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fk;a milska jev isáfhda 

wm uqks|dfKda''' 

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ksú ksù oe,aù .shd' iqj| È§ 

yud .shd isys,a mjka' 

tod ;õ;sidfõ iqO¾ud kue;s ue‚la 

myfha foõiNdj /iajqKd' isõjrï uyd 

foõrcjre isõ Èidfõ wiqka wrd jev 

Wkakd' Tjqkaf.a fikam;s foújre hlaI" 

.dkaO¾j" l=ïNdKav" kd. msßia msßjrd 

jev Wkakd' ilafoõ uyrcq rdcdifka 

jev Wkakd' zoeka wmf.a ilafoõ uyrcq 

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fk;a milska jevisáfhda''''' 

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iïud iïnqÿ .=K hq;= 

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f.!;u nqÿrcqkaf.a ioyï idu ikafoaYh /f.k''' 

mf.a f.!;u nqÿrcdKka 

jykafiaf.a tA W;=ï iïnqoaO;ajh 

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isÿùuhs' ish¨ f,dalhka blaujd .sh" 

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tAldka;fhka u 

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f.!;u nqÿrcqkaf.a ioyï idu ikafoaYh /f.k'''

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lsßuq;af;a" 

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wy.kska tfykï' wdfh fï l;dj lsõfõ 

kef;hs lshkag kx tmd' 

b;sx fld,a,fka" fnd,d wy,d 

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wdkak tA oUÈõ rdÊfcka my

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yß l;sf¾ .idmka lshk tlg¨' 

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fí.,a u hs lshkafka' tAl=kag tAfrdmafma 

iqoafoda we;s mox ldis mkx fokjd¨' ztA 

ldisj,ska f;dmsg lkag fndkag kslx 

fo[a[x' wfma kug l;sf¾ .idmkaZ 

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fydfrka fydfrka weú;a Wkakd fkdje' 

tAl=kq;a .sks ief¾g fnda jqKd' kslx" 

f;dmams oudmq lä/

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w÷re ixidrfha fid÷re ojila 

lsisu úhoula ke;s - tfy;a is;a ikik 

yi/,s fmdola fkdmdñka lsisfjl=g 

Wmldrhla wjeis flfkl=g fkdù Wmldrhla 

levm;ska ;ud foi fkdn,d - wkqka fj;u th yrjd 

Tjqfkdjqka .efgñka - WrK is;a orñka 

f.jd ±uqfõo kqU wo w÷re ixidrfha 

;j;a tla w÷re ojila''''''' 

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;j;a tla fid÷re ojila''''' 

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w÷re /fha Èf,kd ;re l=ußfha 

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f,dj me;sfrk j.'''' 

fkal ;=re w;ßka wefokd 

isyska uo mjk 

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iïnqÿ fijfka isis,i Tn mrojk j.'''' 

ne;snr odhl;ajh æ 

ysre" i÷" ;re fkal iqj|e;s mqIamhka 

isis, rkaok uo mjk 

lsisu fohla ±ka wjeis ke;s j. 

okakjdo h

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f,dalú¥ nqÿ .=K isys fõjdæ 

f,dalú¥ nqÿ msysg ,efíjdæ 

lh ;rï f,dalfha 

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foõ ñksiqkaf.a wiydh 

Ydia;Dka jykafia 

iañ; m%{d fl!I,Hfhka uq¿uy;a 

f,dalh u wjfndaO l< f.!;u 

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wm ,o uy;a u Nd.Hh hs' tA iïud 

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f,dj m%{djka;hka úiska muKla isÿ 

lrkakls' tA irK ÿIam%d{hkag 

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u~, kef.kd;=re n,d isákd mshquka n÷ 

m%{djka;hka yg wm iïnqÿrcdfKda uyd 

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,enqfjda f,dj kqjKe;af;da u mu‚' tn÷ 

kqjKe;af;da ñksiqka w;r isá;s' tfuka 

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fndfyda foúñksiqka yg wkqlïmdfjks 

