The sangha society, which had its origins. about 2600 years ago, began with a single purpose. therefore, the buddhist monk at that time, was committed to that purpose. but today we live in the 21st century. At present though the main purpose of a monk is to attain nibbana, there are lots of responsibilities that we all have to perform for the sake of our country.
As individuals who were nurtured and are been nurtured by free education , we have a lot of duties to perform for our country and religion. this is because there are lots of activities done by local and international forces to destroy our present buddhist society. So many influences are there , to target the public who provide us with all our necessities. At the same time our culture is destroyed day by day. It is tragic that some of the buddhist monks are also involved in destroying our sangha society. Instead of dhamma, immorality is being propagated. there are also various extremists who destroy our heritage. all of you, our reverends, can easily see these problems in our society.
Therefore, we have a huge responsibility to protect and spread dhamma for the future generation and not to look only for our comforts. At the same time, we should learn English and make sure that this pure Dhamma is given to the international community. This is a need of our times that we as modern buddhist monks have to fulfill.
(may the triple gem bless you)
ven. Balangoda samitha
weluwanaramaya
nawalapitiya
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