Importance of Practicing the Dhamma | Ven. Sumana | Week 26 | Dhamma USA

By Bhante Sumitta |

Special Dhamma Talk Series – Week 26

This Weekly Dhamma Talk Series is conducted by renowned Buddhist monks from around the world and it is dedicated to help our Dhamma USA community to expand their understanding of the Buddha Dhamma. This online sessions are held on every Sunday at 7:30 AM (PST), 10:30 AM (EST), through Dhamma USA YouTube Channel & other social media platforms. All free of cost. Please mark your calendar today to be more benefited through this precious Dhamma sharing sessions.

Week 26 | October 16, 2022

Special Dhamma Talk Series | Week 26

Topic: Importance of Practicing the Dhamma

Speaker: Venerable Sumana

Day: Sunday, October 16, 2022

Time: PST 7:30 AM | EST 10:30 PM | China Time & SST: 12:30 PM | IST: 9:30 PM | ICT & WIB: 11:00 PM

Medium: English

Host: Poonam Sood / Thinuri Fernando

Watch Live: Dhamma USA YouTube Channel & Dhamma USA Social Media Platforms

Venerable Sumana

Venerable Sumana

  • Venerable Sumana is an American novice monk who currently lives in Sri Lanka at the famous Meetirigala Nissarana Vanaya Forest monastery of the Galduwa tradition.

Bhante Sumana was born and raised in Washington, D.C., USA and became a Buddhist at the age of 18. As a lay person, he attended meditation retreats in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition and with most Ven. Yogavacara Rahula Maha Thera, the former vice abbot of the Bhavana Society in West Virginia and the current director of the Paññasiha – Lion of Wisdom Meditation Center near Damascus, Maryland, USA. He was also involved in a prominent Buddhist group at the Washington Buddhist Vihara in Washington, D.C. and had the opportunity to visit Forest Dhamma Monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajaan Maha Boowa in southwestern Virginia. 

Ven. USA Sumana was ordained in the Burmese tradition in 2021 and spent time training with Sayadaw U Tejinda and Sayadaw U Aggañña of the Pa-Auk tradition in California before relocating to Sri Lanka to train in the forest tradition there. He considers Ven. Denmark Ñanadipa to be a primary inspiration of his.

Click here for the previous Dhamma Talks of this series.

Week 26 Details:

October 16, 2022 (Sunday)

Time:

7:30 am (Pacific Time)

10:30 am (Eastern Standard Time)

8:00 pm (Indian Standard Time – Sri Lanka & India)

Platform to Join:

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One thought on “Importance of Practicing the Dhamma | Ven. Sumana | Week 26 | Dhamma USA

  1. Srinivasa Rao Pilli

    Interested to watch videos in English version.
    Buddham Saranam Gachhami

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