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April 30, 1994
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Patrick Mendis
Asian Pages
04-30-1994
NEWS: Buddhist Culture in Sustainable Development.

Sri Lanka Works with the UN to Preserve its National Heritage while National Leaders Search for Practical Solutions to Modern Problems.

Every full-moon day, Buddhist people wearing white clothes gather around the temple (Dagoba) in a secluded serene Bo tree environment for meditation. Later in the evening, the learned saffronrobed monk gives the sermon based on Buddhist scriptures. This cultural and religious tradition, which goes back to more than 2,535 years, is still intact in Sri Lanka. The legacy of Buddhist teachings furthermore continues to be pervasive in shaping modern-day development policies ...

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