President lauds move to propagate Buddhism over internet
The International Communication and Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri
Lanka's initiative to include the famous Buddhist text Pansiya Panas
Jathakaya based on stories relating to previous births of the Buddha in
the Internet came in for high praise from President Mahinda Rajapaksa
yesterday.
The President describing the move as a historic one added that the
Pansiya Panas Jathakaya was a text which portrays the life of the
Bodhisatwa in the Sansara journey which could be adopted by any
individual to carve out his life journey in the correct path.
Thus with the advent of present technical innovation such as the
Internet presented viable mode to take the path of the Buddha to the
future generation and all followers and non followers of Buddhism around
the globe, the President observed during the event at Temple Trees
yesterday morning.
The President also noted that Sri Lanka had recorded a 25 per cent
growth in the IT field in recent times and also there was a lot of
interest both locally and internationally today regarding Buddhism.
He described the attempt as a timely move to address the world on
Buddhism using the Internet. ICTA Acting Director Prof. P.W.Epasinghe
emphasised that IT should be used as a mode to promote Sri Lanka's
national heritage in the global village.
He emphasised that spiritual development was as important as physical
development in today's context and that IT could be used as a viable
mode of transmission.
The present initiative has been carried out by the ICTA on an idea
mooted by President Rajapaksa. and could be accessed on the net by
visiting www.jathakakatha.org. |