New Sayadaw at Saraniya

Dear Dhamma Friends, It is delightful to inform you all that the new Sayadaw Ashin Thilarnandar Linkarra arrived Manchester on ...
Saraniya Calendar 2023

2023 Calendar of Events

Our events for 2023 have been updated on the site. To view the please go to our calendar. Also I ...

Htamane Pwe – IMPORTANT Date changed to 1st March

*Further UPDATE Unfortunately due to Storm Dennis this weekend. Htamane Pwe has been further delayed till 1st March. Apologies for ...

2020 Calendar of Events

Our events for 2020 have been updated on the site. To view the please go to our calendar ...

Htamane Recipe

Htamane (ထမနဲ) is a traditional savory Burmese dish which is primarily made out a mixture of Glutinous Rice, fried coconut ...

ကဆုန္လျပည့္ ဗုဒၶအခါေတာ္ေန႔ ဖိတ္ၾကားလႊာ

Invitation for Kasone Full Moon and Buddha Day Celebration မဂၤလာအေပါင္းႏွင့္ၿပည့္စံုေသာ ဓမၼမိတ္ေဆြ မိသားစုဝင္မ်ား ခင္ဗ်ား ကဆုန္လျပည့္ ေန႔တြင္ ဗုဒၶဘုရားရွင္၏ “ဗ်ာဒိတ္၊ ဖြားျမင္၊ ေဗာဓိပင္၊ စံဝင္နိဗၺာန္နန္း”ဟူသည့္ျဖစ္စဥ္ေတာ္ ...

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Upcoming Event: Sayadawgyi U Pandita Remembrance Gathering

On the 7th of April our Saraniya Centre will be holding a remembrance gathering for Sayadawgyi U Pandita ...

Important Changes to Monthly Gathering.

Due to the fact that we only one one Sayadaw at the centre. There has been come changes to the ...

Easter Intensive Meditation Retreat

Date: 19/04/2019 to 27/04/2019 10 Days Easter Intensive Meditation Retreat For more information please see our meditation page. Invitation PDF ...

Thingyan Invitation (2019)

Dear Friends We would like to invite you all to join us for the special fund raising & Thingyan Pwe.All ...

Quartely Meeting Date MOVED (17.2.19)

We will be holding our quarterly meeting on the 17th of Feb, which is the same date as the Htamane ...

New year changes

January is a time to put up new year resolutions. January was derived from Janus as the god of all ...

Farewell to Sayadaw U Kovida (February 2019)

Date: 3/02/2019 Location: Saraniya Meditation Centre On the first Sunday of February in conjunction with the monthly gathering we will ...

Daily Swoon Calendar

Saraniya Dhamma Meditation Centre Calendar for daily offering of food for sayadaws ...

Thingyan Festival (April 2019)

Date : 14th April 2019 Time : 12:00 to 18:00 Location : Swinton Mesonic Hall Please be aware that the ...

Htamane Pwe (February 2019)

Date Of Event : 17/02/2019 Event Location : Saraniya Dhamma Mediation Centre Ta Bo Dwe La (January and February) - ...

Calendar 2019 Updated

Our 2019 Calendar has been updated. Please view our Calendar page ...

Christmas 2018

Christmas is still celebrated with family, with friends. Christmas still means peace on earth and goodwill to all, to many ...

Winter Retreat Completion

On 2nd December we will have a gathering at Saraniya. Food and alms will be offered to Sayadaws. Also the ...

December Meditation Retreat

The meditation method is Intensive Vipassana in the tradition of the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw of Myanmar, which consists of sitting ...

Buddhism and Cultural Basic Teachings and Burmese Language Basics for the Youths and Children

👏👏👏 ယဥ်ကျေးလိမ္မာပြီး ပညာပြည့်စုံ သောသားသမီး ရတနာများကြောင့် ဂုဏ်ယူနိုင်ကြရသော မိဘများဖြစ်ကြပါစေ 👏👏👏 ယခုအပတ် တနင်္ဂနွေနေ့ ၂/၁၂/၂၀၁၈ မွန်းလွဲ ၁ နာရီ မှ ၃ နာရီ အထိ ကလေး လူငယ်လူရွယ်များအား ...

Abhidhamma Day & Sayadaw U Kovida Birthday

21 st October 2018 is the Next major gathering at Saraniya centre where we will celebrate the Abidhamma day as ...

Thingyan Festival (April 2018)

Date : 22th April 2018 Location : Swinton Mesonic Hall ...

Sayadawgyi U Pandita Remembrance Day

Sayadawgyi was our spiritual guiding light. Sayadawgyi was our guiding teacher from the original Billinge centre to Manchester Saraniya meditation ...

Htamanè Pwe 2018

February is the month for Hta-ma-ne pwe and we had a good gathering of Myanmar community at Manchester Kyaung. Sadu ...

