Dhamma Articles

Samitharathana, Wadigala. (2022). A Philosophical Critique: Is Race Real?. Journal of Advanced Research in Social Sciences. 5. 36-41. 10.33422/jarss.v5i2.862. Race has been a prominent discourse in the contemporary world and academic discipline since the last few decades as it determines a variety of moral problems. In response to this discussion, race tends to emphasise a…

Samitharathana, Wadigala (2022). A Critical Analysis: Is Aristotle’s Understanding of Eudaimonia Credible? Philosophy International Journal 5 (1):1-5. https://philpapers.org/rec/SAMACA-7

https://www.ej-lang.org/index.php/ejlang/article/view/1 The conventional implicature, arguably, refers to plenty of linguistic aspects with respect to episteme, metaphysics, as well as semantic criticism of language. Accordingly, the conventional implication consists of a sort of specific literal meanings, which slightly differ from the conversational implication. In addition to that, the particular taxonomy of slur words intends to utter…

100. A single word of truth  which calms the mind  is better to hear than a thousand  irrelevant words. 103. One might defeat alone in battle  a thousand-thousand men,  but one who gains self mastery  is by far the greater hero. 107. To honour, even for a single moment,  one who has attained self-mastery  is…

An interpretation of how precious and vulnerable time can feel in the moment. Lost and found In the midst of sands, Time is sculptured From dunes to lands; Pyramids behold Cries of pharaohs For centuries sold In tales as old as time. For once in a lifetime They roamed un-withered Through fumes as bitter as…

Rev Wadigala Samitharathana (University of Oxford, St Cross College, MPhil Candidate in Buddhist Studies) In general, Kieschnick’s (2003) book attempts to bring new insights to Chinese material world; it overviews a vast array of sacred objects, ideas, symbols, monasteries, and ritual implements – vis-à-vis dynamic social behaviours of a new Buddhist environment aroused in the…