Bodu Bala Sena strongman Galagoda Atte Gnanasara can no longer be considered a Buddhist monk as per the vinaya rules elaborated recently by Rev Medagoda Abhayatissa considering the fact that all prisoners are treated equally by relevant authorities.
Rev Abhayatissa, speaking at the Sunethradevi Pirivena, Pepiliyana, said that according to the disciplinary texts, the Vinaya Pitakaya, a bikkhus who spends seven days out of the robe can lose his status as per the rule cheevara vippavaasi (residing out of the robe).
Superintendent of the Welikada Prison Chandana Ekanayake speaking to Colombo Telegraph today reiterated the opinion of Commissioner General of Prisons H.M.N.C. Dhanasinghe who stated that all prisoners are treated equally. Therefore, Gnanasara, who is serving a year of hard labor in prison, like all other prisoners, would be expected to be forced to wear prison garb or the ‘jumper suit’ in common parlance.
Since he began his term on June 14th, today would be his seventh cheevara vippavaasi day. His status as a bikkhu automatically expires today.
Gnanasara
Sunil / June 21, 2018
“Bodu Bala Sena strongman Galagoda Atte Gnanasara can no longer be considered a Buddhist monk as per the vinaya rules ” a victory for those who truly want to protect Sri Lanka & Buddhism!
A step in the right direction at last.
Let’s move towards a United Sri Lanka!
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Amarasiri / June 21, 2018
CT,
RE: Gnanasara ‘In Theory’ Effectively Disrobed Today
Will he be naked, or will he wear a sarong?
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Burt / June 22, 2018
“Will he be naked”
No GOTA will give him his used clothes.
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Rajash / June 22, 2018
see my post below…he will be clean white national dress
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Don Stanley / June 21, 2018
Galagoda Boru Gnanasara is an insult to the Buddha, the Damma, and Sanga,
He brings Lankan Buddhism into global ill repute.
Time for his nikaya to boot him out and save Buddha Sasana from this BBS Thug.
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Burt / June 22, 2018
Shouldn’t this guy have gone to jail for this?
https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/full-court-report-bbs-leader-gnanasara-pleaded-guilty-to-hit-and-run-and-drunk-driving/
As long as you kiss Rajapaksa *** your safe. This dog did not have a bone in this case either but was barking for the master.
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Native Vedda / June 21, 2018
max
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Are you still in his amude?
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K A Sumanasekera / June 22, 2018
Dear Native,
Gnnana backed Dr Ranil to a tee.
Now the plan is to field Gnnana as a Prez Candidate by the Dark Matrix of Dr Ranil.
You don’t get it. Do you..
You ought to spend some time watching Dr Rajitha and reading his Lips..
BTW, Pls find out whether the Norway Delegation paid visits to Bogamabara& Anuradhapura ..
At least to check the Yahapalana progress in looking after the HR of the inhabitants there..
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Rajash / June 22, 2018
K A Sumanasekera” Gnnana backed Dr Ranil to a tee”
Gnnana is backing every one who created him….what is real name any one know?
is it de silva? or Pereira?
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Native Vedda / June 22, 2018
KASmaalam K A Sumanasekera
“Won’t allow dictatorship to emerge: President” – reported Daily mirror today.
Do you think Sirisena could run a benevolent dictatorship better than Dr Gota and his siblings?
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Jim softy / June 22, 2018
Sunil the idiot, YOur lanka is united only when bhikkus are closing their mouths and do not talk. where is your democracy. We allow you protstants, NGOs and INGOs to talk. Sri lanka should ban NGOs and INGOs. Kenya and russia do not allow Dollar kaakkas. why Sri lankan pol;iticians are CIA agents. This govt is almost FOUR YEARS. MANGI still scold the previous govt. where was him all these times, WITH BTF, WTF, TGTE and LGBTQs.
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Sunil / June 22, 2018
Jim Softy the brainless, democracy is not the freedom to break the law… you must be a special kind of stupid if that is what you thought it way lol…
Buddhist monk, Christian priest, Hindu priest or Muslim if they break the lay they have to be punished.
By the way your Rajapaksas love America more tha n Sri Lanka so much so that they got citizenship there haha. Must be feeling betrayed no?
Is it true they had NGO help the create the BBS!?
So by your logic they are the biggest traitors.