;:d.;hdfKda f,dj my< ù jodf

f.!;u nqÿrcqkaf.a ioyï idu ikafoaYh /f.k''' 17 

f,djg irK jQ wmf.a Ydia;Dka 

jykafia Èkla ;u Y%djlhka 

wu;d fufia jÞ< fial' 

—mskaj;a uyfKks" tl u 

mqoa.,fhl=f.a my< ùu jkdys uyd 

weil my< ùu h' uyd wdf,dalhl 

my< ùu h' uyd t

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ish¨u nqÿ .=K tla fldg 

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iudê iudm;a;s wd§ f,dõ;=rd .=Kfhka 

tAld;añl jQ iudê l%Svdfhys w;Hka; 

úidro j yeug by

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h iajdóka jykafia 

inv msysá nqoaO.Hdka wdY%uh 

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fjila mqka fmdfyda Èkh;a iu.ska WÞ jQ iQ¾hhd 

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w;= m;r úysÞ Yla;su;a j jev isákakdy' kef.kysr 

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ud ÿgq wisßu;a nqoaO.hdj''' 

jQfha h' tA ìysiqKq fnr kdoh n%yaudKavh 

olajd me;sr .sfha h' flf,ia iys; 

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ish¨ i;ajfhda ;s.eiaiS .shy' ìfhka 

;e;sf.k wdrlaIs; ia:dk mjd wkdrlaIs; 

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fikÕ zwmf.a rð÷ka l,lg miq wo 

uyd hqoaOhla lrkafka hZ hs lshñka To 

jeã kd kd úO wú wfudardf.k Èj ú;a 

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kï we;= msg ke.S" isoaOd¾:hka úiska 

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ujdf.k oyila jQ kd kd úO wú wdhqO 

wfudardf.k ur fikÕ msßjrd ngysr 

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msgqmiska ur y~ foñka Èj tkakg jQfha 

h' i;=frl= yUd tk úg jv jvd;a ìh 

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u;g fkdfõ o@ uy ihqr mrhd reêrh 

oka fok úg;a" ;re mrhd weia oka fok 

úg;a" uyfur mrhd uia oka fok úg;a 

fï isrefrka .,d .sh tA WKqiqï reêr 

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.x.d kï .Õ msrúh yels ;rï oka § Þk 

mdrñ;dj mqrk úg" ysre i÷ isis,a l< 

yels ;rï ffu;%sh mdrñ;dj mqrk úg" 

n%yaudKavh u mrojñka m%{d mdrñ;d j 

mqrk úg" kqUg;a jvd wlïms; j Lka;S 

mdrñ;dj mqrk úg" tA id §¾> ld,hla 

mqrdjg ud mh .id isáfha kqU u; fkd 

fõ o@ tïnd uyS ud;d" fï kqfò jdrh 

hs'''æ˜ 

fndai;dKka jykafiaf.a mßmQ¾K jQ 

mdró f;o n,fhka cj ,o uyS ud;dj 

ilaj< yd iudk f,day fnrhla" uyfur 

yd iudk fnr oKavlska ;,kakd fia 

Y; f>daId" iyi% f>daId hk uyS f>daId 

meje;ajqjd h' tA iuÕska u fï uyd 

ñysl; oi oyila pl%djdghka ys oi 

oyila ñysl;j,a iuÕ tla j uy yçka 

.=.=r .=.=rd lïmd jkakg jQjd h' tA 

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ù hhs' fõokdj ksreoaO ùfuka ;Kaydj 

ksreoaO ù hhs' ;Kaydj ksreoaO ùfuka 

WmdÞkh ksreoaO ù hhs' WmdÞkh ksreoaO 

ùfuka Njh ksreoaO ù hhs' Njh ksreoaO 

ùfuka bm§u ksreoaO ù hhs' bm§u 

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jykafia úiska iïud iïnqoaO;ajhg m;a 

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iys; fuu m%dldrh u muKla Y; j¾I 

úiailaj;a mer‚ hhs is;sh yels h' 

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A Lasting 

Impression 

any are born to 

this world, but a few 

makes a difference, and a fewer still 

make a lasting impression. 2641 years 

ago a special event occurred in this world, the birth 

of prince Siddhartha. His first steps were greeted 

with lotuses that blossomed from beneath the ground 

and his first words spoke volumes of greatness to 

come. 

