Table of Contents

Navam Poya Issue · Feburary 2026

Revived with New Dimensions. Focusing on building the nation along with the development of its people.

01 Significance of Duruthu Poya Day
Editorial

02 Arahant Assaji’s reply to Truth-Seeker Upatissa
Traditional Reflection

03 Ovāda Pātimokkha

04 From the Editor’s Desk — The Mission of BOSAT

05 BOSAT in the Digital Age: Reading, Refl ecting and
Growing Together by Prof. K. P. Hewagamage
University of Colombo

06 Reducing Stress through Buddhist Meditation by Most Venerable Olande Ananda Mahā Thera

07 Builders of Our Nation : Colonel Henry Steel Olcott – The Catalyst of the Buddhist Revival in Sri Lanka in late 19th century by Ven. Siri Vajiraramaye Ñāṇasīha

08 “අසේවනා ච බාලානං – පණ්ඩිතානං ච සේවනා” – පූජ්‍ය පඹුරන මෙත්තෙය්‍ය මාහිමිපාණන් විසින

09 Verses from ලෝවැඩ සඟරාව- Loväḍa Sangārava
(TOWARDS UNIVERSAL WELL-BEING) by Ven. Vidagama Maitreya Maha Thera

10 The Pali Alphabet in English