Sayadaw U Tarraka

Sayadaw U Tarraka arrived on 29th Jan. Shall we welcome him during the su paung swun on the 4th February ...

Nat-Worship among the Burmese

Journal from JSTOR. JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. Free to any one in ...
Jataka Tales

Jataka Tales (Audio Book)

This is an audio book for the Jataka Takes read by volunteers on librivox. Jataka Tales Ellen C. BABBITT (1872 ...

A Short History of the Buddhist Schools

A Short History of the Buddhist Schools (View Original Article at Ancient History Encyclopedia) Written by Cristian Violatti, published on ...

Calendar 2018

Our calendar of events for 2018 has been updated. For further information please view our calendar page ...
Jataka Tales

The Story of Angulimala

Introduction Angulimala, the robber and murderer, is one of the best known figures of the Buddhist scriptures, because of his ...

Meditation Guide

Meditation Guide By Ovadacariya Sayadawgyi Home Page > Meditation > Instructions > Meditation Guide By Ovadacariya Sayadawgy Meditatation Guide for ...

Eccles Banqueting & Conference Centre

Elm-Bank Conference Centre Address:Elm-Bank Banqueting & Conference Centre46 Half Edge LaneEcclesM30 9BA Phone:0161 789 3736 ...

Google Calendar

Please view our calendar page. The google calendar below is not complete ...

Swinton Mesonic Hall

The Sariniya group sometimes hold charity events at Swinton Mesonic Hall. You can view the map and address here but ...

Waso Ceremony (Dhammacakka Day)

Waso, the fourth month in Myanmar calendar falls between June and July. The full-moon day of Waso is very significant, ...

Kathina Ceremony

May all donors, departed ones, all beings.Be always well, happy and at peace.We share our merits with all beings.May we ...

Meditation Programme for Day Retreats

0900 - 1000 Introductory Dhamma Talk 1000 - 1100 Sitting Meditation 1100 - 1200 Lunch 1200 - 1300 Walking Meditation ...

Meditation Programme on Long Retreats

4 amWake up4:45 am to 5:45 amSitting Meditation6 am to 7 amBreakfast / Walking Meditation7 am to 8 amSitting Meditation8 ...

Meditation Retreat (July 2017)

Saraniya Dhamma family is conducting the intensive meditation retreat at Manchester. Sayadaw U Nannu and U Kovida will be helping ...

May events (2017)

On 7th of May, which is the first Sunday of May, we will have a memorial gathering for remembrance of ...

Post Retreat Communication

This is example of a post retreat communication. This reminds us of the essence of retreats or the essential world ...

Sayadaws Return

U Ashin Kovida and U Nannujjota will be back in April 10th and 12th respectively. Great news for the Saraniya ...

Sayadaw Return

Dear all Just a reminder that Sayadaw is back. We went to Manchester Kyaung yesterday for a swuntkut. Please try ...

Sayadaw Retreat in Nepal

We have sent Sayadaw to the airport yesterday. Sayadaw is going to Nepal for intensive retreat and he will be ...

Wednesdays Meditation Sessions Closed

Dear allThe meditation sessions for Wednesdays are close until further notice. This is because Sayadaw is away to Nepal.I have ...

Sayadaw U Nanujjotta Return

Dear All Sayadaw U Nanujjotta will be arriving from Nepal to Manchester next week. We hope to re-establish the usual ...

Wed/Thurs meditation sessions cancelled until May

Our Sayadows have reutrned to Yangon to pay their respects to Sayadawgyi U Pandita Bhivamsa who passed away on April ...

Thingyan Festival (April 2016)

Date: 17 April 2016 Location: Swinton Masonic Hall ...

Thingyan & Charity Food Fair (2016)

Just a reminder of our Thingyan & Charity Food Fair ...

Calendar 2016

Saraniya Dhamma Meditation Centre Calendar of Events 2016 DateDayEvent3rd JanuarySundaySu Paung SwamMeditation Centre10th JanuarySundayYouth Buddhism Day & Elderly GatheringMeditation Centre7th ...

Kathina Reminder (2015)

Please come to the Kathina Ceremony of the Saraniya Dhamma Meditation Centre this Sunday the 15th November. Venue:Swinton Masonic HallHospital ...

Su-paung Swun & Kathina Meeting

Please come this sunday (13/9/15) for the su-paung swun at 11 am, and later lunch for the lay people. Meeting ...

Manchester Burmese Food Fair

Date: 31.08.2015 Location: Saraniya Dhamma Meditation Centre ...

Gift Aid Claims

We would like to ask our donors to send us their postal address. This is so that we may claim ...

Calendar 2015

Weekly Event Every Wednesday and Thursdays from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, we organize an in-house group meditation & Dhamma ...

