Saturday, April 23, 2011

Theravada doctrine - The message of Sambuddhathva Jayanthi:


Abhayagiri
Courtesy - Sunday Observer by Rupa Banduwardana


Sakyamuni Siddhartha Gautama blossomed forth into the universe to relieve humanity from the miseries of existence. With his Supreme gift of eternal truth He found a solution for suffering mankind with His boundless compassion.
He led the people to enjoy and experience the joy of Vimukthi through His supreme Dhamma and it became the common light of the Buddhist world. One could read in ancient chronicles of Buddhism being the greatest achievement in the annals of Sri Lankan history.
Buddhism had it’s firm and unshakable place in its land of origin as a great faith, a fine philosophy and a unique doctrine, upon which one of the world’s most remarkable civilisations were built. Similarly in Sri Lanka one could call the message of the Buddha the greatest civilising force in the history of the island.
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