The uniqueness of Buddhism
We are in the 2600th year after the Enlightenment
of the Buddha. Yet Sri Lanka has a 2300 year history of Buddhism.
Buddhism thus came to Sri Lanka after 300 years of his
Enlightenment. There is a saying that the Buddha has visited Sri
Lanka three times in his life time after his Enlightenment. Yet, you
don’t have any facts to prove that he has established Buddhism or
converted anybody to Buddhism on these occasions.
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This country belongs to Pinchi Appuhamy
The terraced paddy fields of the tract that runs
through Walgama are in various stages of preparation. They appear as
a patchwork quilt made of differently textured cloth in a various
shades of brown and green. The earth has been turned, ploughed,
evened out, plotted, sown and planted.
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Retention Lakes for flood mitigation in Colombo
The devastating flash floods that occurred in November 2010 in
Colombo and the suburbs which inundated the Parliament premises, was an
eye opener for all Sri Lankans to give due concern to the drainage
system in the country.
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