Rohana R. Wasala

This is for the kind attention of my dear readers. When skimming through the article published in Lankaweb, I found some inadvertent errors that had survived my normal pre-emailing revision of the text. Please bear with me. I take this opportunity to amend only the following very misleading sentence that appeared towards the end of the essay. The other errors are not so significant:

‘Having watched the activities of this monk from afar for more than ten years as already indicated, I am sure he will readily accept the proper leadership of the Mahanayake Theras when it is available.’

This was entirely due to my own incorrect use of the word ‘accept’ (…will readily accept….) in that context. What I really wanted to say was that Gnanasara Thera will willingly submit himself to the leadership or authority of the Mahanayakes when such a proper leadership is provided. So, the correct version of the sentence should be as follows:

‘But, having watched the activities of this monk from afar (entirely through the media) for more than ten years as already indicated, I am sure he will readily accept the disciplinary instructions and the proper guidance and leadership of the Mahanayake Theras when it is available.’

I sincerely regret this unintended but serious error of mine. Readers, I beg your pardon.

Rohana R. Wasala