List of Mahamevnawa branches
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List of Mahamevnawa Branches is a listing of branches of the Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery
, which is an organization of Buddhist monasteries of Sri Lankan origin.
Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery
Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery is an organization of Buddhist monasteries, of Sri Lankan origin established to benefit the spiritual development of human beings using the teachings of the Gautama Buddha. Its main main monastery is in Polgahawela, Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka is home to 35 branches of...
, which is an organization of Buddhist monasteries of Sri Lankan origin.
Branches in Sri Lanka
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, PolgahawelaPolgahawelaPolgahawela is a town in north western Sri Lanka. The town is most notable for a major railway accident that occurred in 2005. Polgahawela is a small city that belongs to the North Western Province of Sri Lanka, and situated at a distance of 80 km north-east from the capital city of Colombo; 50 km...
- Mahamevnawa Maha Viharaya, MataraMatara, Sri LankaMatara is a city on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, 160 km from Colombo. It is one of the largest cities in Sri Lanka. It was deeply affected by the Asian tsunami in December 2004.-History:...
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, BandarawelaBandarawelaBandarawela is the second largest city in Badulla District which is 28 km away from Badulla. Due to higher altitude, Bandarawela has a mild weather condition throughout the year hence, it is popular among the citizens to spend the vacations with their family members...
- Mahamevnawa Amawathura Monastery, MalabeMalabeMalabe is a town and municipal area in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the Kandy road Road about 16 km away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. Regarded as a modern, hi-tech, secure and prosperous city in Sri Lanka, Malabe covers and ranks as the 2nd largest...
- Mahamevnawa Anagarika Monastery
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, WelimadaWelimada-Administration:The Welimada city is now administered by the Welimada Divisional Council.Notable government institutions include:* Divisional Secretariat* Police Station* Government Hospital-Places of interest:*Divurumwela Old Temple*Sthripura Cave...
- Mahamevnawa Bodhignana Monastery, Kaduwela
- Mahamevnawa Thisarana Monastery, Kochchikade
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, ButtalaButtalaButtala is a town in Sri Lanka. It is located in Monaragala District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.-History:The name Buttala or ‘Bath hala’ which is said to have been given in the times of King Dutugemunu. A large number of soldiers located in the area . They had been fed from the plentiful of rice in...
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Rattota
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Galnewa
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Thambakanda
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, GalleGalleGalle is a city situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 119 km from Colombo. Galle is the capital city of Southern Province of Sri Lanka and it lies in Galle District....
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Anamaduwa
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, MahawaMahawa, Sri LankaMahawa is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. British used the word "Maho" as the name for this town because they were unable to pronounce Mahawa properly.- Transport :...
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Nittambuwa
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Polpithigama
- Mahamevnawa Methsisila Monastery, Hunumulla
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Siripagama
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Erathne
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Serupita
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Bulathsinhala
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, KataragamaKataragamaKataragama is a pilgrimage town popular with Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and indigenous Vedda communities of Sri Lanka and South India. The town has Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya, a shrine dedicated to Skanda-Murukan also known as Kataragamadevio...
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, BalangodaBalangodaBalangoda is a town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. Its 143 km away from Colombo and 43 km away from Ratnapura. It is the one of biggest towns of the Ratnapura District which is one of the two districts belonging to Sabaragamuwa Province . According to the 2001 census Balangoda has a...
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, MataleMataleMatale is a town in the hill country of Sri Lanka, from Colombo and from Kandy. It is an area steeped in history and village living. The mayor of Matale is Hilmy Careem, as of May, 2006....
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, HoranaHoranaHorana is a town in Kalutara District, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is on the road from Panadura to Ratnapura. It is located in 42 Km away from Colombo and 18 Km away from Panadura....
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, PolonnaruwaPolonnaruwaThe second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms, was first declared the capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated the Chola invaders in 1070 AD to reunite the country once more under a local leader.-History:While Vijayabahu's victory and shifting of Kingdoms to the more strategic Polonnaruwa...
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Ibbagamuwa
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, SooriyawewaSooriyawewaSooriyawewa is a rural town in Sri Lanka. It is located in Hambantota District of Southern Province, Sri Lanka....
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Uyandana
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, MoneragalaMoneragalaMoneragala is a city in Sri Lanka. It is located in Moneragala District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.-References:...
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Kundasale
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, PothuheraPothuheraPothuhera is a small town located in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. Most of the people are Sinhalese. There are also Muslims and Tamils living there....
- Mahamevnawa Dhammachethiya Monastery, AnuradhapuraAnuradhapuraAnuradhapura, , is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, famous for its well-preserved ruins of ancient Lankan civilization.The city, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lies 205 km north of the current capital Colombo in Sri Lanka's North Central Province, on the banks of the historic...
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Walasmulla
Overseas Branches
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, Offenbach, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - Mahamevnawa Monastery, TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Inaugurated on July 8, 2006, Mahamevnawa, Toronto is the first overseas meditation center of Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery. - Mahamevnawa Monastery, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, UK - Mahamevnawa Monastery, New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, USA - Mahamevnawa Monastery, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA - Mahamevnawa Monastery, DubaiDubaiDubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, UAE - Mahamevnawa Monastery, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
- Mahamevnawa Monastery, MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
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