Why Jailing of Gnanasara Did Not Become News in This Part of Asia
“Ordered disorder, planned caprice, And dehumanised humanity…”
– Bertolt Brecht in The Exception and the Rule (quoted in The Sunday Leader)
“I have done my duty towards the country,” Gnanasara told reporters as he boarded the bus taking him to prison. Why should I regret?”
Rarely does Sri Lanka convict Buddhist monks.
But few days back a court in Sri Lanka made history when it convicted Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara, the controversial leader of Bodu Bala Sena (Buddhist Power Force) who is referred to as ‘Thero’, The Venerable, and sent him to jail. Scores of his followers, mainly Buddhist monks, were reciting Buddhist prayers when he was being arrested and packed in to the police vehicle.
Reports tell us that Sri Lanka is still facing mini-turmoil over this conviction.
Marches were organised in different cities of Sri Lanka demanding that President pardons him using his special powers. Protesters have also asked that this revered monk should not be forced to wear jail uniform and be allowed to wear saffron robes only.
For people outside Sri Lanka, it would be rather difficult to understand why a Buddhist monk has suddenly become such a polarising figure in the society there.
( Read the full article here : https://newsclick.in/monks-who-spew-hate)
KAFILA - COLLECTIVE EXPLORATIONS SINCE 2006 
The ‘ buddhist monks ‘ in Sri Lanka spew hatred like their counterpart ‘ saints ‘ of Hindutva India. It is rare that a true ‘ monk ‘ following tenets of Budha and punished by fanatics is given prominence in indian mainstream media .
Aththe is a true humanitarian with budhist vision
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“t would be rather difficult to understand why a Buddhist monk has suddenly become such a polarising figure in the society there…”
Its not very difficult to understand if you open eyes to reality to see the threat caused by proselytizers like Christians, Muslims and Marxists. These groups have been constantly demonizing the Buddhist religion and society as pagan and feudal. They have realized that non violence and turning the other cheek does not work with these forces and have to be given back in the language these people understand. Same is the case with the Hindu backlash in India.
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