Buddhist Lent 2023
The Buddhist Lent will officially start on 2 Aug 2023. Today, devotees gathered at Wat Ananda Metyarama for the Offering of Candles Ceremony. Also known as Khao Phansa (Rains Retreat), the Sangha will often reside in the same monastery for three months and devote their time to the Dhamma. This is as in the past,…
The inaugural International Sangha Dana 2023
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS) 1. When is the event?The International Sangha Dana 2023 will take place on 13 May 2023, Saturday from 9am to 5pm. 2. Where would the event be held?The International Sangha Dana 2023 would be held at Hall 404 of Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre. You may make your way to…
Happy New Year 2023
Devotees at Wat Ananda Metyarama participated in the overnight chanting, ushering in the New Year with good thoughts and mindfulness. In the morning of 2023, devotees offered alms to 99 Venerable Monks, starting the New Year with the making of merit. May all be blessed with good health, happiness and prosperity.
Four-Face Buddha Worship Ritual
4-Faces Buddha Birthday worship The Four Face God represents the 4 essential values1st face means Metta is loving kindness dispel anger and hatred2nd face means Karuna is dispel doing and cruelty3rd Mutita means Sympathetic joy is dispel envy or jealousy 4th Upeka means Equanimity is dispel stress through observing the middle path thus obtaining calmness…
70th Anniversary of Luang Phor Hong
70th Anniversary Founder Memorial Day10 November 2022(Luang Phor Hong)The founder of Wat Ananda Metyarama is Venerable Luang Phor Hong Dhammaratana (Phra Dhammaratana Bandit). He came to Singapore in 1920 with his disciple, Samanera Boonler. Upon noticing that there is no Theravada temple in Singapore at that time, they aspired to build one. Venerable Luang Phor…