Stop publishing images of Buddha in print media

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Asgiriya Chapter Mahanayake the Most Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thera has requested President Mahinda Rajapaksa to take steps to stop the print media from publishing pictures of the Buddha.

During a meeting with the President last morning at the Asgiriya Temple, the prelate said that papers bearing the images of the Buddha were unintentionally used by traders to wrap various consumer items including meat, fish and dried fish, but it amounted to an act of sacrilege.

The Mahanayake Thera who handed over to the President a memorandum received from the public in this regard and stressed on the need to prevent such acts. President Rajapaksa who accepted the petition promised to look into the issue. (J.A.L. Jayasinghe and Shane Seneviratne)

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Puffy Friday, 18 April 2014 04:52 AM

why is the Most Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thera and others silent about the BBS? Aren't they (BBS) doing more damage to Buddhism than traders?

Ken Friday, 18 April 2014 04:55 AM

awasarai hamuduruwane... eka thamai ada buddhagamata wela thiyena ekama hene... sadu sadu...

jehan Friday, 18 April 2014 05:05 AM

very good

Snowy Friday, 18 April 2014 05:25 AM

First see that there is decline amoung the Buddhist monks. It is now dropped to very low levels and can not generate any power any more.

wahid Friday, 18 April 2014 09:48 AM

First stop building Buddhist temple and statues everywhere most of them were closed and just left over or convert those building to others religions who is genuine.

ameer Friday, 18 April 2014 03:46 PM

Too;late

asoka Monday, 21 April 2014 05:16 AM

no point of telling those to a person who doesn't practice buddhism...

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