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Preaching in print: The Buddhist journal in the Buddhist Revival

By Uditha Devapriya Archive images courtesy of the J. R. Jayewardene Centre The role of the journal in the Buddhist Revival in British Ceylon has never been seriously examined by scholars. Most historical accounts trace the origins of a Buddhist press to the late Dutch and early British periods. The growth of print capitalism held […] ....

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LankaWeb – Spread of Buddhist Education in Sri Lanka; the role played by Col Olcott and Theosophists

Posted on December 31st, 2020
by Dr D Chandraratna Courtesy The Island
The Olcott Oration delivered to the Old Boys Association of Ananda College (November 2020, Perth, Western Australia)
It can be gauged from the Buddhist publications in and around 1880s that the ordinary Sinhalese were experiencing an acute sense of despair and disquiet that colonialism had brought about a social degeneration evidenced by increased consumption of liquor and associated problems of family violence, cattle stealing, gambling, and crime. Even the colonial civil servants from numerous districts complained to the Governor that social disorganization was affecting administration, revenue collection and policing. The Sinhalese Buddhist revivalist movement and a proper assessment of Col Olcott’s contribution must be understood in this context of the rising tide of Sinhala nationalism, Buddhist confrontation with Colonialism, Christian missionary activity and increa ....

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