The first “Dhamma School” in Jaffna will be opened later this week to help “rekindle Buddhism in the North”, reported Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence.
The school is to be opened up by the Tamil Buddhist Association.
According to Ven Meegahajandure Siri Wimala Thera of the Jaffna Naga Vihara,
The opening comes as churches and temples remain continue to come under attack, and the Sri Lankan military remains heavily occupying the Tamil North-East.
Also see our earlier post: Occupy and evangelise (09 August 2012)
The school is to be opened up by the Tamil Buddhist Association.
According to Ven Meegahajandure Siri Wimala Thera of the Jaffna Naga Vihara,
"Starting a Dhamma School in Jaffna will create the proper path to reawaken Buddhism in the North."The report can be seen on the Ministry of Defence here.
The opening comes as churches and temples remain continue to come under attack, and the Sri Lankan military remains heavily occupying the Tamil North-East.
Also see our earlier post: Occupy and evangelise (09 August 2012)