Apprentice Sewaali Thero surpasses the master

at Maha Bodhi India

(Lanka-e-News- 06.July.2014,
11.30PM) P. Sewaali Thera, he
!resen "eneral Se#reary $% he
Maha &$'hi s$#iey $% (n'ia, he
!ri)e a!!reni#e $% he *$+a)+$'a
,ewaha has sur!asse' his $wn
)aser.
The Maha &$'hi S$#iey $% (n'ia,
use' $ run an $r!hana+e, whi#h was
%$un'e' -y .en,-le *r.Neluwe
Jinarana Nayake Thera, a he
!re)ises $% is /$lkaa hea'0uarers.
This $r!hana+e a $ne i)e h$)e'
nearly 160 -$ys. *ue $ unruly -eha1i$r an' 'isur-an#es #reae' -y he $l' +r$wn u! -$ys,
wh$ were n$ lea1in+ he $r!hana+e ins!ie ha1in+ e1ery )u#h -e#$)e +r$wn u! an' a'uls
an' #reain+ a -a' in%luen#e u!$n he #hil' an' -$y $r!hans. (n he year 1230, he s$#iey
ha1in+ n$ %urher $!i$ns ha' $ #l$se '$wn, he $r!hana+e wih assisan#e $% he "$1ern)en
$% he Sae $% 4es &en+al. The "$1ern)en iner1ene' an' se#ure' he %uure $% he +enuine
nearly 125 #hil' an' -$y $r!hans -y ha1in+ he) aken an' !la#e' un'er he #are $%
"$1ern)en run insiui$ns.
The $r!hana+e se#i$n whi#h $nly #$nsise' $% he 3r' an' 4h %l$$rs, -ein+ !er)anenly
#l$se' an' #leare' any an' all $r!hans, was un'er l$#k an' key %$r a #$nsi'era-le !eri$' $%
i)e. 6 $r $n a-$u he year 1223, s$)e $% h$se unruly $l' +r$wn u! -$ys wh$ were he 1ery
reas$n $% he #l$sure $% he $r!hana+e, %$r#e%ully enere' he !re)ises -y -r$kin+ $!ene' he
l$#ks an' -e+an $ %$r#e%ully an' ille+ally $##u!yin+ he $r!hana+e se#i$n al$n+ wih heir
we''e' wi%es an' #hil'ren an' heir %a)ilies.
71ery !$ssi-le e%%$r $% reas$nin+, ne+$iai$ns an' re0uess $ !ea#e%ully 1a#ae he %$r#e%ully
an' ille+ally $##u!ie' !re)ises ha1in+ #$)e $ nau+h, he "$1ernin+ &$'y $% he Maha
&$'hi S#$iey $% he (n'ia, #$nsi'erin+ all he )aers an' issues, res$l1e' un'er he
8hair)anshi! 9% i))inen Jusi#e &ha+awai Prasa' &aner:ee $% 8al#ua ;i+h 8$ur ha he
%$r#e%ul an' ille+al $##u!iers -e e1i#e' an' !$sii$n -e re#$1ere' -y he 'ue !r$#ess $% Law.
6s su#h 'ue !r$#ess $% Law was insiue' %$r e1i#i$n an' re#$1ery $% !$sii$n -y he Maha
&$'hi S$#iey $% (n'ia a+ains he %$ll$win+ %$r#e%ul an' ille+al $##u!iers -el$w )eni$ne'.
1. Saya ,aha
2. 6shi) &$ral
3. Suskana &iswas
4. Sulal &iswas
5. ,a-i 8han'ra
6. Ta!an 8haer:ee
<. *i!ak la)a
3. "$ur Shankar
2. ;en'ry Ja)es
10. Ma'ha1 &ala
11. &asana Sinha
Many $% he suis ha1e alrea'y -een 'e#ree' in %a1$ur $% he Maha &$'hi S$#iey $% (n'ia an'
he re)ainin+ %ew are in he !r$#ess. Sur!risin+, a%er he 'e#ree $% s$)e $% he suis %$r
e1i#i$n an' re#$1ery $% !$sii$n, he hen "eneral Se#reary *. ,ewaha Thera, 'i' n$
e=e#ue any $% he $r'ers $% he #$ur %$r reas$ns -es kn$wn $ hi) n$r 'ili+enly 'eal wih he
re)ainin+ suis.
