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Umandawa Global Buddhist Village (or Umandawa Maha Vihara Monastery) is a recently developed a so called Buddhist religious village operated by the controversial monk named Siri Samanthabhadra Thero who has self proclaimed to have reached the stage of supreme bliss (Arahath stage) and operates under the name of Siri Samanthabhadra Maha Arahath Thero. Umandawa it self is marketed as a personal retreat for everybody.

Umandawa is open from 7 am to 5 pm at all days, for the whole week, throughout the entire year. The entrance is free for everyone. All visitors are welcomed by monks and nuns who are assigned as a welcome committee to deal with visitor and guest relations. They tend to all questions and inquiries, and also perform guided tours of the land. For the guests its provides a wide range of Buddhist spiritual programs and accommodation options. This is within the community grounds for guests who wish to experience and learn about the lifestyle of the community

Umandawa Global Buddhist Village (or Umandawa Maha Vihara Monastery) community functions as a Buddhist Monastery and a non-profit organization, which is registered under the brand name ‘Umandawa Maha Vihara Monastery’ and the company name ‘Siri Sadaham Ashramaya’. Siri Sadaham Ashramaya, based in Dehiwala, is where most of the fundraising, administration and marketing activities are coordinated. Umandawa sells itself as a self sufficient community with organic farming by the community themselves. The land is approximately 70 acres which was purchased with financial support of a monk (now diseased) who had been a doctor before entering the priesthood. according to the community of the monks. The land has been an abandoned coconut plantation before changing hands in 2015.

Siri Samanthabhadra Thero

Siri Samanthabhadra was born in 1975 in Pitiduwa, Galle and entered priesthood in the year 2000 as Pitiduwe Siridhamma. With his impressive gift for articulation of ideas and the ability to attract listeners, he became a popular preacher soon after. With the growth of the popularity and the followers, he changed his name to Siri Samanthabhadra and after the self proclamation of him reaching Arhath stage calls himself the Samanthabhadra Maha Arahath Thero. The name Samanthabhadra itself is a name used to call Buddha himself in Tibetan Buddhism.

The Vision of Umandawa

The Umandawa Global Buddhist Village provides a variety of modules that can be applied to the improvement of society. These modules can also be used to prepare your mind for innovation and spiritual guidance through the practice of "Living in presence."

Umandawa organic farms

Adopting a non-toxic diet in Sri Lanka, organic fertilizer users have created lucrative organic farms producing a variety of vegetables and fruits, setting an example for the great Sri Lanka itself.

Umandawa Products

Kurunegala ringkonnast

Kurunegala on Sri Lanka Wayamba provintsi ja Kurunegala ringkonna pealinn. Kurunegala oli kuninglik pealinn vaid 50 aastat, 13. sajandi lõpust kuni järgmise sajandi alguseni, kuigi juba enne seda oli see strateegiliselt paigutatud teiste majesteetlike kindluste keskele, nagu Yapahuwa põhjas, Dambadeniya lõunas ja Panduwasnuwara idas. Ethagala, 316 meetri kõrgune kalju, kõrgub linna kohal, mis asub 116 meetri kõrgusel merepinnast. Ethagala kuju meenutab elevanti. Transpordisõlmena on seal raudteejaam ja mitu peateed, mis ühendavad riigi olulisi osi. Kurunegala asub umbes 94 km kaugusel Colombost ja 42 km kaugusel Kandyst. Enamik Kurunegala elanikest kuulub singalite enamusse. Teiste etniliste vähemuste hulka kuuluvad Sri Lanka maurid, Sri Lanka tamilid, kodanikud ja malaiid. Rahvusvähemuste elanikud elavad linna kõikides osades, kuid märkimisväärsed mauride ja tamilite kogukonnad elavad ka Teliyagonna ja Wilgoda piirkondades.

Loodeprovintsist

Loodeprovints on Sri Lanka provints. Kurunegala ja Puttalami ringkonnad moodustavad Loodeprovintsi ehk Wayamba. Selle pealinn on Kurunegala, kus elab 28 571 inimest. Provints on tuntud peamiselt oma arvukate kookospähkliistanduste poolest. Teised peamised linnad selles provintsis on Chilaw (24 712) ja Puttalam (45 661), mis on mõlemad väikesed kalurilinnad. Enamik Wayamba provintsi elanikkonnast on singali päritolu. Puttalami ümbruses on ka märkimisväärne Sri Lanka mauride vähemus ning Udappu ja Munneswaramis elavad Sri Lanka tamilid. Piirkonna teisteks silmapaistvateks tööstusharudeks on kalapüük, krevetikasvatus ja kautšukipuude istandused. Provintsi pindala on 7888 km² ja rahvaarv 2 184 136 (2005. aasta arvutus). Wayamba on Sri Lanka suuruselt kolmas riisikasvatuspiirkond.

Wayambal on kõrgelt arenenud põllumajandus, kus lisaks traditsioonilistele istanduskultuuridele, nagu kookospähkel, kautšuk ja riis, kasvatatakse mitmesuguseid puu- ja köögivilju, õistaimi, vürtse ja õliseemneid. Rikkalik muld ja mitmekesine kliima annavad Wayambale potentsiaali praktiliselt iga põllukultuuri kasvatamiseks. Wayamba ehk Loode-provintsis asuvad iidsed budistlikud kaljutemplid, suurejoonelised tsitadellid Panduwasnuwara, Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa ja Kurunegala. Nende tsitadellide, paleede, budistlike templite ja kloostrite muljetavaldavad varemed pakuvad külastajatele põnevaid vaatamisväärsusi.

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