copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2024-09-30): The Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the most sacred Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, marking the location where Gautama Buddha is said to have attained Enlightenment.[133] On 7 July 2013, a series of ten bombs exploded in and around the Mahabodhi Temple complex. Five people, including two Buddhist monks, were injured by the blasts. Three other devices were defused by bomb-disposal squads at a number of locations in Gaya.[134][135] On 4 November 2013, the National Investigation Agency announced that the Islamic terrorist group Indian Mujahideen was responsible for the bombings.[136][137] [...] On the same day, a local Buddhist monk passing on the back of a motorbike was attacked by four Muslims. According to witnesses, the driver was attacked with a sword, causing him to crash, while the monk was also hit in the head with the sword. Per a witness, one of the men doused the monk with fuel and burnt him alive. The monk died in the hospital.[152] The killing of the monk caused the relatively contained situation to explode, greatly increasing intensity and violence.[151] [...] - ^ "Buddhist monk threatened by Islamists (Video)". Retrieved 2022-08-04.
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2023-12-22): MAHAMEVNAWA BUDDHIST MONASTERY OF SRI LANKA "I welcome you all to Mahamevnawa with Metta. Within our Dhamma service we have no restrictions with regard to the race, cast, language, colour or religion. The truth revealed by Gautama Buddha is open to everyone. If you are wise enough to understand that truth, then that truth is for you and for your own good and protection. Therefore, let us gather around that truth, the righteous Dhamma. Let us learn it, understand it and live accordingly. Let us share this splendid gift of Dhamma with everyone. That is our noble duty. May you all be blessed by the Buddha, the noble Dhamma and Sangha, good noble Dhamma friends and all deities!" [...] Most Venerable Kiribathgoda Gnānānanda Thero is the founder of the Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastic Order. He was born in Sri Lanka in 1961 and ordained at the age of seventeen. He received a traditional Buddhist academic education and entered the University of Sri Jayawardanapura. Having understood the inability to achieve what he wanted in a university, he quit and started visiting meditation centers and hermitages. [...] The uniqueness of Mahamevnawa is the effort to bring the Dhamma to devotees in its original form. Ven. Gnānānanda Thero has translated the sacred Pali Canon to a comprehensible style in Sinhala and English and the Buddha’s teachings are presented in simple language. This style of teaching has attracted students of all ages to listen to the Dhamma, and go on to practice virtue, concentration, and wisdom, on the path to realize the Four Noble Truths revealed by the Supreme Buddha.
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2024-06-07): Buddhist Nuns’ Monastery is a branch of Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery. Mahamevanawa Buddhist Monastery was established to benefit the spiritual development of human beings through the teachings of Buddha. Founded in 1999 in Sri Lanka by Ven. Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero, its sole purpose is to spread the original teachings of the Buddha. The monastery is a warm and welcoming place for everyone to investigate true happiness through Dhamma and meditation. Here the Buddha’s teachings are presented in modern language that is easy to understand. What makes Mahanevnawa unique is the effort to bring the Supreme Dhamma to listeners in its original form. Because of this, both young and old listen to the Dhamma and practice virtue, concentration, mindfulness and wisdom to realize the Four Noble Truths revealed by the Supreme Buddha. Presently there are more than 800 monks, more than 150 nuns, and thousands of lay disciples practicing Dhamma at Mahamevnawa Monasteries around the world. Currently there are more than 60 Sri Lankan and international branches including in Canada, United States, England, Germany, Australia, India and Dubai.
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2023-05-03): Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery is a place for everyone, regardless of background or experience, to learn and practice the ancient teachings of the Buddha. You will discover a like-minded community of people who are interested in finding happiness that is not based on endless consuming and accumulating more and more things. By learning and practicing the teachings of the Buddha, you will gain a peace and happiness that is not tied to the ups and downs of ordinary life. [...] Mahamevanawa Buddhist Monastery was established to benefit the spiritual development of human beings through the teachings of Buddha. Founded in 1999 in Sri Lanka by Ven. Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero, its sole purpose is to spread the original teachings of the Buddha. The monastery is a warm and welcoming place for everyone to investigate true happiness through Dhamma and meditation. [...] Mahamevnawa Monastery is spreading the amazing word of the Supreme Buddha through Sri Lanka and the world through following sources:
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2024-05-27): BUDDHIST NUNS OF MAHAMEVNAWA Discover a community inspired by the boundless compassion of the Gautama Supreme Buddha! Register & Learn More Register & Learn More Register & Learn More Register & Learn More Register & Learn More Register & Learn More Register & Learn More Dhamma for All See all the latest sermons, videos, articles and more… See More Watch More
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2020-10-10): Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery is a place for everyone, regardless of background or experience, to learn and practice the ancient teachings of the Buddha. You will discover a like-minded community of people who are interested in finding happiness that is not based on endless consuming and accumulating more and more things. By learning and practicing the teachings of the Buddha, you will gain a peace and happiness that is not tied to the ups and downs of ordinary life. Mahamevnawa, meaning "Great Cloud Monastery," was the name of the first monastery established in Sri Lanka and the place where Arahant Mahinda Thero first introduced the Buddha’s teachings to the island. [...] Mahamevanawa Buddhist Monastery was established to benefit the spiritual development of human beings through the teachings of Buddha. Founded in 1999 in Sri Lanka by Ven. Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero, its sole purpose is to spread the original teachings of the Buddha. The monastery is a warm and welcoming place for everyone to investigate true happiness through Dhamma and meditation.
