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30 Mar 2006 09:29:12 GMT Report for Abuse
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--expatpuili
This is like saying you're anti-semitic, but not anti Jewish.
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Exactly! Glad that you understood it!
Not all Jews are fighting the Palestinians. The Likhud and and the fanatic Jews do, The labour and the others want dialogue and peace! So are the majority of Jews living outside of Israel.
So we are Anti_LTTE but not anti tamil. Even the majority of the tamils are also anti-LTTE and they are living in the south and 55 million across the palk straits in India and are NOT interested in LTTE ! |
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30 Mar 2006 23:22:07 GMT Report for Abuse
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Thank you Magha for the explanation about my name. I did wonder yesterday why you always called me Gaja Lakshmi and not just Gaja. Now you have given me the response. Hence even through all that disagreement our minds must have met in some places.
Gaja Lakshmi means Goddess of wealth - the Lakshmi with two elephants - one on either side. You find this at the entrance to most temples. I was named Gaja Lakshmi with the Blessings of Yoga Swami - Our Saint from Jaffna. Today is Yoga Swami's guru Chellappa Swami's remembrance day.
Yoga Swami wanted to name me Kaamaatchi - Queen of Romance and Lord Shiva's Romantic Partner. But my mother had already included that in my elder sister's name, in appreciation of Kanchi Kaamaatchi worshipped by my mother's family when they were war refugees from Burma- staying in Kaanchipuram in India - where the world's finest silks are produced even today.
So I ended up with Gaja Lakshmi - the Goddess of Intellectually earned wealth.
Most people call me Gaja - because it is convenient. I deeply appreciate that you always called me Gaja Lakshmi and I sincerely wish the very best for you - especially in your intellectual pursuits.
It is however an honour to be called Gaja - the intellectual version of Aliya. Had I been called Yaanai - that would have been like calling me Aliya. But Gaja is deep and is synonimous with Lord Ganesh and when joined with Laskhmi is Mother Wisdom.
Until you know the cultural base intuitively or consciously - you are likely to be awkward in using these forms of expressions - especially if you seek primarily through the secular world.
Again, thank you and all the best
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31 Mar 2006 01:10:27 GMT Report for Abuse
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MAGHA:
Hindus took our Lord Buddha as an Avatar of God Vishnu and we took their God Vishnu as a Bodhi Sathwa who is practicing to become a Buddha in his future life. This itself is more than enough to show how coexistence worked from its roots, thus to leave Katharagama, Sathara Devalaya and Paththini cult aside. This is not something that can be seen between any other religions.
Sinhalas fought with Tamils because they invaded our country and not because they were Hindus. We never had anything similar to those medival crusades or holy wars between us. The only Sinhala King that comes to my mind who destroyed a Hindu Temple to construct a Buddhist Temple is King Mahasena, but then again he happened to be the very king who destroyed the most sacred (Buddhist) Maha Vihara at Anuradhapura to rubbles. It was Sinhala King Parakrama Bahu the sixth of Kotte who constructed Nallur Temple in Jaffna and donated lands to construct Munneshwaram Temple. It was another Sinhala King who rebuilt the Munneshwaram Temple when it was destroyed by Portuguese, and it was at the courts of another Sinhala king (Wimaladarmasuriya) where muslims found refuge once they were harassed by Portuguese. It was this fusion that made King Kumaradasa (506-515 AD) to write JANAKI HARANAYA to remind people what real Buddhism is.
As such, the 'bridge' we had (between Hindus and Buddhists) was quite solid from its foundation, though it had few obvious flaws. It was this bridge that destroyed by Christian Europeans to replace with their own bridge with one way traffic. As such, I am not quite happy to go that extra mile to admire the Christianity for constructing such bridge between two communities. My understanding is, the bridge they constructed never caused any true understanding between the two communities, but forced both the communities to come to a common understanding with Pope and the Christian west. In essence, they made both the communities to come to a common understanding to denounce their respective traditional cultures and values.
As such, the so called understanding caused by Christianity is nothing but something similar to the understanding that could arise between two people who belonged to the same political party, but not knowing each other and NOT the understanding you may have with any of your close friends.
