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Concerning Right Effort
On the sixth practice of the Noble Eightfold Path
Uploaded 12 May 2017
Concerning Right Action and Right Livelihood
Reaching understanding on the path to wisdom
Uploaded 7 Apr 2017
Concerning Right Speech
The path to providing wisdom, healing division, and creating peace
Uploaded 17 Mar 2017
Diplomacy, Heritage, and Cultural Pride: Reviving the Buddhist Legacy of Islamic Pakistan
Buddhism playing a vital role in Pakistan's Asian diplomacy
Uploaded 24 Feb 2017
Baby Steps on the Path of Purity
Introducing a new column on the teachings of Theravada Buddhism
Uploaded 17 Feb 2017
Buddhist Perspectives on Sustainable Economic Development
Buddhism versus the market economy
Uploaded 11 Nov 2016
Reinstating Animal Rights in Sri Lanka
Charting changing attitudes towards animal rights in a Buddhist nation
Uploaded 30 Jun 2016
Sri Lanka: In Search of Reconciliation
I met Mawlavi Faiz, the chief caretaker and Imam of the Red Mosque in Kandy, on his way out after the evening prayers. On being asked his reaction to recent events in the southern towns of Aluthgama a
Uploaded 13 Mar 2015
Being a Social Architect in Sri Lanka: An Interview with Dr. Charika Marasinghe
Dr. Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne embodies patient but unwavering activism in a frail body of 83 years. The instant I shook his wrinkled hand at his residence, I felt I was with someone who could truly
Uploaded 27 Feb 2015
The Pirivena System of Buddhist Education in Sri Lanka
The Buddha is renowned as an accomplished teacher, and his sole purpose was to propagate the truth of life as he understood it. The Ariyapariyesana Sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya (Collection of middle-l
Uploaded 12 Dec 2014
The Kandy Dalada Perahera of Sri Lanka
The history of the Kandy Dalada Perahera, or “Tooth Relic Procession,” in Sri Lanka is an illustrious one that is closely associated with a holy tooth relic of the Buddha. Fearing unfriendly repercuss
Uploaded 5 Sep 2014
A Golden Era: Gadaladeniya Sri Saddharmathilaka Temple
Gadaladeniya Sri Saddharmathilaka Temple sits on the apex of a small hill beyond the 65th milepost of the Kandy-Colombo highway, close to Pilimatalawa. It is a prime example of Sri Lankan rock temple
Uploaded 2 Aug 2014
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