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The Mahabodhi Mekapati Goutham Reddy International Centre for Meditation-Dhamma was inaugurated connected the Andhra University (AU) field present connected Saturday (February 21, 2026).
The facility, built astatine an estimated outgo of ₹4 crore, is simply a associated collaboration betwixt the Mahabodhi Society and Andhra University. It is simply a archetypal specified monolithic centre among immoderate nationalist acquisition institutions successful the State.
The planetary meditation centre was donated by erstwhile MP Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy and his woman Manimanjari successful representation of their son, precocious erstwhile Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy.
The household expressed anticipation that the centre would service arsenic a sanctuary for bid and happiness for students and the wide nationalist alike. The lawsuit saw the attendance of Mekapati Goutham Reddy’s woman Keerthi Reddy, girl Ananya Reddy, lad Krishnarjuna Reddy, and brothers Vikram Reddy and Pruthvi Reddy.
Spanning astir 15,000 quadrate feet, the centre features a spacious Dhamma (Meditation) Hall. The archetypal level houses a dedicated Vipassana meditation hallway on with abstracted dormitories for men and women. The centre includes 5 rooms for Buddhist monks and an upcoming Tripitaka Library for spiritual research. The gathering is equipped with modern amenities, including a assistance for casual access.
During the event, Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy highlighted the value of specified centres successful today’s mechanical lifestyle. He noted that with the rising power of societal media connected youth, this centre would supply a constructive way to negociate accent and anxiety.
The inauguration was marked by peculiar prayers led by the president of the Mahabodhi Society, Guru Bhante Kassapa Mahathera, and different Buddhist monks. The household besides unveiled a statue of Mekapati Goutham Reddy wrong the premises.
The centre volition beryllium managed by the Mahabodhi Society, offering courses successful Mindfulness and Social-Emotional Learning, Vipassana grooming and Yoga sessions, counselling services for students, and besides probe programmes connected quality values and Buddhist studies.
