Video: Gift of a baby elephant

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A baby elephant was handed over to the Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya at a special ceremony held today. It was a gift from Myanmar. External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris was the chief guest at the ceremony. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

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ANTON Tuesday, 04 June 2013 08:44 AM

ANOTHER NEW BABY ELEPHANT WAS HANDED OVER TO DIYAWANNWA RAJA MHA NIVAASAYA.

unchikun Tuesday, 04 June 2013 08:46 AM

A sad day for the baby and animal lovers!

senura Tuesday, 04 June 2013 08:48 AM

Why? Why are we doing this to "wild" animals... Why do the monks always want an elephant.. Why are we celebrating such idiotic incidences.. Why isn't there anyone to pour some sense into this stupid decisions.... Lord Buddha never said, and it was never a tradition to have elephants tied down, restricted of movement justt to please a head monk's wish... Idiots they all are..

senura Tuesday, 04 June 2013 08:52 AM

Why? Why are we doing this to "wild" animals... Why do the monks always want an elephant.. Why are we celebrating such idiotic incidences.. Why isn't there anyone to pour some sense into this stupid decisions.... Lord Buddha never said, and it was never a tradition to have elephants tied down, restricted of movement just to please a head monk's wish...

weha Tuesday, 04 June 2013 08:54 AM

it is wrong to kill cattle but it is ok to seperate baby elephants from their mothers

BuffaloaCitizen Tuesday, 04 June 2013 08:50 AM

Is this true buddhism to seperate a baby elephant from its mother and further more captivate and parade elephants in Perahara's? Is this the preaching of Lord Buddha?

JULE ANDERSON Tuesday, 04 June 2013 10:52 AM

THIS SHOWS HOW ARE FOOLISH SRI LANKANS ARE

BUNCH OF STUPIED IDEOTS

Black moris Tuesday, 04 June 2013 11:02 AM

Budists are confused of budism..

sehamdi Tuesday, 04 June 2013 11:04 AM

why is the guy in picture worshiping? is it to the Elephant?

sss Tuesday, 04 June 2013 11:26 AM

May be a politician, and pretending to be religious is essential part of their act

Bhathiya Waduge Tuesday, 04 June 2013 11:55 AM

The best gift would be his mom.....

Revolution Tuesday, 04 June 2013 12:01 PM

Imagine yourself in the place of the young elephant. How hard it must be to break the natural bonds with its siblings, mother and its natural habitat. I hope a religion of compassion such as Buddhism will not uphold practices that Buddha never taught.

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