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The need for a Sri Lankan Buddhist organisation was increasing in early 90’s, with the growth of the Buddhist
community in Norway. Sisira Wijesinghe took the initiative to discuss the possibilities of establishing such
organisation. Finally, on the 7th of February 1993, Tisarana Buddhist Educational and Cultural Association was formally established with the participation of Ven. Paranagama Sumanaratana Thero from the Stockholm
temple and Egil Lothe, President, of the Norwegian Buddhist Federation (NBF) together with many Sri Lankan Buddhists. Sisira Wijesinghe was appointed as the founder president together with Hasse Krystad as the secretary and Kjell Laskemoen as the treasurer. |
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| 1998 |
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Tisarana organised several events for the Sri Lankan Buddhists in Norway, with the annual Vesak celebration
as the highlight of every year. Sisira Wijesinghe together with his committee continued these activities until 1998. Activities of Tisarana were reduced for a couple of years after that. |
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| 2001 |
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In 2001 Tisarana was revitalised through the initiatives of Egil Lothe and the Counsel General Vipula
Wanigasekara. On the 27th August 2001, a new committee was appointed with Hasse Krystad as the president, Ajantha Allocious as the secretary, and Douglas Jayaweera as the treasurer. In addition to the continuation of organisation of Buddhist celebrations and ceremonies, a number of new activities were proposed at thismeeting. Ranjith Maginaarachchi proposed to start a singhala class, Piyaratne Samarkoon suggested to start a Dharma school and most importantly, Hasse Krystad proposed to establish a Sri Lankan Buddhist temple in
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| 2002 |
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Tisarana held it’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 2nd June 2002 and the Hasse Krystad, Indika Perera
and Douglas Jayaweera were appointed as the president, secretary and treasurer. |
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| 2003 |
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At the next AGM held on the 16th March 2003, Tilak Perera was appointed as the president while secretary and
treasurer continued as before. At this meeting, Tisarana constitution was changed to extend the length of the
executive committee for two years |
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| 2004 |
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On the 26th December 2004, Sri Lanka experienced the tsunami tragedy resulting in devastation of tens of
thousands of lives and properties and infrastructure. Many Sri Lankans, Norwegians and other nationals living
in Norway contributed to various relief activities in Sri Lanka. On this aspect, we convey our special
appreciation to the Vietnamese Buddhist community in Norway, which has made a significant financial
contribution. Tisarana initiated an emergency relief activity with food and cloths distribution for the displaced
persons. The Norwegian Buddhist Federation initiated a major activity to build a housing unit for displaced
persons, with Tisarana’s participation. Tisarana’s first webpage was developed by Niramala Eidsgaard in 2004. |
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| 2005 |
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The next AGM was held on the 9th April 2005, and Renuka Wijesekara was appointed as the President together
with Harendra Angammana and Douglas Jayaweera and the secretary and treasurer. The membership decided
to revise the constitution, and a committee consisting with past presidents & representatives. A dharma
schools for children was initiated by Renuka Wijesekera |
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| 2006 |
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A new and functional webpage was developed by the John Keels Computes Services, Colombo. Chandani
Ratnaweera appointed as the secretary on the 25th February 2006. The “Vas” celebration in 2006 with Ven
Kirindigalle Dhammaratana thero, Sanganayke of Scandinavia, was a turning point in the Tisarana history.
Tisarana established a temporary temple for this purpose with 3 months residency of Ven Dhammaratana
thero together with continues daane and other religious activities. “Vas” celebration laid a firm foundation to
the establishment of a Sri Lankan Buddhist Temple in Oslo. A committee was appointed with the chairmanship
of Harsha Ratnaweera in May 2006 to coordinate the necessary activities. The temple establishment was then
initiated as an independent project with activities, newsletters and meetings. This initiative strengthened the
bonds of Tisarana with the Stockholm Buddhist Vihara and the Denmark Buddhist Viahara, with frequent
events organised in Oslo with visiting Buddhist monks. |
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History and Development of Tisarana
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Tsunami relief works in Sri Lanka
After the Tsunami disaster in South Asia in December 2004 the Buddhist Federation of Norway (BFN) started a fundraising campaign among Buddhists and other people in Norway. |
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