-Muchalinda
PS: BTW, what is that convivencia? However, the true intentions behind what said by Neelan Thiruchelvan is quite clear no matter what terms he used to cover it up.
PS2: To go bit out of the track, what do you think about proposal to establish a Muslim Regiment in SL Army.
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Edited By - Mucha-linda - 31 Mar 2006 01:55:34 GM |
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31 Mar 2006 02:47:04 GMT Report for Abuse
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Mucha Linda,
I am able to intuitively identify with much of what you have said in the above passage. It explains to me the strong feelings I have in Nallur and at Muneeswaram. I must then belong to that Common Community in Sri Lanka.
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31 Mar 2006 02:55:45 GMT Report for Abuse
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Gaja Lakshmi,
Thanks for your understanding, and Goddess of wealth sounds pretty for a name and I like it(Gaja Lakshmi) so will continue to use it if no objections. The disagreements are of course temporary and I am sure that both you and me have differences in opinion for many but there will probably be many more that we both agree and work together for the betterment of the society.
Sanskrit names have meanings and they sound pretty. Our daughters we named Mekhala, and Thilini.
Hope you have a good week end! I have a busy schedule in Seattle this week end. |
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31 Mar 2006 03:13:41 GMT Report for Abuse
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Mucha
Of course between the two religions Buddhism and Hinduism there has not been any conflict in Sri Lanka. However what we are talking about is the two different ethnic groups who decided to live separately what ever their religions were. I think Sinhalese Buddhist absorbed elements of Hinduism than v.v probably to create harmony with the minority Tamils they time to time dominated in the history. This is all my speculation .
If you look in to the history the Sinhalese Kandyans even discriminated the southern Singhalese .
There is more closer association between the Singhalese Christians and the Tamil Christians than Singhalese Buddhist and Tamil Hindus. This is the only bridge we see between the two communities at least for the last 400 years. Therefor I do not hesitate to give credit to Christianity and Catholicism for that ,but there are many aspects we can condemn about Christianity and Catholicism of previous centuries in Sri Lanka. Today Christianity and Catholicism play a progressive role in the community but many do not want to acknowledge that because of Singhalese Buddhist Nationalism .
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The attitude of Buddhist Nationalist ( I refrain from my usual terminology 'Singhalese Buddhist Chauvinism' to be more diplomatic) against the Christians and Catholics today is in fact towards our own people who are though a minor percentage but a peace loving community Singhalese, and Tamils. There are more Singhalese than Tamils in this minority. For argument sake if we consider that Tamil Christians are for a Tamil Elam , then what about the Singhalese Christians? Are they plotting to divide this country? It is absurd to even to think about it since it serves no purpose for them . Are they trying to convert every Buddhist to a Christian? If the Singhalese Buddhist believe such rubbish then it shows nothing but absolute weakness and failure in the Singhalese Buddhist society.
We Singhalese Buddhists antagonized Tamils who are less than 1/3 of the population. what did it bring ? Utter destruction. Why should we antagonize Christians and Catholics in our country when we Buddhists are the majority more than 70%.
It is important again to remember what democracy is.
Democracy is freedom of speech, religion, encouragement of opinion and association, the assertion of the rule of law, majority rule, accompanied by respect for the rights of minorities.
So what we need today is to establish democracy in it?s true form. |
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31 Mar 2006 13:20:35 GMT Report for Abuse
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Gaja acca wrote,
''Yoga Swami wanted to name me Kaamaatchi - Queen of Romance and Lord Shiva's Romantic Partner.''
pardon me Gaja acca for making a comment. I think its comical but if you disagree i will take the posting back.
to call out your name in ANGER i think Kaamatchi mightvbe been better than Gaja Laxmi.
KAAMAATCHI Ingey vaa has a bit more rhyme and sounds ferocious than
gaja laxmi ingey vaa which doesnt really rhyme!
yes weekend is starting early! |
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31 Mar 2006 21:56:36 GMT Report for Abuse
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Thank you Tamilcanuck. You are absolutely right. Kaamaatchi denotes energy and therefore not only the person who uses it to express anger but also Kaamaatchi - the person who wears the name also would vibrate stronger energy through that name. Laksmi cools people down through wealth.
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