Amidst luxuries one could only dream of, prince 

Siddhartha grew to be a fine prince, the heir to a 

Universal Monarch. At the age of 29 the sight of an 

old man, a sick person, a corpse and a wandering 

ascetic triggered within the prince the spark of 

wisdom that would one day shed light on the 

darkness that bespoke the ignorance that enveloped 

the world. 

Shocked by the realization that every birth ends 

with aging, sickness, and death the prince began to 

contemplate on the utter futility of life. He couldn’t 

come to terms with why people being subject to 

aging themselves, would desire some other that 

is subject to aging, why people being subject to 

sickness themselves, would desire some other that 

is subject to sickness, why people being subject to 

death themselves, would desire some other that is 

subject to death as well. Steadfast in his resolve to 

emancipate from the mass of suffering that engulfed 

the world, prince Siddhartha renounced all luxuries 

and donned the robes of an ascetic and embarked on 

a quest to find a solution to the conundrum of life. 

For six years ascetic Siddhartha Gautama 

practiced self-mortification and was convinced 

that neither self-mortification nor self-indulgence 

was the way to deliverance from suffering. Having 

abandoned the two extremes ascetic Siddhartha 

Gautama chose the “middle path” which he later 

taught as the “Noble Eightfold Path” and attained 

enlightenment. 

It is by far the greatest achievement by any 

person in the history of mankind. The arising of a 

Buddha is so unique that the exceptionality of this 

occurrence can only be gauged by Buddha’s own 

words. 

“Bhikkhus, there is one person who arises in 

the world for the welfare of many people, for the 

happiness of many people, out of compassion for the 

world, for the good, welfare and happiness of devas 

and human beings. Who is that one person? The 

Tathagata, the Arahant, the perfectly enlightened 

one. This is that one person who arises in 

the world for the welfare of many people, 

for the happiness of many people, out of 

compassion for the world, for the good, 

welfare and happiness of devas and 

human beings.” 

“Bhikkhus, the emergence of one 

person is rare in the world. Who is that 

one person? The Tathagata, the Arahant, 

the perfectly enlightened one. Bhikkhus, 

the emergence of this one person is rare in 

the world.” 

“Bhikkhus, there is one person arising in 

the world who is extraordinary. Who is that one 

person? The Tathagata, the Arahant, the perfectly 

enlightened one. Bhikkhus, this is that one person 

arising in the world who is extraordinary.” 

Buddha’s first exposition of the Dhamma, 

the Dhammachakkapavattana sutta, meaning 

“Turning the wheel of Dhamma” took place at the 

Isipathana deer park in Benares. Ascetics Kondañña, 

Vappa, Bhaddiya, Mahanāma, and Assaji were 

the ones fortunate to listen to this first ever sutta 

by the Buddha. In the sutta, Buddha speaks of 

the realization gained through enlightenment and 

elaborates on his comprehension of the Four Noble 

Truths. Ascetic Kondañña and 80 million devas and 

brahmas realized the Dhamma by listening to the 

sutta. The sutta concludes with a passage that marks 

the significance of the occasion; 

“So in that instant, at that very moment, the 

proclamation spread as far as the Brahma realm 

and the ten- thousandfold world system trembled 

and shook and resounded, and an immeasurable 

sublime radiance, surpassing the power of the 

devas, appeared in the world. Then the Blessed One 

uttered the pronouncement: “Indeed Kondañña has 

realized! Indeed Kondañña has realized!” And so it 

was that the name of Venerable Kondañña became 

“Kondañña who realized.”” 

