The Sri Lanka Reconciliation Forum Sydney Invites you to a talk followed by Q&A and discussion with The Venerable Galkande Dhammananda

Date/Time
Date(s) - 11/02/2018
4:30 pm

Location
The Epping Leisure & Learning Centre

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The Sri Lanka Reconciliation Forum Sydney

Invites you to a talk followed by Q&A and discussion
with
The Venerable Galkande Dhammananda

Head of the Walpola Rahula Institute
on
Sunday 11th February 4.30 pm for 5 pm
at the
The Epping Leisure & Learning Centre
1 Chambers Court (Off Pembroke St), Epping
Await an agenda and more details on the Venerable Thero’s work

Please bring your friends as well

The Venerable Galkande Dhammananda Thero B.A.(Kelaniya), M.A.(JNU), M.Phil (JNU), Ph.D (research scholar JNU), is a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk of the Theravada tradition, and heads the Walpola Rahula Institute for Buddhist Studies and is lecturer in history at the University of Kelaniya. The Venerable Dhammananda is actively engaged in promoting an inclusive plural society through actively engaging in issues related to social justice and harmony. He has promoting these values and the message of non-violence through the recent interethnic and interreligious conflicts in Sri Lanka, and the Walpola Rahula Institute offers educational and training programs to religious leaders and lay persons with the aim promoting social healing. Over the years he has been in dialogue with religious leaders on issues related to social justice and healing and wishes to support others to enter into similar dialogues, calling for one to work beyond religious, ethnic or social labels to actively uplift the society – especially supporting those who are vulnerable, marginalized and discriminated. (https://www.facebook.com/dhammananda)

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