Feeding the hungry

Razia a young African woman sits on the doorway of her crumbling shack embracing the emaciated body of her three year old son. If she does not find food for his starving body which has survived on one crust of bread and a cup of weak tea for the past six days,

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King Dutugemunu's gracious gift to Maha Sangha

As mentioned in the Mahawamsa King Devanampiyatissa visited the Mahamevuna Park with some Bhikkhus and devotees when Arahat Mahinda arrived. Thousands of saman and jasmine flowers were strewn in the park and the whole area was covered with the fragrance of flowers. The minds of the devotees were calm and serene.

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Musings

Ehelapola Kumarihamy's drowning - fact or fiction?

Kumarihamy’s death anniversary falls on May 17, 1814. The death itself signalled momentous tides of history . Could be, for the flame for the hatred of the king was lit by this incident, a flame that led to his flight from the main city and the comeback of Ehelapola Maha Adikaram, not alone but with the Western power patronising him. But soon he found himself a cat’s paw and was further banished to Mauritius by the very party he helped to gain power.

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