On January 2nd 2011, the new Sima grounds or area in Nandaka Vihara was officially sanctioned (by Sangha) as a Sima. The Sima Hall is an important place for the Sangha to carry out certain Sangha activities

There has been a great increase in the number of devotees and visitors to Nandaka Vihara over the past few years, and the present facilities are no longer adequate to accommodate them. There is, therefore, an urgent need to expand and upgrade the present facilities and its surrounding.

There will be a program for temporary ordination as a Bhikkhu (monk) or Samanera (novice) or Sayalay (nun) beginning on August 18th. All participants, in addition to learning the monastic rules, will follow the meditation timetable. The program will end on August 26th. However those interested may request for extended stay to continue their meditation practice, depending on approval by the Bhantes.

Bodhi tree is usually translated as Enlightenment Tree. Bodhi or ‘Enlightenment’ here refers to the Path-Fruition Knowledges, Omniscient Knowledge, Nibbana. We can say that Bodhi tree ‘is the tree under which the Buddha gained enlightenment’. Therefore the Bodhi Tree is a remembrance of the Buddha’s enlightenment. It is a symbol of the Enlightenment of the Buddha.