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peter / June 21, 2018
It will be great thing for the Buddhism to loose the fake Monks like Mr Gnasara who is a born thug.
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Lalith / June 21, 2018
Now please do not go overboard with robe business. You know we are sri lankans and will always find a way to accommodate our way of doing things. When Asgiriya and Malwatte monks decided not to have Reginold Cooray as CP governor ,their reason was that Reginold was a low caste man from Colombo ( fish man Caste) and the President accepted. Same Asgiriya and Malwatte chaps will find a way to give Ganasara fellow a robe again (may be pink one this time.)
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Native Vedda / June 21, 2018
Lalith
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The awakened one rebelled against caste consciousness. In this island we have replaced Buddhism with Sinhala/Buddhism therefore caste does matter.
Let Assgiriya and Malawatte do whatever they want to do. The rest of the people should start seriously thinking about the future of this island where the country should go.
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Burt / June 21, 2018
I agree with you but do you think Sri Lanka politicians have the balls to separate religion from politics?
Buddhism in Sri Lanka is like a ship without a captain. No one has control of anything. It has come to a point that there is no clear answer whether politics has corrupted Buddhism or Buddhism has corrupted politics.
A robe does not define a monk but his way of life. This goes to everyone but much is expected of those that have chosen priestly vocations.
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John / June 22, 2018
Native,
Don’t misinform the public. There is no Sinhala-Buddhism but there is a Sinhala-Buddha-Shasanaya. Only the Thripitakaya is Buddhism.
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People have already started thinking about the future of this island where the country should go. That’s why people are going to reinstate the Sinhala-Buddhist state.
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Lapatiya / June 22, 2018
Jhon,
“That’s why people are going to reinstate the Sinhala-Buddhist state”
Wow, what a nice idea to have a Sinhala Buddhist state. I would suggest few names to lead the future Sinhala Buddhist state. Hon. G. Nanasaara (Known as Rev. Galagoda Aththe Gnasaara prior to Prison verdict) as head of the Sinhala Buddhist State. Prof. Madagoda Abeyatissa as Dy. Head. Other members of the Sinhala Buddhist state are Narahenpita Nurse Saadu, Magalkande Sudantha, Ittakande Saddatissa, Napane Premasiri, Elle Gunawansa, Gangarame Podi (Loku) Saadu, Begamuwe Nalaka, Baddegama Samitha, Wendaruwe Upali (Hitler Saadu) Ulapone Sumangala, Akmeemana Dayaratna and All Safron Robes thug monks belongs to Rajapaksha Nikaya. Main caretaker (Dayaka) of the Sinhala Buddhist state Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksha. Gotabaya Rajapaksha as War Adviser. Security Council should consists Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara, Major General Kamal Gunaratna (Handikadal) Dilith Jayaweera, Nalaka Godawewa, Bandula Wijeweera, Rohana Baddage and Maajor Ajith Presanna on behalf of retired Ranaviruwo.
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Native Vedda / June 22, 2018
Johnny Baby.
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“There is no Sinhala-Buddhism but there is a Sinhala-Buddha-Shasanaya. “
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I wonder when exactly did you become a theologian?
Congratulations.
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Will you now explain to us the laity what exactly you mean by Sinhala-Buddha-Shasanaya and Thripitakaya?
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We know where the country been in the past 70 years, extrapolating from our post independence history we should know that we are going to hit the bottom sooner than we thought before.
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The Sinhala/Buddhist fascists never let the people to think for themselves or for the country. They are kept busy with various unresolved and new conflicts.
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Burt / June 21, 2018
Lalith:
What does this say about the President?
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Sarrij / June 22, 2018
L.
Perhaps “EX CONVICT ” printed on it.
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Shiromani Manage / June 21, 2018
Don’t release him for the whole of 6 months for goodness sake
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Burt / June 21, 2018
Shiromani:
They also should start working on all the other cases against him. Tie him up in courts for years to come even if e is out so he wont be a public nuisance.
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Steve / June 21, 2018
Maybe he will be ordained under a new name by the President very soon.
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Keppaya / June 21, 2018
It is widely believed that Appa Sira will release Gnansaara on Friday 23 June. If that happens that will be the end of Sri Lanka. The buggar should spend his time in jail, he deserves jail.
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Burt / June 21, 2018
Here is a joke for the day:
“Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization says that they will commence a ‘fast unto death’ if the imprisoned Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero does not receive bail within tomorrow (22).
