Hull Buddhist Centre

30/05/2026

🪷 Happy Vesak to all our Devotees and Friends! | සුබ වෙසක් මංගල්‍යයක් වේවා! 🪷
​On this sacred Vesak Day, the Hull Buddhist Centre joyfully commemorates the Birth, Enlightenment, and Parinibbāna of the Blessed Buddha.
​Vesak reminds us of the timeless teachings of the Buddha: loving-kindness, compassion, wisdom, and peace. In a world facing many challenges, let us take this opportunity to reflect on our thoughts, words, and actions, and strive to cultivate generosity, mindfulness, and harmony in our daily lives. 🌟
​අපගේ විහාරස්ථානය හා සම්බන්ධ ගෞරවනීය දායක දායිකාවන්ට සහ හිතවතුන්ට,
​මෙම පුණ්‍යමය වෙසක් දිනයේදී අපි සම්බුදු තෙමඟුල භක්තියෙන් සිහිපත් කරමු. මෛත්‍රිය, කරුණාව, ප්‍රඥාව සහ සාමය යන බුදු දහමේ අගනා වටිනාකම් අපගේ ජීවිත තුළට එකතු කර ගනිමින් දාන, ශීල, භාවනා සහ යහපත් ගුණ වර්ධනය කිරීමට උත්සාහ කරමු. 🌸
​We sincerely thank all devotees, volunteers, and well-wishers. Your continued dedication and support help us preserve and share the Buddha's teachings for future generations. අපගේ විහාරස්ථානයේ දියුණුව සඳහා කැපවී සේවය කරන ඔබ සැමට අපගේ ගෞරවය හා කෘතඥතාවය පළ කරමු. 🙏
​✨ May the light of the Dhamma guide you and your families. May you be blessed with good health, happiness, peace, and spiritual progress.
​✨ ධර්මයේ ආලෝකයෙන් ඔබත් ඔබගේ පවුල්වල සියලු දෙනාත් ආලෝකමත් කරත්වා. ඔබ සැමට නීරෝගී බව, සතුට, සාමය සහ ආධ්‍යාත්මික දියුණුව උදා වේවා.
​☸️ Sabbe Sattā Bhavantu Sukhitattā ☸️
සියලු සත්ත්වයෝ සුවපත් වෙත්වා
(May all beings be happy)
​— Hull Buddhist Centre
Vesak 2026 / 2570 BE
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27/05/2026

🪷 **Special Vesak & Poson Poya Day Meditation Program** 🪷
The Hull Buddhist Centre warmly invites all devotees to a special Vesak and Poson Poya Day Meditation and Dhamma Discourse Program. Join us to quench your spiritual thirst, gather great merit, and find peace for this world and the next.
We are honored to have the program led by **Venerable Udunuwara Indaratana (Pandita) Thero**, a resident of Jetavana Viharaya, Birmingham. He brings an extensive understanding of the Dhamma, Vinaya, and meditation practices, offering great religious service to Buddhists in the UK.
# # # **Program Details:**
* **Date:** Sunday, 14th June 2026
* **Time:** 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
* **Venue:** Hull Buddhist Centre
* **Address:** 2-10 Bean St, Hull HU3 2PR
🪷 **වෙසක් සහ පොසොන් පුන් පෝය නිමිත්තෙන් සංවිධානය කරනු ලබන විශේෂ සීල භාවනා වැඩසටහන** 🪷
හල් බෞද්ධ මධ්‍යස්ථානය මගින් මෙවර වෙසක් සහ පොසොන් පුන් පෝය නිමිත්තෙන් සංවිධානය කරනු ලබන විශේෂ සීල භාවනා සහ ධර්ම දේශනා වැඩසටහන සඳහා ඔබට ගෞරවයෙන් ආරාධනා කරමු.
මෙම උතුම් වැඩසටහන මෙහෙයවනු ලබන්නේ බර්මින්හැම් ජේතවන විහාරවාසී, ගෞරවනීය **උඩුනුවර ඉන්දරතන (පණ්ඩිත) ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ** විසිනි. උන්වහන්සේ ධර්මය, විනය සහ භාවනා ක්‍රමවේදයන් පිළිබඳව මනා අවබෝධයකින් යුක්ත ව එංගලන්තයේ වෙසෙන බෞද්ධ පින්වතුන් උදෙසා අතිමහත් ශාසනික සේවාවක් ඉටු කරන ගෞරවනීය යතිවරයාණන් වහන්සේ නමකි. දහම් අමා රස විඳගනිමින් මෙලොව පරලොව සුගතිය උදෙසා උතුම් වූ කුසල් දහම් රැස්කර ගන්නා ලෙස ඔබ සියලු දෙනාටම ඉතා ගෞරව පූර්වකව ආරාධනා කර සිටිමු.
# # # **වැඩසටහන් විස්තරය:**
* **දිනය:** 2026 ජූනි මස 14 වැනි ඉරිදා
* **වේලාව:** උදෑසන 9.00 සිට සවස 4.00 දක්වා
* **ස්ථානය:** හල් බෞද්ධ මධ්‍යස්ථානය (Hull Buddhist Centre)
* **ලිපිනය:** 2-10 Bean St, Hull HU3 2PR
🙏 **May the blessings of the Noble Triple Gem be upon everyone! | සියලු දෙනාටම තෙරුවන් සරණයි!** 🙏
**Organizing Committee**
Hull Buddhist Centre

