Shraddha TV
| Country | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sri Lanka, |
| Headquarters | Kaduwela, Western Province |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Sinhala, Tamil, English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery |
| History | |
| Launched | 29 September 2012 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| UHF (Colombo) | 55 |
| UHF (Gongala) | 55 |
| UHF (Gammaduwa) | 55 |
| UHF (Nuwara Eliya)* | 55 *Reserved |
| UHF (Kandy)* | 55 *Reserved |
| UHF (Ratnapura)* | 55 *Reserved |
| UHF (Jaffna)* | 55 *Reserved |
| TV Lanka Digital TV | Channel 10 |
Shraddha TV is a non-profit Buddhist television channel based in Sri Lanka. The channel is known for airing religious spiritual content with primary focus on Buddhism and the teaching of Buddha. Most of the programming is shot at the main Buddhist monastery in Polgahawela.
Shraddha TV was officially launched on 29 September 2012 on the cable television service, PEO TV.[1][2][3][4] It was subsequently included on the home satellite television service, Dialog TV.[5] The founder of television channel is Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero, who is also the founder of Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery.[6] The chairperson of Shraddha TV is Roshini Rajapaksa.[2]
The channel is owned by the Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery and is broadcast from Kaduwela, a suburb of Colombo. Shraddha stands for the Devotion. It uses contents from real life and advertises itself as being suitable for people of all ages and religious persuasions. It broadcasts Dhamma Sermons, Dhamma Discussions, Meditation Guides, documentaries, and Charity Services 24 hours a day via Dialog TV Channel No 27 and SLT Peo TV Channel No 99.[2] Its main tagline is "The Noble friend of Television Media". Shraddha TV started terrestrial broadcasting for the Western province via UHF 55 on 2015-12-31.
The channel frequently discusses the "Fundamentals of Buddhist Teachings", such as the Four Noble Truths, Noble Eightfold Path, Pratītyasamutpāda, Skandha - Five Aggregates of Clinging etc.
In 2020, Shradda TV dubbed a Thai film Love over 3D into Sinhala version titled Biyakaruya Me Sasara.[7]
Programmes
| Programme Type | Current | Finished |
|---|---|---|
| Dhamma Sermons | Asirimath Damsaka | Vishmitha Awabodhaya |
| Dam Siha Nada | ||
| Vedana Samyukthaya | ||
| Piriniwuni E Rahath Muniwaru | ||
| Kosala Samyuttaya | ||
| Akalika Munidaham | ||
| Nikeles Theranivaru | ||
| Dhamma Discussions | Sudam Sabhava | |
| Veemansa | ||
| Damsabha Mandapaya | ||
| Education | Pali Panthiya | |
| English Programmes | Path to happiness | |
| Wise Shall Realize | ||
| Wisdom for the little hearts |
See also
- Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery
- List of Mahamevnawa branches
- Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero
- Global Buddhist Network
- The Buddhist (TV channel)
- Lord Buddha TV
- Buddhist Publication Society & Pariyatti (bookstore)
- Buddhist Cultural Centre
- Access to Insight
External links
References
- ^ Obeyesekere, Sheraj (1 October 2012). "Shraddha TV added to PEO TV". Daily News. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Senanayake, Maheen (29 September 2012). "Shraddha TV from SLT's PEO Television". The Island. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Enlightening minds through Shraddha". Business Today. November 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Basnayake, Tharaka (2 October 2012). "PEO TV brings Shraddha TV". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Shraddha TV". Dialog TV. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Mahamevnawa - About Us". Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "බියකරුය මේ සසර අන්තර්ජාලයේ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 June 2020.