Some Stories and Experiences of My Travels

The Buddhist monk of the Payagala Temple, who assisted the Christian survivors of the Tsunami, chants a pali blessing over the keys to the newly built houses. In a short speach he recalled how shortly after the Tsunami hit their small coastal community he met Fr Ivan Peters, the parish priest, who'd come looking for the Buddhist monks in their Temple buildings to ensure that they had survived the waves lethal force. In the small coastal village of Payagala, 30 miles south of Colombo, the families of small Catholic parish and the majority Buddhist community had worked hand in hand to help each other.