tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548744289847445817.post611987714486314260..comments2023-10-26T08:25:02.828-07:00Comments on Sri Lankan Value: Buduruwagala - Sri LankaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548744289847445817.post-76019769570046102762014-03-16T20:45:05.277-07:002014-03-16T20:45:05.277-07:00Mahayana Buddhism include Theravada as the first p...Mahayana Buddhism include Theravada as the first part of its teachings. Then it adds extra compassion to build up the second part of its teaching. This is why Mahayana Buddhism is open minded than Theravada Buddhism. Thilani Bandaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548744289847445817.post-24703471439886728042009-02-24T10:17:00.000-08:002009-02-24T10:17:00.000-08:00You forgot to mention that this is Mahayana buddhi...You forgot to mention that this is Mahayana buddhism, now extinct in Sri Lanka.<BR/><BR/>Historians believe that since this statues are unfinished, the people who built them were probably killed, possibly by our own theravada buddhists who are the dominant religion in that region(nothing new here, especially if you watch some of the militant political monks nowadays).<BR/><BR/>Note also, that Dala Lama, the most famous buddhist in the world is NEVER invited to Sri Lanka, because many of our theravadins are too afraid of even other forms of buddhism, what to speak of other religions...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com