National Organizer of the organization Witharandeniye Nanda Thero stated that the appeal for bail for Ganansara thero will be taken up tomorrow.
A group of Buddhist monks of BBS commenced a fast yesterday (20), near the Bo tree in Fort.
Witharandeniye Nanda Thero made these statements joining with the fast.”
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Native Vedda / June 22, 2018
Burt
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Can the courts take up the appeal in about six months time? Can you fix it?
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When will president Sirisena visit the satyagrahies and beg them to end their satyagraha.
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Though it is irrelevant to BBS I am just stating the Rules for satyagraha campaigns which was devised by the old half naked fakir:
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1. Harbour no anger.
2. Suffer the anger of the opponent.
3. Never retaliate to assaults or punishment; but do not submit, out of fear of punishment or assault, to an order given in anger.
4. Voluntarily submit to arrest or confiscation of your own property.
5. If you are a trustee of property, defend that property (non-violently) from confiscation with your life.
6. Do not curse or swear.
7. Do not insult the opponent.
8. Neither salute nor insult the flag of your opponent or your opponent’s leaders.
9. If anyone attempts to insult or assault your opponent, defend your opponent (non-violently) with your life.
10. As a prisoner, behave courteously and obey prison regulations (except any that are contrary to self-respect).
11. As a prisoner, do not ask for special favourable treatment.
12. As a prisoner, do not fast in an attempt to gain conveniences whose deprivation does not involve any injury to your self-respect.
13. Joyfully obey the orders of the leaders of the civil disobedience action.
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Steve / June 22, 2018
Burt
Good for them to fast. Good for their health and brains. They have got used to a life of luxury. Time for a change.
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Ajay / June 21, 2018
Medagoda Abhayatissa
Doesn’t your Vinaya Pitakaya say anything about how you should behave when you wear the robe? Or do you interpret it as a license to live as a parasite by exploiting the spiritual, cultural and political sentiments that are natural to a community. Instead of guiding the people to deal with their concerns according to the great teaching of Lord Buddha, you rascally monks …….. you spew racist venom, hate propaganda full of conspiracy theories in order to inflame violence. You spout fundamentalist, misogynist garbage that exhort the denial of human rights to women, children and minorities. You incite violence against those who adopt alternate life-styles in keeping with their different sexual and gender orientations. Your views are totally against what the Buddha taught. Your beliefs and behaviour are completely anachronistic in today’s world making you look like yellow-robed apes ……. throwbacks. As Sri Lankans, we should be ashamed that you thugs and morons present yourselves to the world as representatives of our great tradition of spirituality based on tolerance, humanity, loving-kindness and open mindedness. You all – the incarnations of the three poisons of greed (lobha), hate (dosa), and delusion (moha) – should be disrobed permanently and thrown into jail.
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Seneka Goonewardene / June 21, 2018
Great news, I am so glad to hear Commissioner Dhanasingha, saying that all prisoners are treated the same way, I hope also hope that the inmates will teach him a good lesson, for his vulgar behavior. Gnasara the thug has got a big nose. Hope that will be flat by the time he gets out of prison. I also hope that he will never be able to get near a temple. Never be a monk again.
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Don / June 21, 2018
Galaudaaththo and his followers must have thought of Saffron robe when he was playing Thuggery.
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Jim softy / June 21, 2018
Reverends are in christianity. Now, the case is different. Otherwise, most of those reverends were prosecuted in absentia for sexually molesting women and chilldren. No one was sent to jail and the western govts and Tele evangelists di dnot ask send the buggers to jail because they destroyed innocent lives of millions of the devotees all over the world. I know INGOS and NGOS are for money. Some of the Sri lankan NGOs getting money from the west openly, but not to the media, has said that they re for money. For investigative journalists these are good news. Unfotunatley, Sri lankan journsalists are bottom feeders. We know Gamini Yuangoda and this said cheevaradhari di dnot prove that they did not get BOND SCAM profits. At least Samanmalee fonseka had said, she though she go tmoney to sue the govt asking RIGHTS TO WORK IN LIQUOR BARD AND BUY LIQUOR. WHOCARES, SLEEP IN THIS MAN’S BED TODAY, THAT MAN’S BED TOMORROW. SRI LANKAN MODERN CULTURE DRUGS, BOOZE AND SEX.
