Buddha’s teachings, a mean to resolve all disputes – President
The teachings of the Buddha help us to bring to the world the means of resolving all disputes that arise from unbridled desire. Thus it behoves upon us to give to the world the path to peace and consolation from these great teachings of the Samma Sambuddhatva or Great Enlightenment of the Buddha, 2600 years ago, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.
“On this Vesak festival it should be our determination to take refuge in the teachings of the Buddha, and through the proper observation of the teachings of Buddhism make this 2600 Samma Sambuddhatva Jayanthi meaningful to all people,” said President Rajapaksa in his Vesak message.
Full text of the message:
It is with immense fervor and devotion that we celebrate, with full state patronage, the thrice blessed festival of Vesak this year, which also marks the 2600 Samma Sambuddhatva Jayanthi.
Through 2600 years the teachings of the Buddha have shown the correct path of livelihood to mankind. The comfort and consolation these provided to humans remain immeasurable. Today, our motherland is honoured throughout the world for preserving the teachings of the Buddha in their pristine purity through two millennia and more.
In achieving a lasting and sustainable peace in our land and help us move to our goals of development, we have sought to follow the teachings of the Sakyamuni Samma Sambuddha that showed the path to free us from the four evil dispositions of desire, hatred, fear and ignorance. Accordingly, the policies of our government give the foremost place to the Buddha Dharma.
Akkodhena jine kodham – asaadhum saadhunaa jine
Jine kadariyam daanena – saccena alikavaadinam
“Let an angry man be conquered by love; an evil man by goodness. Let a miser be won over by liberality; and a liar by truthfulness”, states the Dhammapada in the “Koda Vagga”. This exhortation of the Buddha should always nurture us in facing up to all challenges.
The teachings of the Buddha help us to bring to the world the means of resolving all disputes that arise from unbridled desire. Thus it behoves upon us to give to the world the path to peace and consolation from these great teachings of the Samma Sambuddhatva or Great Enlightenment of the Buddha, 2600 years ago.
On this Vesak festival it should be our determination to take refuge in the teachings of the Buddha, and through the proper observation of the teachings of Buddhism make this 2600 Samma Sambuddhatva Jayanthi meaningful to all people.
May the Noble Triple Gem bless you!
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Source: Government News Portal
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Do these comments apply to the genocidal war and its aftermath including the UN and the UNSG’s report?
Adaa chela..!
It was a Humanitarian operation against the cruel Tamil Terrorism..!
And who cares abt fucking false reports made by “checken shits” of some westerns.?
Who’ll go behind such bull shits forever & die with them like you, Fool..?!
Even from the west countries only some of intelligent people interested to learn & follow the great buddhism from us. Wild Caste tamil terrorists never touch buddhism..!
Let’s take a tamil film for exmpl, what contains a common tamil film..? Robbing, killing, fighting, raping, kidnapping, murdering, bombing, firing, destroying, slaughtering violence…& all such evil animal violent acts…! You know yourself is it true or not…!
The one who watch those things like YOU.. try to adapt such animal instincs & then become blood thursty butchers..! That’s how you become wild cast.!
So don’t go compare buddhism with your Terror Acts. Terrorism is very far from the buddhism..!
Well done karuna, at least you have identified the characteristics of the kallathonis who live in our midst.
No that Big Mama is the CM in TN, we should purse the TN solution to resettle all the kallathonis over there.
Hon GLP has done the right thing by congratulating Big Mama on her victory and looks forward to working with her in sending all the Kallathoni tamils to TN.
After that, hard core Tamil Terrorist Kallathonis like Demala Chelvan will have to live in a hole. And our valiant forces will smoke them out, baby.