Thera commends Lake House services towards Buddhist cause

T.D. Sirisena Maharagama Group Corr.

BELLANWILA: Lake House has rendered a commendable service towards the Buddhist cause from the time of its inception. Publication of the ‘Budusarana’, the Buddhist weekly and periodicals like ‘Aloko Udapadi’, ‘Dinamina Vesak Annual’ and ‘Buddha Pradeepa’ are important landmarks of this service, said Sri Jayewardenepura University Chancellor Ven. Prof. Bellanwila Wimalaratana Thera.

He was delivering an anusasana at the Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya to mark the launching of the ‘Dharmadeshana Mala 12th edition’ (a collection of Buddhist discourses) published by the Lake House yesterday. The first copy of the edition was handed over to Ven. Prof. Wimalaratana Thera by Lake House Acting Chairman and Editorial Director Sarath Kongahage.

Ven. Prof. Wimalaratana Thera said Buddhist publications go a long way to quench the thirst for dhamma knowledge among the world at large. Lake House taking the lead in this direction will be acclaimed by both buddhists and non-buddhists.

Ven. Prof. Wimalaratana Thera who said that the Dharmadeshana Mala edition had been presented in a manner that would create constant reader interest thanked its Editor Ruwan D. Araththanage for a job well done. He said religious publications of this nature was a great blessing for the current era which has witnessed a severe degeneration of moral and spiritual values.

Ven. Prof. Wimalaratana Thera said the Lake House efforts to create a Buddhist Revival by organising an ‘Amadahara Vesak Zone’ in the Fort area should also be highly acclaimed by all.

Lake House DGM (Human Resources) Narada Sumanaratne, Marketing Research and Periodicals Manager Sumedha Arunashantha and Dinamina Co-ordinating Editor and Dharmadeshana Mala editor Ruwan D. Araththanage were also present.