{"id":20074,"date":"2013-04-14T03:51:25","date_gmt":"2013-04-14T07:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=20074"},"modified":"2013-04-14T09:46:29","modified_gmt":"2013-04-14T13:46:29","slug":"how-can-the-bodu-bala-sena-claiming-to-be-a-buddhist-organization-violate-lord-buddhas-teachings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=20074","title":{"rendered":"How Can the Bodu Bala Sena Claiming to be A Buddhist Organization Violate Lord Buddha’s Teachings?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By<\/p>\n

Buddhists Questioning Bodu Bala Sena<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Text of Statement appearing in facebook of Buddhists Questioning Bodu Bala Sena)<\/em><\/p>\n

Dear Friends,<\/p>\n

It was humbling to see so many people present last evening, given the fact that this idea was first announced on Tuesday (9 April) and solely promoted on Facebook and held on a day (12 April) when most people have gone on vacation or back to their ancestral homes.<\/p>\n

There were no organizers per se, no pre-meetings, just Sri Lankans guided by the sense of Civic Duty, to maintain and preserve the peace of our tiny Island Nation as it is called for in our beautiful National Anthem, Buddhists guided by the peaceful words of Lord Buddha on Samma Vacca (Right speech) on Subhasita Vaccan (on well spoken speech) gathered in unison.<\/p>\n

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We once again stress that we are not anti Bodu Bala Sena. We honour everyone\u2019s right of expression and speech. However, we are Buddhists (Sinhala Buddhists if anyone cares further) questioning the Bodu Bala Sena via the Dhamma. One of our biggest questions is \u201chow can the Bodu Bala Sena, claiming to be a Buddhist organization, so blatantly violate Lord Buddha\u2019s teachings on right speech?\u201d Yesterday we posed this question again and got the same answer. <\/strong><\/p>\n

So much of the Dhamma is about right speech, 4 of the 10 evil acts (Dasa Akusal) is about speech, one whole factor of the Noble Eight Fold path leading to Nibbana is dedicated to Right Speech. Yet, all this is cast aside by the leaders of the Bodu Bala Sena in the name of \u201cpreserving the Dhamma\u201d. If Buddhists in Sri Lanka allow this to continue, they will be left with a Buddhism bereft of any essence, a flower without its perfume. We will be left with temples, ancient ruins, yellow robe wearers, just symbols of Buddhism. We urge the Mahanayakas to speak up. <\/p>\n

Sri Lankans have the greatest respect for them and only they can truly put an end to this. For today the rising face of Buddhism in Sri Lanka is Gnanasara and the Bodu Bala Sena, and the Mahanayakas continued inaction and silence isn\u2019t helpful. If they delay further, we fear it will be too late. This is no time for half measures.<\/p>\n

Now a word on courage and honour\u2026there is no courage, there is no honour in the strong trampling the weak, in the majority attacking a minority. Such victories are hollow. Yesterday we saw young Sinhala Buddhists taking a stance, peacefully gathering, staying calm in the face of abuse and false accusations from the Bodu Bala Sena members, amidst the heavy hand of the police, this is courage, this is honor. This gives us hope, that in our tiny Island Nation there are people who will stand up to the might and have the courage to say \u201cthis is not right\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the Blessed One, O Lord, spoke these words to me: \u2018I shall not come to my final passing away, Evil Mara, until my laymen and laywomen, have come to be true disciples \u2014 wise, well disciplined, apt and learned, preservers of the Dhamma, living according to the Dhamma, abiding by the appropriate conduct, and having learned the Master\u2019s word, are able to expound it, preach it, proclaim it, establish it, reveal it, explain it in detail, and make it clear; until, when adverse opinions arise, they shall be able to refute them thoroughly and well, and to preach this convincing and liberating Dhamma.\u2019 (Mahaparinibbana Sutta)<\/p>\n

Sabbe Satta Bhavantu Sukhitata<\/strong><\/p>\n

This for those who were labeled \u201cNightclub Buddhists\u201d just because they didn\u2019t wear white.<\/p>\n

Alankato cepi samam careyya
\nsanto danto niyato brahmacari
\nsabbesu bhutesu nidhaya dandam
\nso bramano so samano sa bhikkhu.
\nDhammapada Verse 142.<\/em><\/p>\n

COURTESY: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BuddhistsQuestioningBoduBalaSena<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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By Buddhists Questioning Bodu Bala Sena (Text of Statement appearing in facebook of Buddhists Questioning Bodu Bala Sena) Dear Friends, It was humbling to see so many people present last evening, given the fact that this idea was first announced on Tuesday (9 April) and solely promoted on Facebook and held on a day (12 …<\/p>\n

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