Message Form the President
Message Form the President Venerable Kassapa Mahathera President, Maha Bodhi Society, Bengaluru – 09 Mahabodhi Reseachcentre, a unique and pioneer centre environed by Bada Bhanteji most venerable Dr. Acharya Buddharakkhita to share the teaching of Buddha to the modern people in a systematic education system yet in a pure form. In this endeavour, this centre will be one of its kinds in whole southern part of India, in spreading the words of Supreme Buddha in the land of its origin. Both Pariyatti and patipatti go hand to hand, a serious seeker of Truth can learn the Dhamma both in spirit and letter as recorded in Theravada Pali Tipitaka, thereby get benefited in his or her life by putting into practise. I wish students from all walks of life without any distinction will get the sublime message of Dhamma. Wish you all Happy Buddha-Dhamma Study! May you all be well and Happy
Chairman’s Message YehiPassiko….
Chairman’s Message YehiPassiko…. Bhikkhu Ananda General Secretary, Maha Bodhi Society, Bengaluru – 09 Namo Buddhaya! Welcome to Mahabodhi Research Center. We are extremely happy to announce the commencement of Diploma in Buddhist Studies and Certificate Course in Buddhist Studies from this academic year 2018-19. Bhagavan Buddha, the light of the world, has left a great legacy of human civilization to the betterment of one and all. India today is proud of its rich heritage and culture, basically because of the influence of Lord Buddha’s teachings throughout 2600 years of its living history. One man’s vision and effort has led to bringing this invaluable universal teaching of Gotama, the Buddha, to Indian people in modern times. It was his compassion which led to founding of the Maha Bodhi Society in Bangalore and its sister organizations all over India to disseminate Lord Buddha’s original philosophy, psychology and ethical teachings enshrined in the sacred Tipitaka. This personality, the late Most Venerable Dr. Acharya Buddharakkhita, a meditation master, scholar of Pali language and Tipitaka, and educationist, had a vision for India. He throws light on the purpose of establishing this Buddhist center as follows: This Center is going to be unique in the sense that it will not only be an intellectual center of learning but also a character-building institution by living a spiritually enriched life which mere intellectual knowledge cannot accomplish. We used to have such centers in the time of the Buddha and later in the times of Ashoka, Kanishka and Harshavardhana. But alas, being subject to the law of impermanence, these great centers have been lost to the detriment of the Indian civilization itself. Internal religious bigotry and external religious invasion brought about this historic disaster. But from the ruins of those institutions are growing new centers of learning, mediation retreats and Buddhist centers. Dhamma has its own intrinsic vitality and spiritual majesty that will benefit the Indian nation in the manner our history has never witnessed. India is coming up not only economically, politically and socially, but has a civilization and culture of nonviolence, moral purity and unity amidst diversity. These are basic qualities of Indian civilization which are so rich and profoundly powerful that India will gain its rightful place in the world community by its matured, prosperous and civilized way of life. Wishing you all the great success in the study of Lord Buddha’s philosophy.
Founder President
Buddhist Revival in India Founder President Most Venerable Dr Acharya BuddharakkhitaMahathera AbhidhajaAggamahaSaddhammajotiki, Ph. D, D.Litt. Lord Buddha taught the Dhamma out of compassion for the good of the many and for the benefit of many 2600 years ago. Since then it flourished in India for over 1500 years. Like all things in the world, it too declined for various reasons. In the 20th century India saw a revival again. The first glimpses of revival were visible when Anagarika Dharmapala founded the Maha Bodhi Society in 1891 and started restoration of the Buddhist holy places. The year 1956 saw some of the great events in modern Buddhist history. It was the year when the 2500th Sacred Buddha Jayanti was celebrated with many programs all over the world and in India. It was the year when the Nava Nalanda Maha Vihara was started offering postgraduate degrees in Buddhist Studies. It was the year when Dr. B.R. Ambedkar took initiation into Buddhism along with 600,000 people which is one of the driving forces for people to become Buddhists. Shri SatyanarayaGoenka took Triple Refuge and started Vipassana meditation and later established several meditation centers throughout India. These events significantly contributed towards the revival of the teachings of the Buddha. Maha Bodhi Society, Bengaluru There was another significant event during 1956, when the Venerable Acharya Buddharakkhita, a Buddhist monk of deep insight and commitment, came down to Bangalore and started the Maha Bodhi Society, Bangalore and triggered several spiritual, educational and social welfare activities. In continuation of the activities, in the 50th year of this institution, and to commemorate the 2550th Sacred Buddha Jayanthi in 2006 Venerable Acharya Buddharakkhita initiated the Mahabodhi Academy for paliand Buddhist studies. Late Venerable Acharya Buddharakkhita. AbhidhajaAggamahaSaddhammajotika, Ph. D, D.Litt.who started the Maha Bodhi Society and its sister organizations and who has tendered yeomen service to humanity for 57 years was the founder of this Centre. He was one of the most erudite Buddhist scholars. It was his cherished dream and vision to provide a systematic Buddhist education as widely as possible. MRC is the result of his efforts and research in this field which is the first of its kind in the whole of India. He was a member of the Editorial Board of the Sixth Buddhist synod (ChatthaSangayana) in Yangon, which brought out a complete edition of the Pali Tipitaka. He was teaching Pali and Tipitaka at Nalanda University. He has conducted many Dhamma and Pali courses, meditation courses and written numerous books and translations of Buddhist texts.
