Minnesota Buddhist Vihara cordially invites you and your family to attend the Vesak Celebration (Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and passing away) will be celebrated May 5, 2012.

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Dr. Mendis and daughter Samantha after having breakfast with Bishop Andradi at his residence in Anuradhapura.

Colombo, Sri Lanka — The Vatican’s newly appointed Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith in Sri Lanka received St. Peter Claver Church parishioner Dr. Patrick Mendis and his daughter Samantha at his residence in Colombo. During their visit the cardinal discussed the scholarships established by Mendis and spoke about his late grandparents who built the Holy Rosary church in Polonnaruwa — the birthplace of this longtime resident of St. Paul.

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he Venerable Royal Pundit Witiyala Seewalie Thera

The Venerable Royal Pundit Witiyala Seewalie Thera, chief incumbent of the Minnesota Buddhist Vihara, the temple which serves the Sri Lankan community and provides course and outreach to the mainstream community, was recently appointed  Deputy Chief Sangha Nayaka of the North America with the title of “Dharmakeerthi Sri Pragnarama” by the Malwatta Maha Vihara, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

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NEW YORK (May 31, 2011) – An independent United Nations human rights expert has called on Sri Lankan authorities to thoroughly investigate the apparent execution of several men by Government soldiers, saying a disputed video of the incident seems to be authentic.

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Witiyala Seewalie Thera, President and Abbot of the Minnesota Buddhist Vihara at 3401 N 4th Street, Minneapolis, announced this week that Vinura Withanawasam, a Dhamma school student who is also a Boy Scout, has embarked on a project to satisfy both his spiritual and civic passions.

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Dr. Nancy Wilkie, center, the William H. Laird Professor of Classics, Anthropology and the Liberal Arts at Carleton College, was a guest lecturer March 3, 2011 at Macalester College. Here to listen to her lecture on Archeology in Sri Lanka are Arjun Guneratne, Ph.D., left, Professor of Anthropology at Macalester College, and Ananda Liyanapathiranage, right, a DHHS IT Project Manager for the State of Minnesota, and a Board member of the State Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans. (AAP staff photo by Tom LaVenture)

By TOM LAVENTURE
AAP staff writer

ST. PAUL (March 3, 2011) – Dr. Nancy Wilkie, the William H. Laird Professor of Classics, Anthropology and the Liberal Arts at Carleton College, spoke last Friday at Macalester College on her lifetime of work in Sri Lanka.

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Lanka Liyanapathiranage

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Oakdale, Minn. (January 21, 2011) – Lanka Liyanapathiranage, a 7th grade language arts teacher Woodbury Middle School, was named “Secondary Educator of the Year” for 2010 by the Woodbury Chamber of Commerce. Liyanapathiranage received the honor along with other district educators at the Woodbury Chamber of Commerce’ “Let’s Paint the Town” Annual Gala last month at the Prom Center.

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BEIJING (November 29, 2010) – As part of his international book and lecture tour in Asia, Sri Lankan-born Professor Patrick Mendis stopped over in Sri Lanka to give a public lecture on the “secret” mission of America’s Founding Fathers, which was organized by the U.S. Embassy at the American Center in Colombo.

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The Minnesota Buddhist Vihara invites the public to attend the Autumn Get Together, Saturday, August 21, 2010, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 2112 Bonaire Path (135th Street) East, Rosemount, MN 55068. Activities include a potluck lunch; games and activities for everyone; hay rides for children; singing around the bonfire and more. Please bring family, friends and a dish to share with others.

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The Minnesota Buddhist Vihara cordially invites you to attend this year Vas Aradhana (Rains Retreat Invitation) on  Saturday, July 24, 2010 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Minnesota Buddhist Vihara, 3401 N. 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55412. This year Vas Aradhana will be done by Udayanthi / Mithula Perera Family. For more information contact Witiyala Seewalie Thera, Abbot / President, Minnesota Buddhist Vihara at mnbvusa@gmail.com and visit online at www.mnbv.org.