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TrainingWelcome to Colombo Young Men’s Buddhist Association
Since the arrival of foreigners on the shores of Ceylon and the conquest of the whole country by the British in 1815, the most epoch-making event in the history of Buddhism in this country was the arrival of Colonel Henry Stele Olcott in 1880. His arrival marked the beginning of the Buddhist revival and the drive towards giving Buddhism its rightful place in the country and the restoration of the legitimate rights of the Buddhist population
It was a dark era for Buddhism. The Christian churches were firmly entrenched in society in general and in the educational system in particular. The Churches had financial assistance and the ear of the government, apart for the proselytisation. To publicly admit to being a Buddhist in that unpropitious era was itself a liability.
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