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Anagarika Dharmapala, the greatest hero of modern
era - Part II:
Regrets over not writing book on Buddhism
That is “I gave a few paragraphs to Devapriya”.
No one had been able to find them. In one place he had written the
following “I will write a book on Buddhism better than Paul caress
and Susuki”. Apart from this, he built a Samanera Bhikkhu Centre at
Isipathana. Most of the present day Bhikkhus of India had been
resident there before. About 50 percent of the Samanera Bhikkhus had
disrobed and returned to lay life.
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The Lotus Heart
The pair of slippers
As the soot clouds rose to the sky, Aravinda
reflected about her life. The life she led was nobly impressive.
Aravinda wanted to chronicle his mother's life. She was called
'lady' by many, because of what she had donated and built for the
needy: hospitals, self-employment aids and other community service.
She had no issue of funds, which were primarily drawn from her
private medical companies. But that was not sufficient for her. She
raised funds and got her associates involved too.
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Underwater Cultural Heritage; need to ensure effective
protection
Over the last century, archaeological sites on
land all over the world have received much attention as source of
information on history of human civilizations. However, the oceans,
which cover the large part of our planet, still retain many of their
secrets without getting exposed to the world. Hence the richness of
the world’s underwater cultural heritage is often underestimated. It
is well known that there are cities which have been entirely
swallowed by the sea and there are thousands of ships which have
perished at sea.
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On the sidelines
BBC and Sir Jimmy Savile
The BBC is gearing up for claims against the
organization of millions of pounds by sexually harassed victims of
Sir Jimmy Savile, a well respected program presenter and a former
disc jokey. He was involved in family television entertainment,
popular music radio and also in raising funds for children.
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