I am a buddhist but not coz my Birth certificate say so,

[Mackenzie]

sagarayak tharam wu buddadarmayen api danne wali katayak tharam podi pramanayak witharai....

Eka nam aththa...

Godak kattiya dharmaya avaboda karaganna mahansi wenawa misak pilipadinna uthsaha karanne nae..

 

[sithmini]

Eka nam aththa...

Godak kattiya dharmaya avaboda karaganna mahansi wenawa misak pilipadinna uthsaha karanne nae..

 

[Zeus]

so if more people understood buddhism like i have come to know, where im from everyone is old fashioned and are not interested in any religion that worships statues since in christianity we call worshipping an idol, which they do in hinduism, i have explained to all of my family that buddhism is NOT a religion it is a philosophy, just like malli said above that buddha said something like hes not a god hes a guide.

Even Lord buddha didnt say anything about worshiping statues

HE said
Prathipaththi poojava (follow the buddhism) is important than Aamisa poojava(worshiping staues ect).

yes there many similarities in hidunism and buddhism 4 sure
actually Lord buddha copied some parts in hindunism yes

• Ex- worshiping parents

and akke Buddhism is like a theory and u shouldnt hav to become a buddhists to follow it

• Ex- every one can learn maths science(bio)

Brahmayage mavumvadaya Buduhamuduruvo prathikshapa karath
NAmuth parents la brahmayata smanai kiyala deshana kara

Cz he wanted to realize others about the parents r valuable like brakma thats all

anyway, we are all human beings and no matter wat religion we all bleed just the same. we all gonna die someday no matter wat we beleive.

YEs as i told if u want to live like a good human religion is useless cz they r also made by good persons(xcept 1 religion u know it)
But in buddhism there many aims beyond that

 

[Zeus]

..samaharak vita...

NA nangiyo
Lord buddha unath avaboda karagattu evayin qwe bohomatikai
Eka sinsapa suthrayeth thiyenava

NAmuth ehema kare eva apata adala nathi nisa

 

[sithmini]

NA nangiyo
Lord buddha unath avaboda karagattu evayin qwe bohomatikai
Eka sinsapa suthrayeth thiyenava

NAmuth ehema kare eva apata adala nathi nisa

..thnx...

 

[Zeus]

Jess akke
go
here
to understand about Lord budhha

 

[nadeeshaF]

Buddha darmaya kiyanne agamak nei darshanayak.Kamathi kenekuta,adayanaya karala piligannath nopiliganath puluwan,Api e darshanaya mathupitin atha ganawa witharai.E hinda awama washayen 0.0001 ganak wath e darshanaya hadarala api eka gena kathakaranna oni

Q.F.T

Can't agree more with you, I feel the same way.

 

[4keven4]

good topic ban...
eth birth certificate eke agamak gana liyala na neda??..
kamathi agamak adahanna kamathi kenekta puluwan...

 

[kalyanamithra]

egollo buddhism vala enne e gana pahadilane
so egollo budhhism gana honda avabodayakin neveida inne
anyway u cant be wrong but tell me the reasons

Pinwath mithura,

It's not the Theravada Buddhism that's being spread in most places...
Even if it's Theravada; its not necessarily in pure form... (I am not saying that all places are like that)

As we know the Path is no longer open for those following Mahayana (because it's disciples seek to become Buddhas) or Vajrayana (because it seeks further some short-cuts to Nibbana).


Yes, there are many western people keen to follow the Path; but not many (in my belief) come accros Shri Sadhdharma.
True, there are many English Dhamma texts; but quite a number of them are a mixture of thing from all these 'yana's... And not everyone can filter out what not relavant to the Path...

As we know main external factor one needs for the Path is "saddharma shrawana"; Without that no follower can start along the Path.

We have Shri Sadhdharama in Sri Lanka... (yes, it's also being spread across the golbe; but at a rate lower than that of Mahayana, Vajrayana, etc.)
That's why we should make sure we make most out of the opportunity we have...

Theruwan saranai!

 

[kalyanamithra]

Eka nam aththa...

Godak kattiya dharmaya avaboda karaganna mahansi wenawa misak pilipadinna uthsaha karanne nae..

Pinwath mithura,

Dharmaya avbodha karanawa pilipadinava kiyanne dekama ekai ne...
Ape ilakkaya vanna one Chathurarya Sathyaya avabodha karaganna eka ne..

Oba kiyanna hadanna eththe Dharmaya igenagenima ha pilipedima gena venna ethi.. Ow, avasanavakata godak aya dharmaya igena ganna hadanava; avabodha karanna hadanne ne...

Theruwan saranai!

