The importance of being a virtuous Buddhist
Throughout last week Sri Lankan Buddhists
celebrated Vesak with much devotion engaging in meritorious deeds-
conducting dansalas, offering alms to bhikkhus, reaching out to the
needy and rescuing cattle from slaughter. Ven. Bellana Gnanawimala
Thera in an interview with the Sunday Observer deals with the
importance of celebrating Buddhist festivals meaningfully.
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Testimony to Lanka's hydrological engineering
IN ABHAYAGIRI, Anuradhapura dreams can come true
for those who seek. Discover our ancient glories, scattered, hidden,
garbed in nature's splendour, they are everywhere, reminding us of
our spectacular history.
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June 5-World Environment Day:
‘Many species, one planet, one future’
Hot on the heels of the International Day for
Biodiversity (on May 22) comes another related event; World
Environment Day on June 5. This is another global event organised by
the United Nations under the UNEP to increase awareness about the
environment and enhance political attention and public action on
environmental issues.
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