Anti Buddhist topic before Celebration of 2,600th anniversary of Lord Buddha’s enlightenment
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Sri Lankan activists oppose plan to train boys as monks
By Saroj PathiranaBBC News
Many Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka are usually ordained at a very young age
Child rights activists in Sri Lanka have criticised a plan by the prime minister to ordain 2,600 boys as Buddhist monks by next May.
Prime Minister DM Jayaratne says the move is aimed at boosting Buddhism and lifting young people out of poverty.
Next May marks the 2,600th anniversary of Lord Buddha’s enlightenment.
Activists say the boys are too young to be ordained. There have also been reports of sexual abuse in the temples, strenuously denied by the authorities.
Public donations
Mr Jayaratne told BBC News the young monks would be helped financially and funded to go to university. The government also plans to provide financial assistance to their families, he said.
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I can’t fully compare it with Tamil Tigers’ child soldier recruitment, but there are some similar aspects”
Prof Harendra de SilvaChild rights activist
“We will be seeking donations from the public but if there are shortcomings, the government will provide funds,” he said.
But activists are angry at the plans to ordain the boys, who they say could be as young as 10.
They say children have a universal right to be with parents, siblings and friends until they reach the age of 18.
Dr Hiranthi Wijemanne, an activist who is nominated by Sri Lanka to a UN child rights panel, said the leading Buddhist monks should show an example by opposing such schemes.
“I think it is our duty to oppose ordaining boys as it is a clear violation of children’s rights,” she said.
She says children from rich families are rarely ordained at such a young age.
‘Crime‘
Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has arrested scores of Buddhist monks for alleged sex abuse of boys in their care in recent years.
Just one monk was convicted on sex abuse charges. There have been numerous allegations of abuse from parents and children.
Mr Jayaratne (right) says all the young monks will be looked after by the government
Leading paediatrician Harendra de Silva urged the Sri Lankan authorities not to allow the Buddhist temples to repeat “what happened in the Catholic Church”, referring to the child sex abuse scandal that led Pope Benedict to offer a formal apology.
“I can’t fully compare it with Tamil Tigers’ child soldier recruitment, but there are some similar aspects,” Prof de Silva, a former chairman of the NCPA, told the BBC.
“I strongly condemn this crime against our children,” he said, adding that the government should improve the country’s economy rather than “allowing the children to be abused“.
Discussing child abuse – particulary in Buddhist temples – is taboo in Sri Lanka, as it is in many conservative societies in South Asia.
The BBC repeatedly sought the government’s view on fears the boys could be abused. Children’s Affairs Minister Tissa Karalliyadda did not respond.
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Dear Dhamma Friend,
western media and western right activities first came to Srilanka talking and protecting DOG rights around 1990 at the village area and the intellectual Buddhist are mention that period this and extra ordinary things and they will turn their organisation one by one until they stop our children’s are to be monk. As our experience we can say this is the peak of time of evangelical thinkers to speak against Buddhism before celebrating 2,600th anniversary of Lord Buddha’s enlightenment
The second link has post set up pictures those monks in the picture may be not a real one(we haven’t heard some vigorously crying whenthey saving head). we know how evangelicals are aggressive beyond Buddhism as they are in belief of the goodish doctrine. We hope catholic world has enough of sexual abuse from the priest and what is the necessary speech are from Pope. Don’t throw yours/all of you Garbage on Buddhist monk. There aren’t any sexual abuse for last 2559 years (it’s a set up crime against Buddhist Monk), also no killing for spread Buddhism. as per philosophy of Buddhism there aren’t force ordained. Finally we can say there is lot of sexual abuses cases and murders fro evangelical pastors and priest, also our organization has given many witness but still no reply from authorities like National Child Protection Authority…
Buddhis are has to speak about this Matter to public meadia..
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“I think it is our duty to oppose ordaining
boys as it is a clear violation of children’s rights,“
(Dr Hiranthi Wijemanne)
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“I can’t fully compare it with Tamil Tigers’ child soldier recruitment, but there are some similar aspects,” Prof de Silva, a former chairman of the NCPA, told the BBC.
“I strongly condemn this crime against our children,
Prof Harendra de Silva
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the second link has post set up pictures those monks in the picture may be not a real one(we or no one haven’t heard some viogrusly crying when someone saving head)
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please kindly bring you voice against to this… harassment.this and Harassment for the Buddhist world it has created through out the missionary concept.our value of moral different with western philosophers or right activists there is no harm if someone become an as monk in his early age as he or she like…
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