The Birth of the Bauddha Jatika Balavegaya ( BJB ) in 1962
Posted on December 23rd, 2015
Senaka Weeraratna
In his autobiography ‘ Bhava Thanha ‘ A.T. Ariyaratne gives a fairly good description of the origins and birth of the
Bauddha Jatika Balavegaya under the leadership of L.H. Mettananda.
The pages 290 – 316 extracted from his book and reproduced as an attachment (and pdf document in the weblink below) are of historical value as they contain vital information on a Buddhist movement i.e. BJB, which played a critical role in the affairs of the nation from 1962 – 1965.
Social historians should take note of this description. I too though young of age ( 14 years ) witnessed much of these events in the company of my father Dharmasena Weeraratna, whom A.T. Ariyaratne describes on page 298 as follows:
” Mr. Dharmasena Weeraratna, a businessman, was another untiring warrior in our movement” i.e. Bauddha Jatika Balavegaya.
http://www.lhmettananda.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Buddhist-National-Movement.pdf
This web link was found in a highly resourceful web site dedicated to L.H. Mettananda.