Kathmandu, Feb 11: Sri Lankan ambassador to Nepal W. Swarnalatha Perera has said the upheavals surfaced in different times has hindered the development of Buddhist philosophy while referring the introduction of the religion in Sri Lanka in 236 BC by Mahendra Vikchhu, son of Emperor Ashoka.
Saying Sri Lanka has been declared Buddhist State in 1948 and Buddhist teachings and philosophy have been evolving since then, she claimed that 74 percent population of the country has their faith in Buddhism. She was speaking at an interaction organised here today by the Dharma Kirti Bihar.
Likewise on the occasion, the Bihar chief Anagarika Dhammawati stressed the need for the Government of Nepal to provide help for the development of Buddhist religion, philosophy and education in the country where Lord Buddha was born.
Bihar member Madan Ratna Manandhar viewed that age-old relations between Nepal and Sri Lanka should be reached out to people’s level. RSS
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