Pariyatti Journal

What is the Real Sāl Tree?

You can see it in almost any Sri Lankan temple. Its six pastel-pink petals and its strong, almost cloyingly sweet fragrance, are unmistakable. It is of course what Sinhalese people...

What is the Real Sāl Tree?

You can see it in almost any Sri Lankan temple. Its six pastel-pink petals and its strong, almost cloyingly sweet fragrance, are unmistakable. It is of course what Sinhalese people...

By Shravasti Dhammika

The Wheel of the Dhamma, Eight Spokes or Many?

  A wheel (cakka) is a flat circular object that turns as it moves and is considered one of the most ground-breaking inventions in the history of technology. The ancient...

The Wheel of the Dhamma, Eight Spokes or Many?

  A wheel (cakka) is a flat circular object that turns as it moves and is considered one of the most ground-breaking inventions in the history of technology. The ancient...

By Shravasti Dhammika

The Buddha You Never Knew

According to the most ancient sources, several months after the Buddha passed away, 500 monks, all of them Awakened, met together in Rājagaha and held what is usually called the...

The Buddha You Never Knew

According to the most ancient sources, several months after the Buddha passed away, 500 monks, all of them Awakened, met together in Rājagaha and held what is usually called the...

By Shravasti Dhammika