About Sri Sambuddhaloka Buddhist Vihara
Ven. Karaputugala Indrarathana Thero is the founder of Sri Sambuddhaloka Buddhist Vihara, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA. Also Thalarukkaramaya, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka and Maha Viharaya, Panadura, Sri Lanka. He completed his Masters in 1993 from the University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Sri Lanka. He Completed two diplomas in Astrology in 1998. As a Government teacher, he taught Buddhist Civilization and Buddhism for 10 years.
Mission
As we are a Buddhist organization our aim is to help people to develop spiritually that provides true happiness and wisdom, by learning and studing the sublime teachings of the Gauthama Supreme Buddha,
- Organizing charitable activities
- Teaching people how to develop good qualities such as generosity, virtue, concentration.
- Teaching people how to develop wholesome thoughts such as loving kindness and compassion.
- Teaching how to collect good karma and to strengthen world peace practicing the Noble Eightfold Path that leads to ultimate liberation of Nirvana.