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Gangodawila Soma Thero (24 April 1948 – 12 December 2003) was a bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) from Sri Lanka.Following tradition, he used the name of his birthplace, Gangodawila, in front of his name; thero is a term for an elder monk.
Päläne Vajirañāna Thero; Piyadassi Maha Thera; Polwatte Buddhadatta Thera; Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera; Rerukane Chandawimala Thero; Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thero; Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera; Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thero; Weligama Sri Sumangala Thero; Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thero; Weweldeniye Medhalankara Thero
Despite suffering from asthma, Soma Thera participated in a mission trip to India in 1940 as a member of the Buddhist Mission of Goodwill. Soma Thera also took part in another mission trip to Germany in 1957, which was sponsored by the German Dharmaduta Society, during the period when the society acquired Das Buddhistische Haus (The Buddhist House) in Berlin, founded by Dr. Paul Dahlke.
1985. CINTEC establishes a committee for the use of Sinhala & Tamil in Computer Technology. [3]1987 "DOS WordPerfect" Reverend Gangodawila Soma Thero, who was the chief incumbent at the Springvale Buddhist temple in Melbourne, Australia asked the Lay members of the temple to produce a Monthly Newsletter for the temple in Sinhala, called "Bodu Puwath".
Another militant Buddhist nationalist, Inamaluwe Sri Sumangala Thero, has stated that Muslims are "an inhumane/animal-like race of people." [ 150 ] Proselytizing from Buddhism has been illegal in Sri Lanka since 2009, due to the increase in conversions to Catholicism, however converting into Buddhism is highly encouraged by the government to be ...
He was the chief monk of the Gangarama Temple and upon his demise, he was succeeded by Rev. Devundara Sri Jinarathana Thero. Most Ven Thera's Walking Stick kept in Galle National Museum. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera was the chairman of the 'Colombo Committee' which originally designed the Buddhist flag in 1885. [10]
In the Vedas, the same word (soma) is used for the drink, the plant, and its deity. Drinking soma produces immortality (Amrita, Rigveda 8.48.3). Indra and Agni are portrayed as consuming soma in copious quantities. In the vedic ideology, Indra drank large amounts of soma while fighting the serpent demon Vritra. The consumption of soma by human ...
[45] [46] The Temptation 2004 concert had been heavily criticised by Sinhala nationalists because they claimed it fell on the first anniversary of the death of Buddhist monk Gangodawila Soma Thero. [ 47 ] [ 48 ] The Sinhala nationalists, including members of the nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya , launched a protest against the concert and much ...