22/05/2026

**🙏 Enroll Your Child in Our Online Dhamma School! ☸️**
The Hull Buddhist Centre warmly welcomes children growing up in the UK to join our new Online Dhamma School!
We understand that many children may not be fluent in Sinhala, which is why **our Buddhism lessons are conducted entirely in English**. Alongside this, we provide a fun, interactive, and gradual introduction to the Sinhala language and Sri Lankan culture. 🇱🇰✨
**🌟 Why Join Us?**
* **Comprehensive Learning:** A well-structured 18-week syllabus.
* **Interactive Fun:** Engaging lessons using stories, animations, and interactive games like Kahoot! 🎮
* **Mindfulness:** Practical Buddhism for modern life and simple meditation techniques to improve focus. 🧘‍♀️
* **Cultural Roots:** Basic spoken Sinhala, reading, and writing tailored specifically for beginners. 🗣️
**🗓️ Course Details:**
* **Start Date:** July 28, 2026
* **Platform:** Online via Zoom 💻
* **Level 1 (Ages 6 - 9):** 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 👦👧
* **Level 2 (Ages 10 - 14):** 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓
Register your child today to lay a strong moral and cultural foundation for their future! Send us a DM or reach out via the contact details below to get the complete Syllabus PDF and for more information. 📥
**📞 Contact & Registration:**
* ☎️ +44 7490 930505 (Hull Buddhist Centre)
* ☎️ +44 7936 965504 (Mr. Krishan)
* ☎️ +44 7925 209097 (Mr. Chaminda)
* 📧 Email: [email protected]
**Organized by: Hull Buddhist Centre** ☸️

17/05/2026

සබ්බාසව සූත්‍ර දේශනාව ආශ්‍රය කොටගෙන සිදු කරනු ලබන දෙවන සාකච්ඡාව.