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2022-09-25): Mahamevnawa Polgahawela is a very large, active Theravada Buddhist Monastery about 2.5 hours from Colombo. It is home to over 100 monks. There are many things for visitors to see and do. Monks are available to speak with in English for tours or to answer questions about Meditation. [...] As you travel people will be happy to help you on your way if you mention to them that you are going to Mahamevnawa (Maha MAY oo naa wa) Polgahawela (POL gaha way la) [...] Unless posted, you are very welcome to take photos anywhere in the monastery. Try to avoid selfies with Buddha statues behind you. If you post them on Instagram or Facebook please make sure they are dignified, and be sure to tag them with #mahamevnawa.
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2021-07-30): Most Venerable Kiribathgoda Gnānānanda Thero is the founder of the Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastic Order. He was born in Sri Lanka in 1961. At the age of seventeen, he was ordained at Seruwila Mangala Raja Maha Vihara under the tutelage of the Most Venerable Dambagasare Sumedhankara Mahā Thero who was the Chief of Sri Kalyaniwansa Nikāya and the Abbot of Seruwila Mangala Raja Maha Vihara at the time. [...] Venerable Kiribathgoda Gnānānanda Thero, utilizing the experience gained from many years in monastic life, started Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery in August 1999. And while preaching the Dhamma and holding Dhamma programs in various parts of the island, he kindled in the people enormous faith in the Buddha’s Dispensation. [...] I started a Dhamma service with the name of ‘Mahamewnawa’ in 1999, as a memorial service gift for the noble mission of Arahant Mahinda Thero. When we began preaching the lucid Dhamma of the Buddha, intelligent groups from all over the Island gathered around us with an improved interest in this ultimate truth. We encourage fondness in only the right truth that the Buddha perseveringly revealed to us. If someone respects and worships the Dhamma, develops a perspective of life following the Dhamma and truly lives according to the Dhamma, then it will be enough for the disciple desiring truth, to find the truth.
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2012-05-21): Some particular characteristics of Mahamevnawa: [...] .) Ordination, monasteries and nuns. At the current moment Mahamegha/Mahamevnawa is still (almost) only a Sri Lankan movement. However there are signs that that is about to change. In Sri Lanka itself they have over 40 branch monasteries and half a dozen more overseas. The overseas monasteries are where the Sri Lankan monks trained in this inspiring culture of "Let’s listen to the Buddha himself for a change" meet the Western Buddhist world (or Asian Buddhists if you include Korea and other countries). There are about 600 monks affiliated with Mahamevnawa in Sri Lanka including 4 nun training centers. [...] As the second generation of Sri Lankans overseas blends into their new home cultures so Mahamevnawa, by bringing the fundamental principles of the Dhamma to different cultures, is also in the process of learning how to translate their direct reading of the Buddha’s discourses into various cultures other than the Sri Lankan. Any help to further this development can be considered great merit and will help the Dhamma to last a little while longer (You will feel the same way once you had a chance to meet their well trained monks and nuns). Either way, their centers are definitely a great place to meet very refined human beings and find noble friendships along the path to Nibbana. Please leave comments if you have any further questions.
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2024-09-16): The Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery (MBM) is an organization of Buddhist monasteries of Sri Lankan origin established under the teachings of Gautama Buddha.[1] Its main monastery is in Polgahawela, Sri Lanka. [...] Mahamevnawa Anagarika Monastery [edit]Mahamevnawa monastery for Buddhist Nuns is called Mahamevnawa Anagarika Monastery. Currently, there are 6 Anagarika Monasteries of Mahamevnawa. About 100 Buddhists Nuns reside and practice Dhamma there. [...] - ^ Mahamevnawa Toronto Branch: First Overseas Centre - ^ "Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery USA".