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Sunil / June 22, 2018
Jim Softy, go ahead and take action against these Christian priest too. Who is stopping you!?
Expose any child abuse in Christianity/Buddhism/Islam you would be doing all these communities a favor.
They all want to get rid of that evil.
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K.Pillai / June 21, 2018
Robes do not maketh a Monk.
Gnanasara will continue his work in prison. The prisoners will get out one day and join the guru,
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Sinhala_Man / June 21, 2018
@ Lalith,
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I think that you’re quite right in saying that we should not consider this story a victory of a defeat.
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A monk is a man, a citizen of Lanka, no more, no less.
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If he has committed a crime, he has to be punished and treated just like any other criminal.
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After he emerges from jail, he can don any fancy dress, how can the State stop it? He has the rights that any human being has of dressing any way he likes to – that’s what it boils down to. The first ridiculous statement related to limiting the rights of monks that I can remember came from J.R. Jayawardena, when he said that a monk could not lead a Nurses’ Trade Union. The monk has the same rights as any other person.
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Of course, there’s a tragic side to this. The Budddha Dharma and the guidelines for the Sangha represent one of the noblest attempts ever made in the history of mankind. Those values exist in a different domain. These guys are making a joke of it. What can society as a whole do about it? Nothing, I fear.
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That’s how fragile goodness and virtue are. The more we get outraged at all this the more we actually damage the Dharma.
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Burt / June 22, 2018
Sinhala_Man:
You have missed a very important point: whether its professional body or a religious entity it is governed by its own rules and regulations even if a member is not in violation of the law but if he/she breaches these rules or his/her actions brings disrepute to the body/entity it can expel the individual for the grater good.
The Mahanayake’s have failed with good reason as they did not want their dirty linen washed in public by Ganasara.
Buddhist speak about Dharma like Sri Lankans speak about culture but have nothing to show for.
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Nosey Parker / June 21, 2018
Interestingly, it was said recently that there are clergymen of other faiths also in prison on various criminal charges.
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whywhy / June 22, 2018
Nosey Parker ,
Small correction ! For their sins to be washed away , they are in
laundry , not prison ! Buddhism doesn’t have laundry business
so Gnanasara was in prison but out today if the report I saw is
good .
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Raj / June 21, 2018
I hope this thug will be in jail for the full term & no temple will ordain him again when he comes out.
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Isharath / June 21, 2018
Buddhism aside, disrobing this person, will it change a human’s hatred toward others and reform him as a human? I do understand there are real reasons for his anger towards Muslim community and some of them are valid, while some are just exaggerated. But the real question is it is not just as monk, as a human and as a Buddhist would it reform him? We don’t count on monks, we should count on an individual Sri Lankan which more important
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Lankan No 1 / June 21, 2018
Sorry for him..
He has been used by some politicians.
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roy / June 22, 2018
All that Gnanakatha in vain . Will he take revenge on the Rajapaksas.
He can join Mervyn Silva.
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Buddhi Perera / June 22, 2018
Most of them are using the robe the way our politicians use their positions – to all dirty work
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Rajash / June 22, 2018
Brilliant post
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John / June 22, 2018
NOT TO WORRY!!!!!
Gnanasara thero is not wearing the prison garb by choice. It’s been forced upon him, besides he’s not in the public. Normally, it’s said the monks who go for treatment abroad wear hospital gown in hospital.
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Anyway, how come Muslim imams who cause grievous bodily harm to children by circumcising are not in prison? how come Muslims are allowed polygamy (4 wives)? How come the Muslim who had threaten the magistrate and thrown stones at the magistrate is at large?
Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country, NOT a Muslim country. So why are Muslims given preferential treatment??????
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Burt / June 22, 2018
John:
“Anyway, how come Muslim imams who cause grievous bodily harm to children by circumcising are not in prison?”
Is that against the law of the land?
“how come Muslims are allowed polygamy (4 wives)? “
Not true in Sri Lanka. Even if they did they will be able to provide for them and will not have to send their women to ME as servants.
“Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country”
Under which constitution?
Its not a crime to be STUPID but you don’t need to advertise it to the world.
