{"id":81301,"date":"2013-04-08T10:28:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T10:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=81301"},"modified":"2013-04-16T01:36:56","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T20:06:56","slug":"a-sri-lankan-buddhist-monk-speaks-out-let-sri-lanka-have-thousands-of-buddha-putras-like-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/a-sri-lankan-buddhist-monk-speaks-out-let-sri-lanka-have-thousands-of-buddha-putras-like-him\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sri Lankan Buddhist Monk Speaks Out &#8211; Let Sri Lanka Have Thousands Of Buddha Putras Like Him"},"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>In this video a Buddhist monk, \u00a0Ven \u00a0Galkande\u00a0Dhammananda speaks on Sri Lanka&#8217;s war and the Buddhists way of conflict resolution.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is indeed heartening to see an erudite Buddhist priest speaking out, guided by the teaching of the Master, when many have chosen to remain silent. 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