීමට ඇති කුසලතාවය, අපේ මනසේ පැහැදිලිතාව සහ හදවතේ සාමය පවත්වා ගැනීමට හේතුවේ.
එබදු ලස්සන එක මනසක් හෝ හදවතක් දහසක් ලස්සන මුහුණු වලට වටිනාකමින් යුක්තය.
අපේ නිවහන් සහ වීථි ආලෝකමත් කරණ මේ උත්සව සමයේ, වර්ෂය අවසානයේ සහ නැවුම් වසරක ආරම්භයේ, කෘතඤ්ඤූතාවෙන්, කෘතවේදීතාවෙන්, පුණ්‍යානුමෝදනාවෙන්, ඉවසීමෙන්, අධිෂ්ඨානශීලීත්වයෙන් සහ ජයග්‍රහණයෙන් අපේ හදවත සහ මනසත් ආලෝකවත් කරගනිමු.

We warmly invite you and all your family join our
New Year Day Blessings on Thursday 01st January 2026
At 7.30AM, 9AM, 11AM, 3.30PM or 6PM.
Centre will be opened whole day but monks will only available at those mentioned times. Please be on time. All are kindly invited to share blessings at the dawn of the brand new year 2026! You can sponsor evening Bodhi Pooja on this New Year Day Blessing.
We all at the centre are very grateful to have you in our community and deeply appreciate your generous support all throughout.
Thank you so much for all and that made many things possible in our community. May those be real blessings for you all to have a blessed seasonal time and of course proceed into an amazing New Year 2024….
A Special Blessings pooja will take place at 7.30AM, 9AM, 11AM, 3.30PM & 6PM
7AM: Special Kiri Ahara Pooja (Offering Milk Rice) for Lord Buddha!
11AM: Homage Chanting Buddha Pooja Blessings
6PM: Main Blessings Bodhi Pooja Asirvadaya Blessings & Protection Chanting Ceremony
All your donations will be greatly appreciated for the upkeep of the temple.
The gift of teaching (dhamma dana) is the highest of gift as such a gift has the potential of changing the course of a person’s direction in life to the benefit of himself or herself and to the public at large.
May we take this opportunity to say thank you for your all the support during year 2025
We all have been working hard in many aspects of life. Life is always challenging. Spiritual blessings are very helpful at these times of social and economic upheaval. 2025 has not been that bad but very fast moving. It has been a very successful year for the centre as we managed to do lots of good programmes.
The teachings on gratitude, compassion, contentment and mindfulness, we share and uphold have been very useful.
We are really impressed with the support for each other in our community. We all at the centre are very grateful to have you in our community and deeply appreciate your generous support all throughout, especially at the hardest time in the history to keep the centre going.
Thank you so much for all and that made many things possible in our community. May those be real blessings for you all to proceed into an amazing New Year 2026….
We have monks staying at the temple regularly now. If you wish to attend any services such regular dana, blessings, meditation and monthly donations, please let us know.
We have been continuing our programmes very successfully both online and onsite.
Best way to help by making a regular Standing Order Donation to the Centre and sponsoring the programmes we have. We are very grateful to all our devotees who make already regular standing orders.
May the blessings be with you all.
If you wish to make a standing order please contact us on 07983 466 105 to get the details or use the account details on our website to set it up by yourself.
All are kindly invited to attend the special blessings on New Year Day Wednesday 01st January 2025 at 7AM, 9AM or 6PM!
May the Triple Gem Bless you all!
May all the devas protect you! May you all be well and happy!
May you all have A Blissful New Year 2025.!

