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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kalyanamithra" data-source="post: 2379054" data-attributes="member: 99586">Thanks <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/happy.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Happy    :)" data-shortname=":)" />See "paudhgalika adahas" personal interpretations... No unanimity in accepting even the one adopted by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_symbolism#International_symbols_of_the_World_Fellowship_of_Buddhists" target="_blank">"World Fellowship of Buddhists"</a>...Why? Because of not looking at Dhamma as a Shrawaka.... which is the start of editing, distorting Dhamma...See what happened to Christianity? How many sects with different beliefs we have now... Why? The same reason..If Buddhists continue doing like that Buddhism would end up the same way... various interpretations of Dhamma... So sad.. It's happening... What we can only do is practice Dhamma when we can; when we have Buddhist teachings... (teachings may not last long at this rate...)Why do you think we could not adopt the Dhamma Chakka, which is very much in harmoney with the Teachings. How many of us know in what sense Buddha used the word Dhamma Chakka? Now Dhamma Chakka is nothing but a "logo" - with different meanings attached to each parts (and different interpretaions...). You should look an see whether the Christians have done the same with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity" target="_blank">Cross</a>. Why? We (including those in the committes that made the decisions do not have Shraddha in Dhamma).Nevertheless we should rever the world-accepted symbol Dhamma Chakka (Why? it represents Shri Saddharma)... I fully agree with that. None of my posts were intended to insult it or insult Shri Saddharma...But we should not attach meanings like this...If you want to have some meaning attached to the symbol (because you no longer have the original meaing given by the Buddha to "Dhamma Chakka"; please refer Dhamma if you do not trust me) may be you can accept the meaning attached to the Symbol like an International body like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_symbolism#International_symbols_of_the_World_Fellowship_of_Buddhists" target="_blank">"World Fellowship of Buddhists"</a> (If you have Shraddha you can keep the meaning given by the Buddha...). But NOT the personal interpretations given by lay or monks... See the post by Rapa; what do you think of Shraddha the person drafted that has? It's just a "symbol" for that person - he's/she's only trying to attached meanings. And as practicing Buddhists we should be cautious not to spread these "personal opinions" on things related to Dhamma... See what they are proposing? Ata Lo Dhahama... Can not you see how far the meaning of Dhamma Chakka "symbol" from its interpretation given by Buddha? Too sad to think how people we think to be "Buddhists" behave these days... By contrarary we should know that the Symbol represents Dhamma, and hence our Sasthrun Wahanse... That's why Dhamma Chakka was used to represent the Buddha before the Buddhists started building statues..Personally I am very happy to see original Dhamma Chakka being used at many Asapu/ Publications in Mahamevnawa (it's true world-accepted one too is used)... Unfortunately not even practicing Buddhists seem to be aware of what "Dhamma Chakka" means; It's not just a symbol...And those of we enganged in spreading Dhamma in our capbilities should verify what we spread with Dhamma... Our ignorance is not an excuse.. because many others may think "we know something" (only we and readers knowing Dhamma would know that it is not so and that we are beginners...). Hope all of us would start thinking like a Shrawaka - "It is Bhagyavathun vahanse that knows everything.. we know nothing (when in comes to Dhamma).."We need to keep in mind we are tying in our capabilities to realize what disclosed by Bhagyavathun vahanse... Dhamma is not ours to interpret or distort...Theruwan saranai!</blockquote>

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