"Buddhism is not confined to any country or any particular nation. It is universal. It is not nationalism which, in other words, is another form of caste system founded on a wider basis. Buddhism, if it be permitted to say so, is supernationalism. To a Buddhist there is no far or near, no enemy or foreigner, no renegade or untouchable, since universal love realized through understanding has established the brotherhood of all living beings. A real Buddhist is a citizen of the world. He regards the whole world as his motherland and all as his brothers and sisters. Buddhism is, therefore, unique, mainly owing to its tolerance, non-aggressiveness, rationality, practicability, efficacy and universality. It is the noblest of all unifying influences and the only lever that can uplift the world."
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Narada Maha Thera
1898 – 1983
Narada Mahathera [Sinhalese: නාරද මහා ස්ථවිරයන් වහන්සේ], born Sumanapala Perera (14 July 1898 – 2 October 1983) was a Theravadan Buddhist monk.
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