Navam Full Moon Poya Day Ata Sil Programme
2026-02-01 09:00 - 18:00 | Vihara Premises, 3, Aldrich Drive, Willen, Milton Keynes, MK15 9HP, United Kingdom
Milton Keynes Vihara
Sunday 01st February
Navam Full Moon Poya Day Sil Programme
නවම් පොහෝදින සීල වැඩසටහන
All are welcome 🙏
The Navam Full Moon Poya day is the second Full Moon Poya Day of the year.
There will be a special Ata Sil programme as usual on Sunday 01st February. (Children’s programme will be of a shorter duration and adults also can terminate sil (Sil Pavarana) early). We welcome all to participate in this meritorious activity.
නවම් පුර පසළොස්වක පොහොය දිනය වසරේ දෙවන පුර පසළොස්වක පොහෝ දිනයයි.
ඒ නිමිත්තෙන් විශේෂ අටසිල් සමාදනයක් සහ වැඩ සටහනක් මිල්ටන් කීන්ස් විහාරස්ථානයේ දී පෙබරවාරා මස 01 වන ඉරු දින සිදු කෙරේ.
සැමට මෙත් සිතින් ආරාධනා!
9AM: Observing Ata Sil, Homage and Meditation
10.00AM: Dhamma Talk
11AM: Buddha Pooja and Dana Offering.
2PM: Dhamma Discussion and Meditation
3.30PM: Dhamma Talk (Sil Pavarana)
5PM: Bodhi Poojava and Blessings Chanting.
6PM: End of the programme.
We would appreciate if you could confirm your participation as this will help the organisers.
Contact: Shreeni
07709618522
Nilu Udhithra
07447933563
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උතුම් නවම් පුර පසලොස්වක පොහෝදින වැදගත්කම
Significances of Nawam (February) Full Moon Day
1. බුද්ධ ශාසනයෙහි ප්රථම මහා සංඝ සම්මේලනය රජගහනුවර වේළුවනාරාමයේ දී පැවැත්වීම.
🔔 First ever Buddhist Congregation to secure the purity of teaching
2. සැරියුත්, මුගලන් මහරහතන් වහන්සේලා සම්බුදු සසුනෙහි අග්රශ්රාවක තනතුරු ලැබීම
🔔 Delegation of powers by the Lord Biddha. Appointment of Arahants Sariputtha and Moggallana as Chief Disciples
3. ඕවාද ප්රාතිමෝක්ෂය දේශනා කිරීම
🔔 Preaching the qualities of ascetics “Ovada prathimpkkshaya”: patience, Forbearance or impressiveness and eminent religious austerity
4. බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ ආයුසංස්කාරය අත් හැරීම
🔔 Determination of the Term of Life of the Enlightened One.
ඔබ සැමට තෙරුවන් සරණයි!
May the Noble Triple Gem Bless you All!
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Sri Lankan New Year Milton Keynes Vihara 2026
2026-04-18 09:00 - 19:00 | Little Horwood Recreation Ground Milton Keynes MK17 0PF, Church Street, Little Harwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0PF, United Kingdom
සැමට සාමය සතුට සෞභාග්‍යපිරි සුභම සුභ අළුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා!
A Very Happy Peaceful & Prosperous Sri Lankan New Year to All
Wish you and all your loved ones
A Very Happy, Peaceful & Prosperous Sri Lankan New Year!
ඔබටත් ඔබේ ආදරණීයන් සැමටත්
සාමය සතුට සෞභාග්‍යපිරි සුභම සුභ නව වසරක් වේවා!
Watch the Video:
පූජ්‍ය අකුරල සමිත ස්වාමින් වහන්සේ
මිල්ටන් කීන්ස් විහාරය
May there be healing and Protection with the Blessings of Noble Triple Gem..
Arogya parama labha – santutthi paramam dhanan –
vissasa parama nathi – Nibbanan paramam sukhan
(Dhammapada verse 204)
“Health is the ultimate profit, happiness is the ultimate wealth, a trusted friend is the best relative, Nibbana is the ultimate bliss”
Venerable Bhante Samitha Akurala
Milton Keynes Vihara
Our New Year Celebration is on
📅 Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
📍 Little Horwood Recreation Ground, Milton Keynes MK17 0PF
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Enjoy an exciting lineup of activities, including:
🎯 Traditional Avurudu games
🍛 Authentic Sri Lankan food
🎭 Cultural performances
🛍 Stalls and much more
Entry is free, and everyone is welcome Bring your family and friends to experience the vibrant spirit of Sri Lankan New Year.
මිල්ටන් කීන්ස් බෞද්ධ මධ්‍යස්ථානය සංවිධානය කරණ
සිංහල දෙමල අළුත් අවුරුදු උත්සවය
අප්‍රියෙල් මස 18 වන සෙනසුරාදා දින උදෑසන 10 සිට සවස 7 දක්වා
සැමට ආරාධනා !
Sri Lankan New Year
Organized By Milton Keynes Vihara
Saturday 18th April 2026
From 10AM till 7PM
All are welcome!

Venue: Little Horwood Recreation Ground, Milton Keynes MK17 0PF

🎉✨ BECOME A SPONSOR — Milton Keynes Sri Lankan Festival 2026! ✨🎉
Want to get your brand in front of hundreds of families across Milton Keynes? Here’s your chance! 🌟
Join us for a spectacular FREE community celebration of the Sri Lankan New Year! 🇱🇰
📅 18th April 2026 | 📍 Little Horwood Recreation Ground, MK | ⏰ 10AM – 7PM
🎮 Traditional Avurudu games | 🍛 Authentic Sri Lankan food | 🎭 Live cultural performances
Sponsorship packages available for all budgets — Gold, Silver & Bronze, stalls, souvenir ads & general donations. With FREE entry for all, your brand will enjoy maximum visibility!
⚠️ Limited spots available — don’t miss out!
📞 Dinuka: 07564 177908 | Shakthi: 07811 066740 | Niroshan: 07738 000386
Let’s make this an unforgettable celebration together! 🙏🎉

