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Attendees will begin the day by observing precepts and listening to a Dhamma talk in Sinhala, followed by a Dhamma discussion and meditation session in English.<\/p>\n<p>The program will include Buddha Puja, a communal lunch (Dana), and further Dhamma sermons and discussions in both Sinhala and English, led by respected monks and nuns. Children from the Dhamma School will present devotional songs, and refreshments will be served in the afternoon. The event will conclude with the releasing of precepts and a final Buddha Puja.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start Date: 24th May 2026, 8:00 am<\/li>\n<li>End Date: 24th May 2026, 5:00 pm<\/li>\n<li>Organizer: Dhamma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara (Inc.)<\/li>\n<li>Location: Thornleigh Community Centre, NSW, Australia<\/li>\n<li>Price: Free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vesak Poya Sil Program 2026 at Dhamma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Hornsby, Australia, will offer a full day of spiritual enrichment&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":205,"featured_media":19799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[3614],"mec_category":[50],"class_list":["post-19800","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-religious","mec_category-sri-lankan-events-australia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Vesak Poya Sil Program 2026 - 24th May 2026 - Australia - VivaLanka.com<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Vesak Poya Sil Program 2026 at Dhamma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Hornsby, Australia, will offer a full day of spiritual enrichment.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vivalanka.com\/slcommunity\/events\/vesak-poya-sil-program-2026-24th-may-2026-australia-2\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vesak Poya Sil Program 2026 - 24th May 2026 - Australia - VivaLanka.com\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Vesak Poya Sil Program 2026 at Dhamma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Hornsby, Australia, will offer a full day of spiritual enrichment.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vivalanka.com\/slcommunity\/events\/vesak-poya-sil-program-2026-24th-may-2026-australia-2\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"VivaLanka.com\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VivaLanka\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-19T08:30:56+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vivalanka.com\/slcommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/702134828_971557655602402_4802806446092894650_n-1.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1132\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1600\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@vivalanka\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.vivalanka.com\/slcommunity\/events\/vesak-poya-sil-program-2026-24th-may-2026-australia-2\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.vivalanka.com\/slcommunity\/events\/vesak-poya-sil-program-2026-24th-may-2026-australia-2\/\",\"name\":\"Vesak Poya Sil Program 2026 - 24th May 2026 - Australia - VivaLanka.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.vivalanka.com\/slcommunity\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-19T06:51:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-19T08:30:56+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Vesak Poya Sil Program 2026 at Dhamma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Hornsby, Australia, will offer a full day of spiritual enrichment.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.vivalanka.com\/slcommunity\/events\/vesak-poya-sil-program-2026-24th-may-2026-australia-2\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.vivalanka.com\/slcommunity\/events\/vesak-poya-sil-program-2026-24th-may-2026-australia-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.vivalanka.com\/slcommunity\/events\/vesak-poya-sil-program-2026-24th-may-2026-australia-2\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.vivalanka.com\/slcommunity\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Events\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.vivalanka.com\/slcommunity\/events\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Vesak Poya Sil Program 2026 &#8211; 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