( is #$))$nly kn$w $ e1ery $ne an' )$re s$ e=!li#ie'ly e=!$se' -y a leer $ all he
"$1ernin+ -$'y )e)-ers $% he rewaha>s relai$n wih a 'au+her $% $ne $% he %$r#e%ul an'
ille+al $##u!iers Saya ,aha. &y her y$uh, -eauy, #har) an' e%%e#i1e ser1i#e she has n$
$nly -een a-le $ hr$le he e1i#i$n an' re#$1ery $% !$sii$n -y he S$#iey -u als$ +ain %$r
he -r$her lu#rai1e !$sii$n, !$s an' su!er1isi$n $% 1ari$us !r$:e#s $% he s$#iey wih hu+e
%inan#ial an' )$neary e=!$sure an' +ain. ?$r !leasure wih an' $ i)!ress her, *r. *.,ewaha
Ther$ ha' e)!l$ye' her -r$her Sa-ar:i ,aha in he S$#iey an' salary is -ein+ !ai' %r$) he
S$#iey>s )$nies whi#h are re#ei1e' as '$nai$ns %r$) 'e1$ees an' %aih%ul, $ a %$r#e%ul an'
ille+al $##u!ier>s s$n. 6n' als$ new r$$)s has -een all$e' $ hi) in he S$#iey -uil'in+ an'
whi#h are $nly use' -y his +irl. (s 1ery sran+e ha su#h a y$un+ e)!l$yee $% sh$r i)e $%
he s$#iey w$ul' +e s$ )u#h %a#iliies an' -ene%is in su#h a sh$r i)e, when here are s$
)any 'e1$e' an' l$n+ san'in+ $usan'in+ e)!l$yees in he s$#iey.
P. Seewali Thera he !resen +eneral se#reary an' he !ri)e a!!reni#e $% ,ewaha hera has
sur!asse' his $wn )aser in ways $ i)!ress his +irl $ sais%y his $wn e1il lus an' 'esire in
'e%ile)en $% he ,$-es $% he &u''ha ha he wears. N$ wihsan'in+ any $% he earlier
'e#isi$ns $% he "$1ernin+ -$'y an' he #$ur $r'ers an' he !en'in+ #$ur #ases an'
un)in'%ul $% his 'uies $ he Maha &$'hi S$#iey $% (n'ia an' is #$nsiui$n an' -ere% $%
any 'e#$ru), #i1ili@e' -eha1i$r, %ille' $nly wih l$wes $% l$wes ani)al insin# $% #arnal
'esire as seen a)$n+ '$+s wih -i#hes $n hea. P.Seewali has sw$rn -y a%%i'a1i in he #$ur $%
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#hil'ren an' +ran' #hil'ren.
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4hereas s#rea)s an' #ry $% he la'ies ea#hers an' $% he .enera-le &u''his )$nks $% &$'h
"aya are -rushe' asi'e wih$u he sli+hes -link $% an eye li'. N$ less han nine la'y ea#hers
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hel' $n 11h January 2014 is e1i'en -y a leer 'ae' 14h January 2014, wrien -y nine la'y
ea#hers $% he Maha-$'hi S$#iey Nursery H Pri)ary S#h$$l, in#lu'in+ is !rin#i!al. 4ih$u
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-y he ;$n$ura-le Su!re)e 8$ur $% (n'ia #alle' he .(S6/6 "E(*7L(N7S an'
innu)era-le se#i$ns $% he S7CE6L ;6,6SM7NT 9? 49M7N 6T 49,/ PL687
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+ran enan#y an' resi'en#y ri+hs !ers$ns wh$ ha1e %$r#e%ully -r$ke $!en he l$#ks an'
%$r#e%ully an' ille+ally $##u!ie' he S$#iey>s !re)ises an' $ h$se wh$ ha1e 'ese#rae' !la#e
w$rshi! $% he &E**;(ST.
Sur!risin+ly, he Trusees $% he 6na+arika *har)a!ala Trus wh$ als$ ha1e a re!resenai1e $n
he "$1ernin+ &$'y $% he Maha &$'hi S$#iey $% (n'ia are #$)!leely silen an' urne' a
-lin' eye $ he sae $% a%%airs $% he s$#iey an' is )$nks, whi#h was als$ %$un'e' -y heir
1ery $wn 6nan+arika *har)a!ala.
*e1$ees %r$) w$rl' $1er #$)e $n 46N*6N6, !il+ri)a+e an' )ake '$nai$ns an' h$!in+
ha he +$$' w$rks $% *;6MM6 '$ne -y he S$#iey will +ran he) )eri an' N(,.6N6
-u -u hey are unaware $% he 'ee's '$ne wih heir hu)-le !i$us '$nai$ns