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📖 Be part of the Milton Keynes Sri Lankan Festival 2026 souvenir programme and get your brand in front of hundreds of Sri Lankan & UK community members! 🇱🇰
📅 18th April 2026 | 📍 Little Horwood Recreation Ground, Milton Keynes | ⏰ 10AM – 7PM
🌟 Why advertise with us?
✅ Targeted reach to the Sri Lankan & UK community ✅ Exclusive placement in a high-quality souvenir given to all attendees & VIPs ✅ Lasting exposure — a printed souvenir that is kept and revisited over time ✅ Social media mention for extra promotion ✅ Budget-friendly — starting from just £25!
📰 Souvenir Advertisement Packages:
🟥 Full Page (A5 — 210 x 148mm) — £100 🟨 Half Page (A6 — 148 x 105mm) — £50 🟩 Quarter Page (A7 — 74 x 105mm) — £25
⚠️ Limited spaces available — book yours today!
📞 Dinuka: 07564 177908 | Shakthi: 07811 066740 | Niroshan: 07738 000386
Let’s celebrate together and grow your business at the same time! 🙏🎊

Vesak Full Moon Poya Day Programme
2026-05-03 08:00 - 18:30 | Vihara Premises, 3, Aldrich Drive, Willen, Milton Keynes, MK15 9HP, United Kingdom
වෙසක් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දින සීල භාවනා වැඩ සටහන
Sunday 03rd May 2026
All are welcome to join From 8.30AM, 10AM, 3.30PM or 6PM
සැමට සම්මා සම්බුදු සරණයි!
Wishing All Blessings of Lord Buddha!
Wishing You & All in Your Family A Happy Vesak Day Sambuddha Jayanthi!
ඔබටත් ඔබ පවුලේ සැමටත් උතුම් සම්බුදු තෙමගුල සිහිපත් කරණ පිංබර වෙසක් පොහෝ දිනයක් වේවා!

Veask is the highly blessed day when we celebrate the Birth, Enlightenment and Great Passing into Nibbana of our Lord Buddha. To mark this special event, the Vihara will be conducting the following programme of activities on Saturday 19th, May.
sukho buddhānam uppādo
Happy Blessing is The Birth of the Fully Awakened Ones (Lord Buddha)!
sukhā saddhammadesanā
Happy Blessing is teaching of the True Buddha Dhamma (truth)!
Let us join in celebrating on this thrice Blessed Vesak Full Moon Day or week or month by practicing daily at least few minutes Homage Chanting (Vandanā), Charity (Dāna), precepts (sīla) and cultivating the mind (samatha vipassanā Bhāvanā)!
මේ උතුම් වෙසක් පොහෝ දින හෝ සතිය හෝ මාසය තුල පිළිවෙත් පුරමු. ටික වේලාවක් හෝ දිනපතා බුද්ධ වන්දනාව, දාන, සීල, සමත විපස්සනා භාවනා, ගුණවඩා කුසල් රැස් කරමු.
We encourage everyone to decorate their houses with Vesak lanterns, offer flowers, incense and make special pooja at house shrines and chant protection suttas!
සෑම නිවසකම වෙසක් කූඩු වලින් සරසා බුදු මැදුර ආලෝකවත් කර මල් පහන් සුවද දුම් පුදා ආරක්ෂක සෙත් පිරිත් සජ්ජායනා කරමු!
To mark this special event, the Vihara will be conducting the following programme of activities on Sunday, 03 May.
Devotees are welcome to join in practising dhamma and sharing blessings for the whole day, or just for the afternoon programme including a Bodhi Pooja Atavisit Buddha Poojava @ 6PM. Families where children wish to observe Sil can join from 10am onwards.
Please let us know how many adults and children from your family will observe Sil so that we can make arrangements for the dana accordingly.
Full Programme and More Details Please visit our website:
ඔබ සැමට තෙරුවන් සරණයි!
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Programme:
08:30 am – Observe 8 Precepts, Meditation, Dhamma talk By Venerable Akurala Samitha
Sponsor Needed:
09:15 am – Dhamma Talk By Venerable Galagama Sumedha Thero
Sponsor Needed:
09:45 am – Short break, children arrive
10:00 am – Children Observe 8 Precepts and English Dhamma Talk on significance of Wesak
10:45 am – Offering Sambuddha Puja + Lunchtime Dana
12:30 pm – Pirith Chanting
01:00 pm – English Dhamma Discussion for children / Sinhala Dhamma Discussion for adults
02:00 pm – Meditation
03:00 pm – Break
03:30 pm – Sinhala Dhamma Talk By Venerable Mattala Vineetha Thero
Sponsor Needed:
04:30 pm – Seth Pirith, Punyanumodana and Close Sil Programme.
6PM: – Atavisi Sambuddha Poojava and Bodhi Pooja
you can sponsor 28 Buddha pooja and Bodhi Poojava by sponsoring one Samma Sambuddha Poojava.
For more details please contact us.
7PM Refreshments & End of the Day Programme

Monk’s Pirikara (Donation Gift) for Dhamma Talk ධර්ම දේශානාවේ මුදල් පිරිකර පූජාව (Suggested Donation £50.00 or any donation as you like plus travel expenses)
Atapirikara (Eight requisites) අට පිරිකර (Suggested donation £50.00 per item or any donation as you like)
A Robe සිවුරු පූජාව (Suggested Donation £30.00 per item or any donation as you like)
A offering tray with drinks and flowers and light පූජා බන්දේසිය (Suggested Donation £15.00 per item or any donation as you like)