 

[Zeus]

Pinwath mithura,

It's not the Theravada Buddhism that's being spread in most places...
.............................................
Theruwan saranai!

Ithin sri lankan monk la mokada karanne

 

[kalyanamithra]

hhmmm eka aththnam eka ape varadda neda??

Pinwath mithura,

Sithmini mithuriya kiva de apa nithara sitha matha ma menehi karanna one...
Eka nihathamani, shrawakayek lesa inna harima prayojanawath...

Ehema nohithana vita (daham maga mula inna) kenekta eyatath nodenima thamage Daham denuma gena manaya enna puluvan... Mokada me hitha harima vanchanikai....

Theruwan saranai!

 

[kalyanamithra]

Ithin sri lankan monk la mokada karanne

Pinwath mithura,

Mama eka kiva

We have Shri Sadhdharama in Sri Lanka... (yes, it's also being spread across the golbe; but at a rate lower than that of Mahayana, Vajrayana, etc.)

Samahara velavata mama e tika add karanna kalin oya e post eka dakinna eththe...

Theruwan saranai!

 

[dulajs]

mama buddhist.... its a way that everone follows nowadays

 

[Zeus]

Pinwath mithura,

Mama eka kiva


Samahara velavata mama e tika add karanna kalin oya e post eka dakinna eththe...

Theruwan saranai!

But y cant ve smart
ME balanna mithura
MAn palliye sermons valata weddings valata gihllla thiyenava
E gollo apata vada systamatic
pilivelai
So eyalage agama pathirenava
They deserv it

 

[kalyanamithra]

But y cant ve smart
ME balanna mithura
MAn palliye sermons valata weddings valata gihllla thiyenava
E gollo apata vada systamatic
pilivelai
So eyalage agama pathirenava
They deserv it

Pinwath mithura,

Yes, people have freedom to choose the religion; it's perfectly ok to spread a religion peacefully and ethically...
I was talking about other variations of Buddhism... (and I was not referring to other religions like Christianity, or Islam)

Please note that it's only versions that sprang off from Dhamma (e.g. Mahayana) at later time that cause this distortion... Because people cannot differentiate them...

What I meant (in response to your question) was that Buddhism as spread in west is not the one we have in Sri Lanka most of the time...

Theruwan saranai!

 

[kalyanamithra]

So eyalage agama pathirenava
They deserv it

Pinwath mithura,

Baudhdha aya boruwata kalabala vela inne Christian, Islam agam vala aya gena...
Eththatama ehema kalabala vena; deveshayen katha/kriya karana aya niyama budu dahama dannavada kiyana ekath sekayai...

Budu dahama thava kalakin venasi yanva...
Eth e venne Christian, Islama vage agam hinda neme...
Eka venne Budu dahama yei Budu daham vage deval minissu hitha pilipadinna ganna hinda...
Hondama hudaharanaya thama Mahayanaya; eke Budud dahame ena mulika panividaya nehe... eth godak aya eka "Buddhism" kiyala piligannava ne... Den eka lankavatath evilla thiyenne; hora rahase kriyathmaka venva; smahara mahayana adahas den ape hamuduruvan pava kiyanava ne...

Theruwans aranai!

 

[jess]

Dear friend,

I did not mean to belittle people in the west by saying "westerners are not as smart as you may think".

I was only commenting the statement "But i can bet their understandability is better than sri lankan buddhists" which (as I felt) reflects the backward mentality many Sri Lankans have.

Despite Buddhist heritage Sri Lankans have there are many Sri Lankans awaiting without practising Dhamma (i.e. the Doctriene) till some one from west justify it. I guess our friend Zeus is not like that; still I thought higlighting that would be benificial for many...

Theruwan saranai!
(May the Blessings of the Triple Gem be with You!)

no i know u didint mean it in that way, to belittle us, its just that if buddhism had originated here then lots more people would know about it and all. people here are afraid to learn about different religions b.c they are afraid they would be , i dunno ohow to say like, "betraying" our god ya now? especially the old fashioned people.

 

[jess]

Jess akke
go
here
to understand about Lord budhha

thanks malli.... i know alot about it, tho even in my own religion there is a time when i get lost in translation i guess u could say where i get confused and have no idea wat anything they are saying means.

i understand the basics. thanks for sharing with me guys!

 

[thuharadesilva]

hi all buddist people,i am a catholic person i love my GOD and i praise him a lot in my whole mind.but i like to see that, the sri lanka have to be a pure buddist country.one thing i can tell to you all buddist people,you all people have to get up from the sleep and give 100% to ur religon.and be a good person to this sri lanka.