To: Dhammacaari Dhivan,

Welcome, (Ayoubovan--May you live long. Traditional greeting from Sri Lanka)

Let me introduce myself.
I am a traditional Sri Lankan Buddhist, now living in retirement. My motivation for taking up the study of Dhamma--I think what you mean by Early Buddhism--is to practice is. Dhamma for me is not an academic study.

I am very pleased to learn that you are studying Warder and Gombrich. Two people whom I also admire.

I am studying at the moment the issue of religious motivation in Buddhism-really in early Buddhism.

Now to start the discussion. I presume that you became a Buddhist--or underwent a religious conversion. Now, it would be a great favour to me if you can tell me a little about the reason for your conversion. I don't here mean any mystic "conversion". There is one more point I am curious about your "Order". It is called Western Buddhist Order. Is it just a name or you have another interpretation of the Dhamma--Early Buddhism?

King regards,

D. G. D. C. Wijeratna

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