Colombo YMBA launches English language program for young Buddhist monks

The Colombo Young Men’s Buddhist Association (YMBA) has announced the launching of an English education program for young Buddhist monks.

 

Speaking on this venture General Secretary of the YMBA, Mahendra Jayasekera stated that this program was initiated with a view to enhancing the English knowledge of the young Buddhist monks which will be conducive in spreading the Buddhist philosophy especially in foreign countries.

 

Fluency in the English language would help them to express their views on current issues of the society and throw some light on Buddhist wisdom in solving social issues; moreover, the YMBA expects to see a routine change in the monks through this program, he added.

 

The second phase of this program will be resumed in mid-2022 and the YMBA hopes to spread the program to cover all the pirivenas on the island, making available the facility for around 4000 monks to learn English through this program.