{"id":2677,"date":"2021-05-28T09:43:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T04:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2021-06-18T09:34:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T04:04:54","slug":"sadaham-waruna-dhamma-sermon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/sadaham-waruna-dhamma-sermon\/","title":{"rendered":"Sadaham Waruna &#8211;  Dhamma Sermon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Vesak Full Moon\nPoya day commemorates the birth, Enlightenment and Parinibbana of Lord Buddha.\nIt is also a time to reflect&nbsp;on the teachings of Lord Buddha and to use\nthe teachings to shape our life in a positive manner.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Department\nof Finance of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University\nof Sri Jayewardenepura celebrated Vesak adhering to the new normal&nbsp;concept\nby&nbsp;organising&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8220;Sadaham Waruna &#8211;&nbsp; Dhamma Sermon&#8221;\non the 28th of May 2021, virtually via the Zoom platform and Facebook live. The\nDhamma Sermon was followed by the Chanting of Pirith. Venerable&nbsp;Amathadeepa\nThero of Mahamewna Buddhist monastery glorified the religious program and educated us on the timely topic how\nto elevate lives spiritually in a world where humans chase worldly belongings\nand materialistic items.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The religious\nprogram was graced by&nbsp;the presence of&nbsp;Professor P D Nimal the Dean of the\nFaculty of Management Studies and Commerce, Dr. P A N S Anuradha , the Head of the Department of Finance, and other academic staff members of the department and the faculty.&nbsp;The\n4<sup>th<\/sup> year, 3<sup>rd<\/sup> year and 2<sup>nd<\/sup> year students of\nthe Department of Finance also attended the event . This initiative was mainly taken\nin&nbsp;order to educate&nbsp;the participants of the true\nmeaning of Vesak, and to invoke blessings to them.The participants were also given the opportunity to clarify\ntheir uncertainties after the Dhamma sermon under the guidance of the Venerable Thero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program took place\nfrom 7.00pm to 8.30pm and concluded after the Chanting of Pirith and invoking blessings of the Triple Gem\nwith the wish of protecting our country and the citizens of the world from the\nCOVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/finusjp\/videos\/499166184844772\/?t=11\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/finusjp\/videos\/499166184844772\/?t=11<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"989\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture1-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2679\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/?attachment_id=2679\" class=\"wp-image-2679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture1-1.png 989w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture1-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture1-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"996\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2680\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/?attachment_id=2680\" class=\"wp-image-2680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture2.png 996w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2681\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/?attachment_id=2681\" class=\"wp-image-2681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture3.jpg 998w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vesak Full Moon Poya day commemorates the birth, Enlightenment and Parinibbana of Lord Buddha. 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