Buddhists in Pink

A short video news about Nuns in Myanmar.  Created by Chelsi Moy Sep 19, 2013 at http://www.nytimes.com. Enrollment is rising ...

Happy New Year 2015

I hope the new year has been treating everyone well. Just a few updates. The 2015 calendar is now up ...

The Elders of Myanmar

The Elders of Myanmar (70 Plus) are encouraged to come to the Saraniya Centre on the third Sunday of every ...

Dhammaramsi Meditation Centre Retreat

Sayadaw U Pannasami will be away from the 14th August to 22nd August as he will be teaching at an ...

New Photos

Photos of our two big events we have had in July are now available on our photo album. We hope ...

Meditation Hall Opening Ceremony and Waso Ceremony

The date for the Waso ceremony has been changed to the 6th July from 13th July. Also the Waso ceremony ...

Changes in May (2014)

If you have made plans to come to our events in May. Please be advised that there has been some ...

Update

Easter Retreat Our Easter retreat started two days ago. I would like to welcome all our retreatants this year and ...

Wednesday Meditation Sessions On Hold

Our resident sayadaw, Venerable U Pannasami is currently on a visit back to Myanmar. He will return on the second ...

Calendar 2014

To view 2013 calendar click here ... If there are unforseen circumstance these dates maybe changed. So please check for ...

Dhamma Reading for the New Year

We would just like to remind every one that there is going to a dhamma reading tomorrow night (31th December) ...

Successful December Retreat

Our December retreat finished yesterday. Our appreciation goes to all who attended and gratitude to the food donors. Sadu Sadu ...

Construction of New Building

Construction of New Building has Begun.. More Info ...

Charity Event 2013

This is a gentle reminder that we are planning to have a fund raising event for the Saraniya Meditation centre ...

6th Youth Buddhism and Culture course

The 6th youth Buddhism and Culture course was completed yesterday. It was a success because of the parents, volunteer teachers ...

Meditation Reteat

Next Retreat We will be organizing a 9-days Vipassana Meditation Retreat in August under the guidance of Sayadaw U Pannasami ...

Announcement – Meditation Session

Dear Dhamma Family, The new - single day meditation session - will start this Sunday, 4th August from 8.00 am ...

New Dhamma Hall

Date: July 04, 2013 Dear All Dhamma friends,We had a meeting with our project manager for the new meditation hall ...

Announcement (New Dhamma Hall)

Dear All Dhamma friends,We had a meeting with our project manager for the new meditation hall last month. There has ...

Successfully April Retreat 2013

Our December retreat is over and about many yogis came and practised Vipassna Meditation during this. Sayadaw U Pannasami also ...

Calendar 2013

DateDayEventLocation6th January 2013SundayMonthly Swam, New Year Dhamma Talk, MDF Quartly MeetingMeditation Centre13th January 2013SundayMonthly Youth ClassMeditation Centre2nd February 2013SundayMonthly Youth ...

Announcement – Meeting

Thanks to the EC members and trustees who came to yesterday meetings. In summary, a few teams were suggested for ...

Invitation (AGM 2012)

Dear All, You are all cordially invited to our AGM for 2012. Please see the information below; Date: 29 July ...

Charity Day (2012)

Time: 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm Date: SATURDAY 7th July 2012 Tasty Burmese bites and many other snacks will be ...

Kathina Announcement (2011)

Dear All 6th November is Bon Kahtain day for Manchester kyaung. For those offering swun to the 9 Sayadaws, please ...

Abhidhamma Course

Dear Dhamma friends The first ever Abhidhamma course will start from 30th July 2011 at 7:00PM and will be running ...

Abhidhamma Course

Dear Dhamma friends The first ever Abhidhamma course will start from 30th July 2011 at 7:00PM and will be running ...

Reminder : Buddhism for Youth Monthly Class

There will be Sunday school, Buddhism and culture course for kids on 12th June at 13:00. Sayadaw Ashin Nanujjota will ...

Waso Retreat (July 2011)

We will be organizing a 9-days Vipassana Meditation Retreat in July under the guidance of Sayadaw U Pannasami as follows: ...

Announcement – Buddhism for Youth

Just want to remind all those interested that the 'Buddhism for Youth' Monthly classes is on 12th June 2011 (Sunday) ...

Meditation & Dhamma discussion (evening classes)

There will be in-house group meditation & Dhamma discussion (evening classes) on every Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm ...

Meditation & Dhamma discussion

There will be in-house group meditation & Dhamma discussion (evening classes) on every Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm ...

Buddhism Lecture (07.02.2007)

07.02.2007 The following is the dhamma talk given by Sayadaw U Pannasami on 07.02.2007 to a group of students ( ...

A Warm Welcome

We welcome Sayadaw U Pannasami Jr. who joined our Meditation Centre in May, as Meditation Teacher to assist Sayadaw U ...