:-)For the strong leadership, for spreading spiritualism, for contribution to the wellfare of Buddhist religion and for your many accomplishments and principled actions, on behalf of our nation the Supreme Sangha Council of Bangladesh is proud to confer you Sasana Tilaka.
Given at the Visaka Puja Celebration Committee held on May 17, 2011, 2555 BE.
Bhante Vimalaramsi awarded Sasana Tilaka
Bhante Vimalaramsi awarded Sasana Tilaka
Most Venerable 'Bhante' Vimalaramsi Mahathera was bestowed the title ‘Sasana Tilaka’, the clear teacher of the three signs.
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Any previous recipients of the 'Sasana Tilaka' title are seemingly ungooglable, which makes its prestige dubious.
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I found some photos here, which should be viewable even without a Facebook account. The album has the following text: "Venerable Dharmeswar has come from Bengladesh and has stopped in Missouri to present Bhante Vimalaramsi with the title "Sasana Tilaka"." The document can be read there, though with some difficulty given the resolution.
- "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting oneself one protects others? By the pursuit, development, and cultivation of the four establishments of mindfulness. It is in such a way that by protecting oneself one protects others.
"And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting others one protects oneself? By patience, harmlessness, goodwill, and sympathy. It is in such a way that by protecting others one protects oneself.
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There are more things in heaven and earth, than G00gle knows. :-).Viscid wrote:Any previous recipients of the 'Sasana Tilaka' title are seemingly ungooglable, which makes its prestige dubious.
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Yes, that's a very pretty piece of paper.. but what does being a 'Sasana Tilaka' mean, exactly? Who else is or was a 'Sasana Tilka?' Why was it given to Vimalaramsi particularly, on the other side of the planet, and not some other teacher? What sort of relationship does he have with the Supreme Sangha Council of Bangladesh? What authority does the 'Supreme Sangha Council of Bangladesh' have?
Knowing these sort of things defines the relevance of receiving such a title.
Knowing these sort of things defines the relevance of receiving such a title.
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Yes, I'd like to know that, too.Viscid wrote:Yes, that's a very pretty piece of paper.. but what does being a 'Sasana Tilaka' mean, exactly? Who else is or was a 'Sasana Tilka' historically? Why was it given to him and not others?
Maybe you can ask His Holiness Dharmasen Mahathero, the Sangharaj of Bangladesh.
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Zoom in and have a look :-)Viscid wrote:What relationship does he have with the Supreme Sangha Council of Bangladesh?
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From the certificate:
Yup.We can get clear idea [sic] about Bhante Vimalaramsi if we quote the comment of Kathleen Anderson, PhD, a member of the Seattle Buddhist Community. "This is really a special and joyous time for all of us. Venerable Vimalaramsi is a most gifted and dynamic meditation teacher and a beautiful and loving human being. We are prepared to host many additional friends and visitors beacuse he will reach far beyond our traditional community, especially when it gets out that in his new position he is basically the Head of Buddhism in our country now."
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Hello all,
Some interesting facts about Bangladesh:
Bangladesh Country Profile:
Religion based Population : Muslim (89.7%), Hindu (9.2%), Buddhist (0.7%), Christian (0.3%), Animist and believers in tribal faiths (0.1%
More at:
http://www.banbeis.gov.bd/bd_pro.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Some interesting facts about Bangladesh:
Bangladesh Country Profile:
Religion based Population : Muslim (89.7%), Hindu (9.2%), Buddhist (0.7%), Christian (0.3%), Animist and believers in tribal faiths (0.1%
More at:
http://www.banbeis.gov.bd/bd_pro.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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head of buddhism in America?Viscid wrote:From the certificate:
Yup.We can get clear idea [sic] about Bhante Vimalaramsi if we quote the comment of Kathleen Anderson, PhD, a member of the Seattle Buddhist Community. "This is really a special and joyous time for all of us. Venerable Vimalaramsi is a most gifted and dynamic meditation teacher and a beautiful and loving human being. We are prepared to host many additional friends and visitors beacuse he will reach far beyond our traditional community, especially when it gets out that in his new position he is basically the Head of Buddhism in our country now."
good luck with that BV.
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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
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He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
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Whoever this title comes from or how much prestige it carries doesn't really matter in my opinion. It is a token of respect and a very nice thing to give.
Titles are also a good thing to let go of as well :)
Titles are also a good thing to let go of as well :)
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Not to sound overly critical but for a document meant to represent the "Supreme Sangha Council of Bangladesh" (sounds important) and which in a way represents the Three Jewels in general, and which happens to be written in English, and is also meant to be presented to a native English-speaker, shouldn't the English on the document be... better?
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Lots of well known monks hold titles such as the above. For instance...
http://www.bhavanasociety.org/teacher/b ... gunaratana" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
In 1996, Bhante G received the title of Chief Sangha Nayaka Thera for North America. This acknowledged his status as highest-ranking monk of his sect in the United States and Canada.
http://www.bhavanasociety.org/teacher/b ... gunaratana" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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A lot of the text on the document is actually just plagarized from a press release that the Venerable's own community put out in 2006: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb493822.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Virgo wrote:Not to sound overly critical but for a document meant to represent the "Supreme Sangha Council of Bangladesh" (sounds important) and which in a way represents the Three Jewels in general, and which happens to be written in English, and is also meant to be presented to a native English-speaker, shouldn't the English on the document be... better?
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Greetings,
Well they didn't impeach him... I suppose that's good.
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Well they didn't impeach him... I suppose that's good.
Metta,
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