Dr. Daya Hewapathirane
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Here's something that deserves to be read by everyone - Dr. Ananda Guruge's Message on 2600 Sambuddhathwa Anniversary.
Dr. Ananda Guruge’s message shows brilliantly, why it is important for
humanity as a whole to observe, to
celebrate, the 2600 year anniversary of the attainment of Buddhahood by Gautama
Buddha which dawns on the Vesak day of 2011.
He shows, why this needs to be
considered as the most important event in human history. “It is a day
for the whole of the humanity to observe because Buddhism is, without
doubt, a most precious aspect of the
spiritual, philosophical, ethical, intellectual, cultural, artistic and social
heritage of the entire humankind.”
Here are a few quotes from his paper which deserves to
be read by everyone…
“Standing before humans without any
claim to any association or relationship with any supernatural entity or power,
he declares to humanity a Way of Redemption or Salvation open to every human
being and attainable by dedicated self-cultivation and nothing more. It is a
Path of Knowledge for its goal is reached with the destruction of Ignorance –
Ignorance of the true nature and reality of existence, characterized, among
others, by the futility of the egoistic notion of self.”
“After
2600 years it is still sought for its intrinsic wisdom and values. It continues
to provide solace, comfort and tranquility and ensure peace of mind to many in
our troubled modern world. The sheer success of sustained survival of a lofty
message, conceived at a time when nothing more than the spoken word was the
only means of dissemination and preserved without any centralized organization
demanding obedience or compliance, is in itself an adequate reason to celebrate
its birthday.”
“The
Buddha stresses a human being’s ability to improve oneself morally and
spiritually and refuses to accept the contemporary theories that everything
happened by accident or due to predetermined fate or even the creation of a Godhead.
To him the human being is the master of
one’s destiny and even the final goal of redemption, liberation, salvation or
emancipation is through a progressive path of self-cultivation without recourse
to grace or assistance of a divinity.”
“Everywhere
that Buddhism went, it did not replace whatever belief systems or spiritual
practices which existed prior to its arrival. With a remarkable degree of
tolerance and accommodation, Buddhism assimilated all that was of value in
every culture. In the process, it has produced a vast array of identifiable
sets of beliefs, practices and rituals while upholding the fundamental
teachings of the Buddha as regards the Middle Path, the Four Noble Truths and
the Noble Eightfold Path and the emphasis on self-cultivation through charity,
moral virtue and mental development. One may speak of many “Buddhisms” as one
examines the diversity of what is termed Buddhism in different countries. But
the underlying principles of avoiding evil, doing good and keeping the mind
pure remains the foundation. The unity of Buddhism is ensured by the universal adulation
of the historic Buddha and the acceptance of Enlightenment inherent in the Buddhahood
as the ultimate goal.The Buddha spells out for the laity a way of life in which
happiness in this life and in the life-after is the goal. The goal of life –
the very purpose of one’s present existence – is couched in two words Parattham patipajjatha – serve for the
benefit of others.”
”The
Buddha as a single human being has been the fountainhead for this most
remarkable heritage of the humankind, which I have attempted to portray above.
He indeed is to be reckoned as a most enlightened person with profound wisdom.
That enlightenment, whether attained in one life time or many more, is what we
attribute to him when we call him the Buddha, the Awakened or the Enlightened
One. With Vesak on the full moon day of May 2011, we celebrate the moment when
the ascetic Siddhartha became the Buddha. It a day for the whole of the
humanity to observe because Buddhism is, without doubt, a most precious aspect of the spiritual,
philosophical, ethical, intellectual, cultural, artistic and social heritage of
the entire humankind.”
