Poson: The gentle spiritual awakening
The word Poson makes the soul of Sri Lankans
resonate with spiritual vibration. This sacred Full Moon Poya day is
intimately associated with an unparalleled gentle revolution in the
religious annals of mankind. The story of this profound
transformation is replete with rivetingly dramatic elements.
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Religious practices before Arahat Mahinda's arrival
Mahinda Thera's arrival in Lanka, and the events
of the next two days as told in the Mahavamsa implies that the
people of this island knew nothing of the Buddha or his teachings
until Mahinda Thera spoke to them – first to the king and his men
who were out hunting, the next day at the palace to the royal family
and courtiers,
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The glory of languages
Language is the most glorified symbol of
literacy. The facility has been given to most living creatures. How
a language is presented differs. It enables them to express their
thoughts in writing or through gestures of the body. The expression
of thoughts ranged from the prehistoric cave inscriptions deciphered
by scholars to the modern day languages,
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