Ven. Katugastota Uparathana Thera’s journey in America

BY ANURADHA KODAGODA, The Sunday Observer, 26 Jan 2025

Silver Spring, Maryland (USA) -- North America’s Chief Judicial Sanganayaka and Viharadhipathi of the Maryland Buddhist Temple in America, Ven Katugastota Uparathana Thera has made significant strides in spreading Buddhism across America for the past few decades. He has worked as a Consultant on meditation at the University of Washington and was also a former Consultant on the Sinhala Language and culture at the US State Department. Recently he was honoured with a prestigious lifetime award from former American President Joe Biden. Ven. Uparathana Thera reflected on his impactful journey in an interview with the Sunday Observer during his visit to Sri Lanka recently.

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Buddhist meditation center in contract to purchase historic Grange Hall

by Katharine Schroeder and Denise Civiletti, Riverhead Local, Mar 23, 2017

Riverhead, NY (USA) -- After a long and varied history of uses, the historic Grange Hall on Sound Avenue in Northville is now slated to become a Buddhist meditation center and community hub. The 186-year-old Grange Hall is in contract to be sold to the Long Island Buddhist Meditation Center, presently located in Port Jefferson.

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Buddhists from around the world meet to call for peace

by Amanda J. Purcell, Poughkeepsie Journal, July 7, 2016

Wappingers Falls, New York (USA) -- Hundreds of Buddhist teachers, monastics, and practitioners from the U.S., Canada, Europe, South America and Asia have come to the village this week to call for world peace.

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Buddhist leaders caution NYC tourists to be wary of fake monks

By MICHAEL BALSAMO, The Associated Press, July 1, 2016

NEW YORK, USA -- New York City Buddhist leaders are sounding the alarm to tourists: Beware the “fake monks.”

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Buddhist monastery in Redding hosts beginner meditation classes

By Christopher Burns, The Redding Pilot, June 16, 2016

Redding, CT (USA) -- Last Wednesday, this reporter took a trip to Do Ngak Kunphen Ling (or as it is more commonly known, the Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace) in Redding to try out one of their introductory meditation classes.

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