New web site launched at Malwatta Viharaya
BY L.B. Wijayasiri in Kandy
THE Most Ven. Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala
Mahanayake Thera of the Malwatta Maha Vihara Chapter at the lunching of
the website and the e-mail connection at the Malwatta Maha Vihara, said
that foreigners who were interested in Buddhism and philosophy would be
getting the opportunity to study, them through e-mail.
Most. Ven Mahanayake Thera made these observations after
the opening of the website and E-mail internet system at the Sri
Siddhartha Sumangala Solidarity Trust at Malwatta Mahavihara.
This facility was provided by Infortec Educational Group
and Associated NewsPapers of Ceylon Ltd (Lake House) Kandy editorial
coordinated this project.
Chairman of the Group Sarath Mohottala, Managing
Director, Sudath Mohottala Programming Manager Kumari Marambage, and
ANCL Associate Editor, Dinamina and the Provincial Editor, Kandy
Jayasinghe Pemaratne participated. Most Ven. Sumangala Mahanayake Thera
added that making use of the modern infromation technology for the
Buddhist propagation would be of great importance.
That would help international community to study not
only Buddhist philosophy but also about Buddhist places of worship.
In that task Buddhist monks had a higher responsibility
to fulfil. In fulfilling that task it was necessary that Buddhist monks
should learn more languages like English etc. |