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Mahindarama consist of two
Pali words namely Arahant Mahinda,
the name of a famous Missionary Buddhist monk who was also one of
King Asoka's sons, assigned by the father himself to introduce the
Buddha-dhamma to the Island of Tambapanni
( Modern Sri Lanka )
some 2000 years ago.
The second word, Arama basically means a holy place, a
shrine, a temple (Vihara) or a place of refuge. Therefore
Mahindarama, is a place where the people of the beautiful Island of
Penang (Pearl of the Orient) go for their refuge to the Triple Gems
(the Buddha, His teaching - the Dhamma and the Holy Order - the
Sangha). |
