Venerable Soorakkulame Pemaratana, Ph.D., chief abbot of the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center will be visiting campus (in person) on April 21. During his visit, Dr. Ven. Pemaratana will be offering a public lecture, “Buddhist Responses to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka.” All faculty, students, and staff are all welcome to attend in-person, and lunch will be served. . The COVID-19 pandemic presented a serious challenge to communities in Sri Lanka to find a way to stay healthy both physically and mentally. In responding this challenge, Buddhists in Sri Lanka turned to traditional rituals, healing chants and indigenous medicine. This talk explores specific ways that Sri Lankan Buddhists handled the pandemic during the past two years.
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Event Details: https://engage.abington.psu.edu/rsvp?id=1579982
Venerable Pemaratana in-person lecture on “Buddhist Responses to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka”
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