The early part of the Mahawamsa dealing with the origin of the Sinhala race is probably a bag of bullshit. Vijaya, if he ever arrived in Lanka, with half shaven head, bansihed from hi sown country, is considered to be in the 6th cent. B.C. the latest archeological excavations have unearthed a settlement with a [...]
Archive of entries posted on October 2009
Healer & the Drug Pusher. review
Sunday Times – Plus Information spiced with excitement makes this a page-turner Book facts: The Healer and The Drug Pusher by Daya Dissanayake. Reviewed by Dr. Lakshmi de Silva. Mystery and controversy regarding our main point of concern today ensure that The Healer and the Drug Pusher is a page-turner. Why is a foreign castaway [...]
Buddhism & hypocrisy
Hypocrisy is the last thing we wuld have to associate with the Word of the Buddha. There is an appeal by leading Buddhist clergy that all publications about Buddhism should be monitored and censored. They claim there are publications that harm Buddhism, that endanger a religion that has survived for over 2500 years. There may [...]