Thus the wheel of Dhamma was set in motion, 

shedding light to the darkness of ignorance that 

consumed the world. This is further exemplified in 

the following sutta where Buddha likens himself to 

the sun and the moon that eliminates darkness. 

“Bhikkhus, so long as the sun and moon have 

not arisen in the world, for just so long there is 

no manifestation of great light and radiance, but 

then blinding darkness prevails, a dense mass of 

darkness; for just so long day and night are not 

discerned, the month and fortnight are not discerned, 

the seasons and the year are not discerned.” 

“But bhikkhus, when the sun and moon arise 

in the world, then there is the manifestation of 

great light and radiance; then there is no blinding 

darkness, no dense mass of darkness; then day 

and night are discerned, the seasons and year are 

discerned.” 

“So too, bhikkhus, so long as a Tathagata, an 

Arahant, a Perfectly Enlightened One has not arisen 

in the world, or just so long there is no manifestation 

of great light (Dhamma) or radiance, but then 

blinding darkness (ignorance) prevails, a dense mask 

of darkness; for just so long there is no declaring, 

teaching, making known, establishing, disclosing, 

analyzing, explaining of the Four Noble Truths.” 

“But, bhikkhus, when a Tathagata, an Arahant, a 

Perfectly Enlightened One arises in the world, then 

there is the manifestation of great light (Dhamma) 

and radiance, then no blinding darkness (ignorance) 

prevails, no dense mask of darkness; then there is 

the declaring, teaching, making known, establishing, 

disclosing, analyzing, explaining of the Four Noble 

Truths.” 

Hence we should all strive to make the best of 

this opportunity by learning and practicing Dhamma 

as there is no deliverance from suffering unless we 

realize the Four Noble Truths. In “Kotigama Sutta” 

Buddha stated thus; 

“It is bhikkhus, because of not understanding and 

not penetrating the Four Noble Truths that you and I 

have roamed and wandered through this long cause 

of samsara.” 

“Now that the Four Noble Truths has been 

understood and penetrated, craving for existence 

has been cut off; the conduit to existence has been 

destroyed; now there is no renewed existence.” 

Further Buddha encouraged us to spread 

the word of dhamma out of compassion, in the 

following manner; 

“Bhikkhus, those for whom you have 

compassion, those who think you are worth listening 

to, whether friends, acquaintances or relatives, 

they should be encouraged in, introduced to and 

established in this Four Noble Truths.” 

Buddha preached the Dhamma for 45 years 

and millions of fortunate humans and devas reaped 

the benefits of his noble endeavor by realizing the 

Four Noble Truths and ending the woeful cycle of 

rebirth. Even today a worldwide population of 1.6 

billion practices Buddhism and incidents such as 

the following is evidence to the impact of Buddha’s 

teachings on the world at large. 

Today, with organized religion increasingly used 

as a tool to separate and inflame rather than bringing 

together, a Geneva-based coalition created a “Best 

Religion in the World” award to inspire other 

religious leaders to see what is possible when you 

practice compassion. The award was voted on by an 

international round-table of more than 200 religious 

leaders from every part of the spiritual spectrum. To 

quote the words of the Director of the coalition; 

“It was interesting to note that once we 

supplied the criteria, many religious leaders voted 

for Buddhism rather than their own religion,” 

“Buddhists actually make up a tiny minority of our 

membership, so it was fascinating but quite exciting 

that they won.” 

However, according to the director, there was 

one snag. “Basically we can’t find anyone to give it 

to. All the Buddhists we call keep saying they don’t 

want the award.” 

This clearly affirms, though Buddha passed away 

2561 years ago the lasting impression he has made 

in the hearts of his disciples lives on; as they are 

aware the true reward of practicing Dhamma is none 

other than deliverance from suffering! 

By a Venerable Thero of Mahamevnawa 

Meditation Monastery

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