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Jim softy / June 22, 2018
that Bhikku is doing something good inside the Prison. I hope he comes out in time for the elctions and explain every thing to grass roots. Yahapalana govts jailed over 60 bhikkus. some may be wrong. but jailing a bhikku because he was keepin gan baby elephant and feeding him was just injustice and the govt or the stupid beaurucrats bullaying and harassing those who are submissive. If it was LTTE they would hide and say Mr. Bakakaran, or Pabakarakn Mahathamya (CBK), would take boques of flowers to hospital (Asutin Fernanado, and would ask do not ,aup :TTE upset they may attackus (Austin fernando) Paba do you want RS 800 million. do not attack me or my sons (Mahinda rjapakse). so, bhikku for them are rifle targets, jail birds and but go to the temple for political purposes.
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SENA / June 22, 2018
Softy can’t you think of anything other than LTTE ,NGO, INGO etc.
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Ceylonee / June 22, 2018
haa haa………. Galagodaya now come out from jail and will contest next presidential election.. Our srilankan boothayas will vote for him……wait and see..
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Chitra / June 22, 2018
This should have done long time ago by the Rajapaksa’s when Buddhist extremists caused communal problems in this country, and went around spreading fake news, and anti Muslim/minority propaganda, which led to homes, businesses, and Mosques, being burnt and destroyed. It also ended up with innocent people being killed.
NOTHING was done at that time.
This is encouraging, and let us hope no politician will give this thug back these robes, so that he can get away with his hate crimes, under the guise of representing his temple.
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Jim softy / June 22, 2018
IF this is the muslims who casued, they did not have enough yet. Wahabis should get it again until they leave for Saudi Arabia.
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Sunil / June 22, 2018
Jim Softy, fellows like you and your Hitler are going to bring the whole world down on Sri Lanka.
Stop advocating this third grade hatred towards fellow Sri Lankans. Sri Lanka is not a Buddhist country it belongs to all of its citizens. If you think radical Islam is becoming a problem in Sri Lanka go talk to the Muslims religious leaders and strength the anti radical Muslims. Same with the Buddhist we only see radical Buddhist where are the rational reasonable Buddhists!? Why are the educated Buddhist voices being drowned out by extremists?
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Deva Ratnasuriya / June 22, 2018
Ghanasara disrobed himself a long time ago when his thuggish rowdy behaviour began under the personal guidance of Gotabaya Rajapaksa .The filthy words he continuously used on any body who dared to confront the man is on UTube
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K A Sumanasekera / June 22, 2018
Muslims and Tamils are going crazy to punish a Monk because he speaks for the majority to help safe guard their country.
I puked watching what the inhabitants did to that Leopard in Killinochchi.
President Sira screams that no one can undo the good work he has done to the Country.
Have a good day.
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Jim softy / June 22, 2018
Killing of that LEaopard is simply animal instinct. where are the wild life people.
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Rajash / June 22, 2018
is he being upgraded from business class to first class …. swap the saffron robe and hide behind clean white national dress…..and carry on….?
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Kandy Attorney / June 22, 2018
If Rev. Gnanassara is exempted from the application of the law of the country then it should apply to the other 18 prisoners who are also serving prison sentences.
If Gnanassara is released from prison without serving the prison term ordered by court then the country’s penal code, the criminal law, must be changed to exempt all Budhist monks from any criminal liability for any crime they may commit.
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observer / June 22, 2018
Does a yellow robe have a binding effect. If so, was Gnanasara thero in such ignorance when he violated it. Was it in such ignorance that he got into plane in which President travelled and appeared at the meeting in Japan. Did he not have enough time to learn about violations. He should be taken into Malwatiu and retrained about robes. What he really needs is inner karmic cleansing.
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Saman / June 22, 2018
Look at this thug’s face.
Unfortunately there are many thugs are attiring robes.
They have disgracefully stigmatized the true character of the real Buddhist monk.
Disgraceful and scandalous so called politicians and their henchmen have completely ruined and destroyed the Buddha Sasana in Srilanka.
Gnanasara is not a monk.
He must be incarcerated for life.
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nadarajah / June 22, 2018
do not drag the tamils as they are not interested as to what happens or not to this monk
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Good Sense / June 22, 2018
I think we are wasting time in getting elated about a thug in yellow robes being punished. If he is disrobed, for the same reason 15 others too are disrobed, according statistics of the Prisons Department and there is no murmur about it. There are, I believe more pressing issues of the nation which the media, whether print or electronic should highlight in the interests of the public. I will not talk of those issues here as the subject under discussion is something else.
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