{"id":62267,"date":"2012-11-29T09:12:14","date_gmt":"2012-11-29T09:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=62267"},"modified":"2012-11-30T17:35:01","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T17:35:01","slug":"mahanayakas-kind-request-withdraw-the-impeachment-motion-against-cj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/mahanayakas-kind-request-withdraw-the-impeachment-motion-against-cj\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahanayaka&#8217;s Kind Request: Withdraw The Impeachment Motion Against CJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/\">Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;It is possible to get humans to respect law and traditions by acting according to human ethics without scorn.\u00a0 Therefore to avoid the breakdown in law and deterioration of society as a result of the impeachment motion we kindly request that the impeachment motion be withdrawn, taking into consideration the recent recommendation of the Supreme Court.\u00a0 This will be beneficial to the country.&#8221; the Mahanayaka theras wrote to the President Mahinda\u00a0Rajapaksa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The text of the letter follows:<\/p>\n<p>28th November 2012<br \/>\nHis Excellency the President<br \/>\nDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka<br \/>\nTemple Trees<br \/>\nColombo 3<br \/>\nYour Excellency,<\/p>\n<p>Importance of avoiding apprehension in the minds of the people \u00a0in dispensing law and justice in a Democratic Society<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_62268\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/mahanayakas-kind-request-withdraw-the-impeachment-motion-against-cj\/mahanayakemalwatte\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-62268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62268\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62268\" title=\"mahanayakemalwatte\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mahanayakemalwatte.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-62268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chief Imcumbent Udugama Sri Buddharakkhitha<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sri Lanka is an island which won the eulogy &#8220;Daham Divayina&#8221; from time immemorial and was praised here and abroad.\u00a0 But society at present is full of grave crimes such as murders, rape, robberies, arson, abductions, bribery, drug trafficking and child abuse; committed with craving and hatred.\u00a0 Almost every day these are reported in the media.\u00a0 These pernicious acts imply the lack of security and value of human life.\u00a0 There is more room for deterioration of human values, in the absence of equilibrium between the materialistic spiritual and ethical development and apprehension with regard to the equity in law.\u00a0 If there is a collapse in law and order it is rather difficult to rise up as a righteous nation.\u00a0 If we are to re-kindle the fast vanishing human values in our country, we must make the man a humanist, who respects human values.\u00a0 Teaching of Lord Buddha elucidates that the selfish craving , ignorance, hatred, lead to the destruction of human society.\u00a0 We can establish peace and happiness in our country by following Buddha&#8217;s teaching and propagating and practicing patience and loving kindness.\u00a0 Many lessons can be learnt by the ruler and the subject if they follow the &#8220;Chakkavathi Sihanada&#8221; Sutra, the discourse by Lord Buddha and take refuge in the teachings of the Buddha.\u00a0 The time has come for all social institutions including the government to work together to bring this society out of this mire taking into consideration the saying of the Buddha, &#8220;To be born as a human is arduous and rare&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The legislature, Executive and the Judiciary can perform an immense service to maintain morals, law and peace in any civilized democratic society.\u00a0 It should be based on law, justice, patience and fairness.\u00a0 In order to achieve this end, it is not proper to resort to actions which will generate an apprehension with regard to the judiciary and the judges.\u00a0 It will be harmful than beneficial.\u00a0 It is certain to affect the honour and the trust that the judiciary of Sri Lanka had up to now in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Majority of the people think that the impeachment motion against the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Shirani+Bandaranayake&amp;x=11&amp;y=4\">Chief Justice<\/a><\/span> will lead to a disenchantment about all branches of the judiciary.\u00a0 Therefore the government should think patiently about the ill effect of the prevailing attempt of the Legislature Executive and the Judiciary to go above the other and take steps to safe guard the independence of the judiciary and solidify the feelings of justice in the minds of the people.\u00a0 By the display of just behaviour of the government it will definitely generate a feeling of satisfaction in the minds of the people.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to get humans to respect law and traditions by acting according to human ethics without scorn.\u00a0 Therefore to avoid the breakdown in law and deterioration of society as a result of the impeachment motion we kindly request that the impeachment motion be withdrawn, taking into consideration the recent recommendation of the Supreme Court.\u00a0 This will be beneficial to the country.<br \/>\nMay you have the refuge of the Triple Gem!<br \/>\nThibbotuwawe Sumangala<br \/>\nChief Imcumbent<\/p>\n<p>Udugama Sri Buddharakkhitha<\/p>\n<p>Chief Imcumbent<br \/>\nMahanuwara Uposhitha Pushparama Vihara\u00a0\u00a0Hayagiri Wijayasundararama Vihara<br \/>\nThibbotuwawe Sri Sumangalabhidana\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Udugama Sadharma Keerthi<br \/>\nMaha Nayake Sthavira\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sri Rathanapala Buddharakkhithabidana<br \/>\nMahaviharawanshika Shyamopali Mahanikaya\u00a0\u00a0Maha Nayake Sthavira<br \/>\nMalawathu Mahaviharaya\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr>Mahaviharawanshika Shyamopali Mahanikaya<br \/>\nMahanuwara\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Asgiri Maha Viharaya<br \/>\nMahanuwara\u00a0<\/wbr><\/p>\n<p>Napana Pemasri \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Davuldena Sri Gnanissarabhidhana<br \/>\nSasana Shobana Tripitaka Vagishvara\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Uththareethara Maha Nayake Sthavira<br \/>\nSri Seelawansa Vanslankara Tripitaka Visharada\u00a0\u00a0Amarapura Maha Nikhaya<br \/>\nVinayacharya Vinaya Visharada\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr>Widyavijayaramaya, Pagoda<br \/>\nRajakeeya Pranditha\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nugegoda<br \/>\nAggamaha Panditha Athiipoojya<br \/>\nNapana Pemasiri<br \/>\nSri Lanka Rammanya Mahanikaye<br \/>\nMaha Nayaka Stavira<br \/>\nSri Vidyasagara Pirivena<br \/>\nHurikaduwa<br \/>\nMannikhinne 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