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2013-07-01): Buddhist blood is boiling in Burma, also known as Myanmar — and plenty of Muslim blood is being spilled. Over the past year, Buddhist mobs have targeted members of the minority faith. The authorities say scores of Muslims have been killed; international human-rights workers put the number in the hundreds. Much of the violence was directed against the Rohingya, a largely stateless Muslim group in Burma’s far west that the U.N. calls one of the world’s most persecuted people. The communal bloodshed then spread to central Burma, where Wirathu lives and preaches his virulent sermons. The radical monk sees Muslims, who make up at least 5% of Burma’s estimated 60 million people, as a threat to the country and its culture. "[Muslims] are breeding so fast and they are stealing our women, raping them," he tells me. "They would like to occupy our country, but I won’t let them. We must keep Myanmar Buddhist."
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2023-10-01): The Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery or Mahamevnawa Bhavana Asapu Moolasthanaya (Sinhala: මහමෙව්නාව බෞද්ධ ආරාමය), located in Polgahawela, Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka is the main Mahamevnawa temple of its chain of monasteries in Sri Lanka.
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2022-12-01): Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero founded the Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery in 1999, with the intention of spreading the Dhamma, simplified so that anyone would understand. What started out with two small makeshift huts, grew into the colossal complex seen today, in less than two decades. The devotees who flocked around the simplified teaching of the Dhamma, contributed to the accelerated growth of the monastery. Today, Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery is spread across the island and is also in 14 countries such as United States of America, Australia, United Kingdom and South Korea. [...] The Mahamevnawa Monastery in Polgahawela is an ideal escape from the usual hustle and bustle of life. The tranquillity in the premises, invoked by reverence and nature would heal one’s mind and soul.
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2024-06-07): Most Ven. Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero the founder of Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery The Most Venerable Kiribathgoda Gnānānanda Thero is the founder of Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery. The Venerable Thero was born into a Catholic family, and at the age of six months, his whole family embraced Buddhism. At the age of seventeen, he was ordained at Seruwila Mangala Raja Maha Vihara under the preceptorship of the Most Venerable Dambagasare Sumedhankara Mahā Thero who was the Chief of Sri Kalyaniwansa Nikāya and the Abbot of Seruwila Mangala Raja Maha Vihara at the time. After a traditional Sri Lankan monastic education, while studying for the Sinhala Honours Degree at Sri Jayawardhanapura University, he had an unexpected opportunity to read the Buddha’s discourses in the Pāli Canon; because of this, he abandoned temple life and began to frequent forest monasteries and hermitages, offering his life to the Dhamma with a great desire to practice it. [...] I started a Dhamma service with the name of ‘Mahamewnawa’ in 1999, as a memorial service gift for the noble mission of Arahant Mahinda Thero. When we began preaching the lucid Dhamma of the Buddha, intelligent groups from all over the Island gathered around us with an improved interest in this ultimate truth. We encourage fondness in only the right truth that the Buddha perseveringly revealed to us. If someone respects and worships the Dhamma, develops a perspective of life following the Dhamma, and truly lives according to the Dhamma, then it will be enough for the disciple desiring truth, to find the truth.
Claim: Buddhist Monk of Mahameunawa Was Attacked By Villagers For Womenizing !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-26)
Evidence (2024-04-29): Buddhist Monk Attacked By Villagers for Womenizing Does Not Belong to Mahameunawa Monastery Network! [...] Social media posts allege that a Buddhist monk belonging to the Mahameunawa monastery network was attacked by villagers for breaching monastic codes, specifically for womanising at night. The incident supposedly occurred on the roads of Baduraliya, with the monk being hospitalised by the Baduraliya Police. [...] Title:Buddhist Monk Attacked By Villagers for Womenizing Does Not Belong to Mahameunawa Monastery Network!
Claim: Future government led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would close down all liquor shops-Sajith (Daily Mirror, 2024-05-16)
Evidence (2024-05-16): While it's clear that Sajith Premadasa and the SJB are advocating for stricter regulations on liquor licenses and a crackdown on irresponsible practices in the alcohol industry, the assertion that all liquor shops and taverns will be closed under their government is misleading. Sajith stresses that he would take steps to cancel liquor licenses issued as bribes if he came to power, but he never mentions a total ban on all liquor stores.
Claim: Future government led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would close down all liquor shops-Sajith (Daily Mirror, 2024-05-16)
Evidence (2024-08-09): The National Digitization policy of the future Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) government was unveiled by the Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa this week. The Digital Policy for Sri Lanka by the future SJB government was launched in Colombo in the presence of Parliamentarians Eran Wickramaratne and Professor G.L Pieris with the participation of a host of academia in the relevant sphere of Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence. [...] MP Eran Wickramaratne emphasized that since it is now measured on digital literacy, raising all citizens to that position is the basic priority of the policy of the future Sajith Premadasa Government.
