‘India appointed emissary will lead to solution in Sri Lanka’
An emissary of India will lead towards solution of the crisis in North-East of Sri Lanka, according to a brief excerpt from a book quoting Ven. Balangoda Ananda Maithriya Mahanayake Thera.
Sri Lanka’s premier Tamil Daily Virakesari has published these quotations of Most Ven. Balangoda Ananda Maithriya Mahanayake Thera, about the ongoing war in Sri Lanka North-East. His remarks appear on page 137 of the book titled ‘Apata nopenena lokhaya ha venath theh’ (The world we don’t see and other matters), according to Virakesari.
The book is written by Mathugama Mahinda Wijethilleka and published by Sadipa Printers.
A translation of Ven. Balangoda Ananda Maithriya Mahanayake Thera’s observations, as it appears on the Virakesari website – as follows:
Solution for the crisis facing the North-East is long over due. Today it has caused a deadlocked situation.
The continuation of the war is not going to bring any benefit. It will not solve the matter either. Prayers for peace must be held around the country at a given time, around the country without divisive Sinhala-Tamil tones. It is true that prayers like this will rid of anger, grudge and selfish attitudes and promote common good. But even the well learned will say this is out of stupidity.
In the years of yore, there lived a hermit (rishi) named named ‘Pulasthi’. He has mentioned about a Tamil Pundit who lived around the 1800s and wrote a book titled ‘Ancient Jaffna’, in one of his ancient manuscripts. ‘Pulasthi’ has written the remarks made by this Tamil Pundit in the manuscripts. He mentions that Sri Lanka will continue to face civil strife and troubles after independence. A representative will be appointed by India and thereafter a solution for the crisis will be found, according to the historical book. Many of his observations seem to be valid today.
However people disregard these. But they cannot be completely overlooked. Our vengeful desires lead us to commit sins. They must be constrained for us to be directed on the rightful path, according to Ven. Balangoda Ananda Maithriya Mahanayake Thera.
Ven. Balangoda Ananda Maithriya Mahanayake Thera, regarded as a scholar monk, passed away on July 18, 1998 at the age of 102.
