Awarelogue Initiative

Awarelogue Initiative and Servants of the Buddha organisation jointly presented a webinar on 'Visit of the Venerable Upali Maha Thero: Research and Reflection' on 20 April 2024 to further understand the significance of this historic visit and the impact it had on Buddhism and bilateral relations. The panel comprised Ven. Siri Vajiraramaye Nanasiha Thero, Patron, Servants of the Buddha Organisation, Dr Paitoon Songkaeo, Consul General (former Monk for 16 years and retired Diplomat), Dr George I. H. Cooke, Initiator, Awarelogue Initiative, and was moderated by Ven. Dr Pannaloka Wadinagala Thero of the Institute of Buddhist and Pali Studies at the University of Kelaniya.

2023 marked the 270th anniversary of the founding of the Siam sect and the granting of higher ordination by Ven. Upali Maha Thero, while 2025 will mark the 70th year of bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Thailand.

The webinar was intended to highlight the historic connectivity between the two countries, and the special role played by senior members of the clergy, such as Ven. Upali Maha Thero.

Webinar on the Visit of Ven. Upali Maha Thero - 20 April 2024 Awarelogue Initiative and Servants of the Buddha organisation jointly presented a webinar on 'Visit of the Venerable Upali Maha Thero: Research and Reflectio...

It's 70 years since the historic Colombo Conference of 1954 when Asian leaders came together in Colombo and Kandy. Their deliberations led to Bogor in December 1954, Bandung in April 1955, and the 1st Non Aligned Summit in 1961 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

This journey began in Colombo seven decades ago...

The COLOMBO CONFERENCE of 1954 From 28 April to 2 May 1954, Ceylon's Prime Minister Sir John Kotelawala convened an Asian Prime Minister's Conference in Colombo and Kandy. He invited his c...

A Webinar on
Visit of the Venerable Upali Maha Thero: Research and Reflection

Saturday, 20 April 2024
3.30pm (Sri Lanka) 5.00pm (Thailand)

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Meeting ID: 818 9261 2610
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Awarelogue is marking the significant visit of Ven. Upali Maha Thero and is partnering with the Servants of the Buddha Organisation to organise a webinar

Saturday, 20 April 2024

3.30pm (Sri Lanka)
5.00pm (Thailand)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81892612610?pwd=RFFhdWRUOFRWNG1vZ1JTRTAyUHNJQT09
Meeting ID: 818 9261 2610
Passcode: 037090

A week after the deadly terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia, Dr Stanislav Pritchin, Head of the Sector for Central Asia, at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), of the Russian Academy of Sciences assessed the impact of the attack on security, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Russia’s international relations.

Crocus City Hall Attack - An Assessment A week after the deadly terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia, Dr Stanislav Pritchin, Head of the Sector for Central Asia, at the Instit...

- The 'Arches of Awe' exhibition opened in Colombo in January 2024 with HRH The Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurence, and many more friends, family and well wishers taking time to come over to the British Council and view the photographic exhibition that highlighted the amazing arches that were installed 70 years ago when HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh visited Ceylon. The exhibition also looked at cultural connectivity through 'thoranas' which are found in other parts of Asia.

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The 'ARCHES OF AWE' Exhibition in Colombo The exhibition, ‘Arches of Awe’ is based on a series of original photographs from the ‘Alexander Dennis Hugo Bilsborough Collection’, and has been curated to...

The 'ARCHES OF AWE' exhibition is coming to KANDY!!!

7 - 10 February 2024
9.30am to 5pm
British Council, Kandy

The Exhibition was opened by HRH the Princess Royal and her husband, Sir Tim Laurence at the British Council.

Do drop in and view the panels which highlight a significant cultural aspect of Sri Lanka's past, and the connections to Asian arches.