The Rainy Season Retreat began on 23rd July for the vassa observance by Sangha community in Sri Lanka. While, members of Sangha with Theravada tradition in Malaysia will begin the 3 months Rainy Season Retreat today, 24 July 2021 and Vassa end on 20 October 2021.
With the current circumstances and constraint in resources, many monasteries had exhausted in provisions for the sangha members. Under the mercy guidance of Chief Reverend B. Sri Saranankara Maha Thera, Malayisa Maha Karuna Buddhist Society took initiative to support the Sangha and Nun community specially in Sri Lanka remote area. Maha Karuna Buddhist Society will offer dana requisite to the monasteries and nunneries specially in remote area.
Sri Lanka has over 6,000 Buddhist Monasteries approximately 15,000 monks & 3,000 nuns population.
𝑴𝒂𝒉𝒂 𝑲𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒂 𝑩𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.
斯里兰卡僧侣僧尼进行雨季闭关结夏安居于 7 月 23 日开始。同时，马来西亚具有上座部传统的僧伽成员将于今天，即 2021 年 7 月 24 日开始为期 3 个月的雨季闭关，并于 2021 年 10 月 20 日圆满结夏安居。
在当今形势和资源的限制下，许多寺院僧团资具匮乏。在尊者斯里沙拉南加拉长老的慈悲指导下，马来西亚宏慈佛教会主动护持斯里兰卡等偏远地区的僧侣僧尼社区，希望在这三个月的时间内僧团僧尼众可以安心进行结夏安居。马来西亚宏慈佛教会将在三个月期间里为郊区佛寺提供资具供养。
斯里兰卡有 6,000 多座佛教寺院，约 15,000 名僧侣和 3,000 名僧尼。
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