Claim: Future government led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would close down all liquor shops-Sajith (Daily Mirror, 2024-05-16)
Evidence (2022-07-12): This comes after his Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party held talks with allies to get support for the move. [...] The SJB leader has been criticised for refusing to take the post of prime minister when it was offered to him in April. His rival Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed - but has also indicated he would resign to make way for a unity government.
Claim: Future government led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would close down all liquor shops-Sajith (Daily Mirror, 2024-05-16)
Evidence (2024-09-14): Interview/ Sajith Premadasa, presidential candidate, Samagi Jana Balawegaya Young men and women queue up for security check outside the Samagi Jana Balawegaya office in Colombo. Lemon yellow and light green colour flags fly high everywhere, and the office appears unusually busy. The party’s presidential candidate and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa walks in, with a smile on his face and folded hands. Sajith spoke exclusively with THE WEEK, explaining the importance of the upcoming election, his promise to abolish the executive presidency and his views on ties with India. Edited excerpts:
Claim: Future government led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would close down all liquor shops-Sajith (Daily Mirror, 2024-05-16)
Evidence (2024-10-08): The "Samagi Jana Sandanaya" (SJS), a broad political alliance led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), was officially unveiled today under the leadership of SJB leader and presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa and with signing of agreements with several parties. [...] This coalition will support Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidate Sajith Premadasa in the upcoming Presidential Election. [...] Additionally, the policies of the ‘Samagi Jana Sandanaya’ were also announced today while SJB leader Sajith Premadasa was officially presented as the Presidential Candidate of the alliance.
Claim: Future government led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would close down all liquor shops-Sajith (Daily Mirror, 2024-05-16)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Sajith arrives as ceremonial launch of Samagi Jana Sandanaya begins [...] The ceremony to unveil the "Samagi Jana Sandanaya" (SJS), a broad political alliance led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), has officially commenced with the arrival of its presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa. [...] Additionally, the policies of the ‘Samagi Jana Sandanaya’ will be announced today while SJB leader Sajith Premadasa will also be presented as the Presidential Candidate of the alliance.
Claim: Future government led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would close down all liquor shops-Sajith (Daily Mirror, 2024-05-16)
Evidence (2024-08-08): The Samagi Jana Sandhanaya, a broad political alliance led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) was launched under the aegis of Opposition and SJB Leader MP Sajith Premadasa today. Several political parties, including the SJB, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) faction of Dayasiri Jayasekera, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) faction of MP G.L. Peiris, Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) led by MP Mano Ganesan, MP Ruaff Hakeem’s Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), the Nidhahas Janatha Sabhawa, the Purawesi Handa of former MP Arjuna Ranatunga signed an agreement to form the Samagi Jana Sandhanaya. The new political coalition has been formed to support SJB candidate MP Sajith Premadasa in the upcoming Presidential polls.
Claim: Future government led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would close down all liquor shops-Sajith (Daily Mirror, 2024-05-16)
Evidence (2024-08-26): SJB's Billion-Rupee Initiatives Revitalize Sri Lanka - Sajith by Staff Writer 26-08-2024 | 1:10 PM COLOMBO (News 1st); Sajith Premadasa, the presidential candidate of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), declared that the opposition party has successfully implemented programs worth over a billion rupees, marking a historic first in Sri Lankan politics.
Claim: Future government led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would close down all liquor shops-Sajith (Daily Mirror, 2024-05-16)
Evidence (2024-08-08): The ceremony to unveil the "Samagi Jana Sandanaya" (SJS), a broad political alliance led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), has officially commenced with the arrival of its presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa. [...] The SJB is expected to form an alliance with several political parties that hold seats in Parliament to face the upcoming Presidential Election. The policies of the ‘Samagi Jana Sandanaya’ will be announced today while SJB leader Sajith Premadasa will also be presented as the Presidential Candidate of the alliance.
Claim: Future government led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would close down all liquor shops-Sajith (Daily Mirror, 2024-05-16)
Evidence (2024-08-08): The launch ceremony of the "Samagi Jana Sandanaya" (SJS), a major political alliance led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), has commenced at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo. The event marks a significant step as the SJB prepares to consolidate support from several political parties holding seats in Parliament for the upcoming Presidential Election. Sajith Premadasa, the presidential candidate for the SJB, arrived at the stadium to a gathering of party members, supporters, and political leaders. The alliance aims to present a united front and strengthen its position in the electoral race. During the ceremony, the policies of the "Samagi Jana Sandanaya" will be detailed, outlining the alliance’s vision and agenda for the future. Sajith Premadasa will be formally introduced as the SJS’s presidential candidate, solidifying his role as the leading figure in their campaign. The event underscores the SJB’s strategy to broaden its political reach and galvanize support for the upcoming election.