{"id":202809,"date":"2019-06-21T16:30:46","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=202809"},"modified":"2019-06-21T16:48:24","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T11:18:24","slug":"diliths-speech-incurs-buddhist-monk-wrath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/diliths-speech-incurs-buddhist-monk-wrath\/","title":{"rendered":"Dilith&#8217;s Speech Incurs Buddhist Monk Wrath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an interesting turn of the tables, Derana CEO and Gota loyalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Dilith+Jayaweera\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Dilith Jayaweera<\/strong><\/span><\/a> has been charged with violating the ICCPR Act. It appears the &#8216;radical&#8217; speech he made during the launch of Dilshan Pathirathna&#8217;s book Dadabbaraya has incurred the wrath of some Buddhist monks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yzEo5jIeD3E\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pathirathne was summoned before the Organized Crime unit yesterday to provide a statement in relation to a court case filed before the Colombo Magistrate Court and was caught by surprise when he was informed that he was summoned to provide a statement on the speech made by Jayaweera at the launch event of his book.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post, Pathirathne says he was informed that the complaint was lodged by Buddhist Information Center Executive Director Athulugalle Sri Jinananda.<\/p>\n<p>Pathirathna goes on to say in his post that while he is glad the charges have been brought against a figure with enough resources and influence to fight the case, the tendency to view dissenting viewpoints as organized crime is a dangerous trend.<\/p>\n<p>In Jayaweera&#8217;s speech that irked the wrath of a bhikku, he addresses the quest of humans to seek happiness and says the true answer lies in Buddhism that embodies &#8216;Aathal&#8217; concepts.<\/p>\n<p>Jayaweera goes on to say in this regard, it is important to understand what type of a person Siddhartha was.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What type of a &#8216;pora&#8217; (Sinhala slang for dude) is Siddhartha? &#8230;Was he a servant?&#8230; Was he someone who couldn&#8217;t even be with his wife?&#8221; questions Jayaweera in his speech where he also admits his favourite relaxation method is smoking marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the Free Media Movement wrote to Justice Minister Thalatha Athukorale questioning motive of bringing fresh revisions to the Penal Code to criminalize distribution of fake news and hate speech. 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