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One of the advantages of these fires is that it makes it much easier to walk in areas that were previously inaccessible.
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In rural areas, people sometimes set fire to the grass on the hillsides. Just before vassa, a fire spread across the hill and came very
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Rare photos of the great wandering monk, Bhante Ñaṇavimala 🙏🏾. From the Polgasduwa photo collection.
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At the Island Hermitage, they had a book with some interesting historical photos. Passing along many of them here, for those who might be interested
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After visiting Bundalakuti the following day, Venerable Jotiko and I parted company with Venerable Dhammawansa and headed up to Colombo. After spending a couple of
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The last stop on our trip to the South was a visit to the Bundala Kuti. Venerable Akincano has been living there for the past
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On our last full day, we headed to Nimmalawa Forest Monastery. This is the first forest monastery established by the Galduwa tradition. The abbot was
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The highlight of the trip was a visit to Situpala. In ancient times, this was a vast monastic complex spreading through the jungle. It is
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In Yala National Park, we saw many people dressed in orange walking through the park. Some of them were carrying rations—large bags of rice or
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Just before vassa, Samantha Mahatthaya and his wife Anusha kindly hosted myself and two other monks —Ven. Jotiko from Canada and Ven. Dhammavansa from France