Ven. Karandulena Dammagaveshi Thero
Chief Buddhist Monk (The Advisor) of Kassapa Arana Australia
Ven. Karandulena Dammagaveshi Thero is a senior Buddhist monk and a renowned meditation teacher from Sri Lanka. He is the Chief Incumbent of Kasspa Arana Meditation Association and also Kasspa Arana Retreat Hermitage at Thuntota, Kegalle, Sri Lanka. Dammagaveshi Thero has been practicing deep forest monastic tradition in Sri Lanka for more than 17 years. He is being invited by Sri Lankan communities in number of countries who organize Dhamma sermons and talks for the public with the pure intention of providing guidance to people for the practice of the Noble Eightfold Path with the ultimate aim of realizing the Four Noble truths to attain Nibbana. With the wisdom of the Budhdha’s Dhamma and through their own experiences, Ven. Dammagaveshi Thero is highly talented in bringing lay people into a deep understanding of Vipassana meditation and Dependent Origination (Paticca-Samuppada) as he explains these deep Dhamma chapters in simple language.
Ven. Dammagaveshi Thero was admitted to Higher Ordination, 'Úpasampadava' in Theravada Tradition in the year 2006. After 2 years of deep forest monastic meditation practices, he decided to share Buddha’s noble Dhamma to people who wish to end the suffering of the human faces; suffering of a physical kind, or of a mental nature.
At Kassapa Arana Australia and Sri Lanka, Ven. Dammagaveshi Thero works as the advisor and mentor for resident monks and the Buddhist community including a large number of families in Australia. As a meditation teacher, he has traveled to many destinations teaching Dhamma and meditation practices to various groups. Buddhist communities have identified Ven. Dammagaveshi Thero as a well-versed spiritual leader, followed by a wider audience of disciples throughout Australia and abroad.
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Ven. Karandulena Dammagaveshi Thero was visiting Tarra-Bulga National Park in Victoria, Australia in 2022
The Practice of Mindfulness Connects with Our Inner Wisdom
Where We Are
Kassapa Arana Australia is located at 7/66 Hallam Road, Hampton Park 3976, Victoria, Australia.
Our aim is to make available the Buddha’s teachings to the community and to provide suitable facilities to support both residential and non-residential meditation practices for Monastics and Laypersons.
What We Do
We promote mindfulness training for well-being in our community.
Monastics and lay teachers provide an invaluable service to the community by conducting meditation classes and talks free of charge at this location and at other venues upon invitation.
All activities are conducted free of charge on a not-for-profit basis.
Our Values
Promoting family harmony and mutual respect, where improving communication among parents and children brings about greater awareness of family values, whether it is moving away from isolation, having greater involvement in household chores, or helping parents.
We aim to promote community awareness based on Buddhist principles, and loving-kindness meditation for well-being.