Comments on: More Thuggery In The Name Of Buddhism

By: shammi

shammi — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 08:39:58 +0000

Kandy comes from “Kanda Udarata”, as the central kingdom was then known. Jaffna was called Jambu Kola Pattana or Yapa patuna. Pattana/patuna means port.

By: Jack Point

Jack Point — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 04:31:51 +0000

Sometimes it is only pronunciation. Sometimes they use different names, it might be interesting, from a purely linguistic point of view to discover the origins of these names. Kandy is Maha Nuwara or Nuwara in Sinhalese. Jaffna is Yapanaya or Yalpanam in Sinhalese or Tamil.

By: shammi

shammi — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:03:40 +0000

Sapttu is Portuguese word, I think.

I’m not proud to admit that I have felt the same way on many occasions, once when I saw Wellawattai in the Sunday Times.

Tamils do it too. A colleague once aked me why I said Madakalapuwa intead of Madai kaluppu. I asked her what Madai Kaluppu meant in Tamil. She was surprised to learn that my pronunciation actually had a meaning in Sinhala.

We need to get over these things.

By: kp

kp — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:53:49 +0000

so the tamils calling anuradhapura as “anuradhapuram” is also sinister? what next? should we stop calling shoes “sapatthu” because it makes the shoes sound sinhala? imbecility at its best.

By: Jack Point

Jack Point — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 08:49:46 +0000

Correct me if I am wrong, but Buddhism does recognise the gods and although worship is not necessary. One may earn merit in the same way as with other beings by performing acts of merit for the gods, if I am not mistaken.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:12:43 +0000

Panama is a Sinhalese name?

By: indi

indi — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 06:23:44 +0000

I wouldn’t say that. The Buddhas teachings were a stark departure from Hindu teachings. The practice has become mixed, but the Dhamma is quite distinct, especially in our Theravada practice

By: SL

SL — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 05:28:48 +0000

Totally wrong… Don’t mix the practice of some Buddhists worshiping Hindu gods and the essence of Buddhism.

By: SL

SL — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 05:25:02 +0000

where this “Panamai” is located? Some one seems to have sinister motives to add suffix to a Sinhalse name to make it like Tamil.

By: B

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:05:11 +0000

Nuts

By: Jack Point

Jack Point — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:35:00 +0000

Buddhism falls within the Hindu pantheon, the gods are common to both religions, which may explain why the statue was of interest.

The act however is that of simple thuggery.

By: indi

indi — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 05:28:07 +0000

I’m a Buddhist. I meditate every morning and I take refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma AND the Sangha. I don’t steal stuff from temples.

That isn’t Buddhism. What type of Buddhism involves mobs and stealing Ganesh statues? What type of Buddhism involves unkindness and prideful attachment to identity? We need to stand up against nonsense like this to defend the honor of Sri Lanka and the Buddhist faith.

By: Dinuka

Dinuka — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:15:01 +0000

When people like you Sadun don’t accept the truth and allow Buddhist monks to get away with crimes like this then the good name of Buddhism is ruined. This is not some made up story this is real, this is happening ever day in Sri Lanka and the 30 year war which just ended is turning into a new kind of war. A religious one where the majority Buddhists of this country are against all the other religions.

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More Thuggery In The Name Of Buddhism « dbsjeyaraj.com — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 01:57:56 +0000

[...] to both the Sri Lankan faith and nation. This, what Jeyaraj calls Saffron Terrorism, needs to stop. courtesy: indi.ca Tweet Filed under Guest blogger Comments are closed | Permalink [...]

By: maithree

maithree — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:08:59 +0000

Indi did not ruin the good name of buddhism. The monk who led the mob did.

There are many monks who break the vinaya rules all the time without any repercussion. We cannot turn a blind eye to it. Buddhism has a bad taste amongst many Buddhists in SL b/c certain monks can do whatever they want without and act immorally and no one has the force to derobe them.

As a Buddhist I know they are a minority but the number of such is so large that they are the one who denigrate Buddhism with their behavior and speech.

By: Sadun

Sadun — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:05:47 +0000

Hay, Don’t try to ruin the good name of Buddhism. We well know about people like you who hate to Sinhala Buddhist foundation of this country. So your hate speech can never do anything.

By: jc nars

jc nars — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:35:18 +0000

Here’s Indian media (on a different form of thuggery):
http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article3739230.ece

By: Saman Dahanyakaye

Saman Dahanyakaye — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:17:14 +0000

Its a shame that media also very silent on this matter…

By: sach

sach — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:32:32 +0000

i think this is more of a robbery, as i understand monk had taken the statue by force to keep it in his temple. That is done to attract the buddhist crowds who went to worship the kovil. I cant understand y the mahanayakas keep silent.This should be condemned publicly and the accused should be brought to justice.

By: Mayu

Mayu — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:09:26 +0000

Wondering how many will be bothered about it now. Everyone has their own problems and few like you will raise their voice for it.

God bless mother Sri Lanka.

By: Gun Gun

Gun Gun — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:27:52 +0000

Unfortunately no one ever gets brought to justice (or even arrested/questioned) on the Saffron Terrorism. The silent approval of this behavior is implying this is state sanctioned.