Diwali is one of the most important festivals in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Groups performing will include the 21st Century Education Trust and the Hindu Society of Bedford. The event is also supported by Bedford Tamil Kalanchiyam, …
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The Tamil Buddhist monks used Pali languages in preference to Tamil in their writings. This is because the Buddha spoke in Magadi Prakrit (Pali). Sanskrit is the …
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| Mr. JL Devananda (JLD), writing to the electronic “Blog” maintained by DBS Jeyaraj (http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/3031) on the 27 of November provides a very provocative discussion of Tamil Buddhists in Ancient Lanka. Readers may recall that JLD … See all stories on this topic » |
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According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Aruka? or Arukadevan. He is also known in texts as …
Their basic strategy was to collectively demonize the Sinhala-Buddhists. For instance, SJ Tambiah of Harvard University, who authored the anti-Sinhala-Buddhist tract, Buddhism Betrayed?, was funded by Lal Jayawardena, the husband of the …
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