16/05/2026

🧠 **Understanding "Javana Citta": The Most Powerful Moment of Your Mind** 🌸
Ever wonder exactly *where* and *when* karma is created? In Buddhist psychology (Abhidhamma), **"Javana Citta"** is the fascinating answer.
The word "Javana" literally means "running swiftly." It refers to the peak, dynamic stage in our cognitive process where the mind fully absorbs, experiences, and reacts to the world around us.
Here is a breakdown of how this lightning-fast process shapes our reality:
# # # ✨ 1. Key Characteristics of Javana
* 💥 **Where Karma is Born:** Whether you accumulate good (*Kusala*) or bad (*Akusala*) karma, it happens **only** during this Javana stage! The other moments in a thought process are simply results of past karma or basic mechanical functions.
* ⚡ **Rapid Succession:** In a standard thought process (*Citta Vithi*), the exact same Javana thought flashes, arises, and passes away **7 times in a row** at lightning speed.
* 🎛️ **The Ultimate Decision Maker:** This is the precise split-second our mind decides how to react to an experience—whether with anger, greed, love, or letting go.
# # # 👁️ 2. Visualizing the 17-Step Thought Process (Citta Vithi)
When we see an object or hear a sound, the mind doesn't process it instantly. It goes through a rapid, 17-step sequence. Here is how those mind-moments unfold, showing exactly where Javana takes charge:
* 💤 **Steps 1-3: Bhavanga** (The subconscious mind gets disturbed by a new object).
* ⚙️ **Steps 4-8: Sensing & Deciding** (The mind turns to the object, sees/hears it, receives it, investigates it, and determines what it is).
* 🔥 **Steps 9 to 15: THE 7 JAVANA MOMENTS** 🔥
*(This is the action phase! The mind "runs" over the object 7 times, fully tasting the experience. This is exactly where we generate anger, lust, kindness, or wisdom—creating fresh karma).*
* 📥 **Steps 16-17: Tadalambana** (Registering the experience before the mind sinks back into its quiet subconscious state).
# # # 📊 3. The 55 Types of Javana Minds
According to Abhidhamma, out of the 89 (or 121) types of consciousness, only **55** function as Javana. They are categorized into four levels:
🌍 **1. Sense-Sphere Minds (Kamavacara) – 29**
*(The thoughts we experience in everyday life)*
* 12 Unwholesome minds (Greed, Hatred, Delusion)
* 8 Wholesome minds (Generosity, Morality, Meditation)
* 8 Functional minds (Action-only minds of Arahants, creating no karma)
* 1 Smile-producing mind (Exclusive to Arahants)
🧘 **2. Fine-Material Minds (Rupavacara) – 10**
*(Occurs during deep states of physical meditation/Jhana)*
* 5 Wholesome & 5 Functional
🌌 **3. Immaterial Minds (Arupavacara) – 8**
*(Occurs during formless, advanced meditative states)*
* 4 Wholesome & 4 Functional
🌟 **4. Supramundane Minds (Lokuttara) – 8**
*(The minds that realize Nibbana/Enlightenment)*
* 4 Path minds & 4 Fruition minds
📈 *(Total: 29 + 10 + 8 + 8 = 55)*
# # # 💡 Why Does This Matter to You?
Because your entire future is shaped during these split-second Javana moments!
By practicing **Mindfulness (Sati)**, we can catch these fleeting moments before they spiral into automatic, negative reactions. This gives us the power to consciously choose wisdom, peace, and wholesome energy instead. 🙏✨

15/05/2026

"May you be well and happy! The Hull Buddhist Centre in the United Kingdom warmly invites you to join our Global Vesak Card Competition.
​As we celebrate the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Lord Buddha, we want to bring the world together through creativity, peace, and compassion. This competition is open to all Buddhist traditions worldwide—Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana, and Zen!
​For the first time, this event is open to all ages across three categories:
Children under 8 years old,
Youth between 8 and 14 years old,
And Adults 14 years and above.
​Here is how you can participate:
Create a beautiful Vesak card on an A5 size paper. You can use paints, pastels, pencils, or any medium you like to express the life of the Buddha, loving-kindness, and peace.
​Amazing prizes await!
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each category will receive exclusive medals, special gifts, and certificates. Plus, the Top 10 entries will also be awarded special prizes and certificates.
​To submit your artwork, please fill out the official entry form in English Block Capitals with your name, age, category, and full postal address. Securely attach it to the back of your card.
​Mail your masterpiece to:
Hull Buddhist Centre
85 Hard Street
Hull, HU5 2PJ
United Kingdom
​Please make sure your entries arrive by the deadline on June 10th.
​Let us illuminate the world with the Dhamma and your beautiful creations. We cannot wait to see your artwork. May the blessings of the Noble Triple Gem be with you!"

14/05/2026