“Bennet Soysa”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Sir Bennet Soysa or Warusahennidige Abraham Bastian Bennet Soysa (30 March 1889 - 1981) was a Ceylonese politician and philanthropist. He was a member of the 2nd State Council of Ceylon and the Senate of Ceylon.^[1] He was also Mayor of Kandy on five occasions and dedicated his wealth for the propagation of Buddhism.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402212610/http://kandysebm.com/KandySEBM/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/President_Sir-Bennet-Soysa.jpg]

Bennet Soysa was educated at St. John's College Panadura and Dharmaraja College Kandy.^[2] His father was Warusahennidige Abraham Bastian Soysa and his grandfather was a cousin of Mudaliyar Jeronis de Soysa. He became successful in the transportation and the urban property sector.^[3]

Soysa was the founding president and patron of the Senkadagala Buddhist Cultural Society and was chiefly responsible for its Pilgrims Rest and the Cultural Hall.^[4] He was a patron and the treasurer of the Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara Restoration Society. He was also a patron of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, the Kandy General Hospital and the Dharmaraja College.^[5]^[6]^[7]

The Mahamaya Girls' College, Kandy (the first Buddhist Girls' school in Kandy) was founded by his wife Lady Sarah Soysa and Lady Chitravo Ratwatte and was greatly assisted by Soysa.^[8]^[9]^[10]

The Sir Benet Soysa Cultural Hall and Sir Bennet Soysa Veediya in Kandy are named in recognition of his services to the Buddha Sasana and the city of Kandy.^[4]^[11]^[12]^[13]

References

1. ^The Senate Days of Ceylon
2. ^A century and quarter of St. John's College... : Its great contribution for the development of education in Sri Lanka, by L. Panditharathna Daily News (Sri Lanka), Retrieved 05 December 2014
3. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=6CwLAAAAYAAJ&q=Bennet+Soysa&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4 With a Fistful of Rice: Buddhist Women and the Making of Mahamaya Girls' College] by Indrani Meegama, p.54 (Mahamaya College) {{ISBN|9558904007}}
4. ^¹Senkadagala Eksath Bauddha Mandalaya (Official Website) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402203958/http://kandysebm.com/KandySEBM/?page_id=29 |date=April 2, 2015 }} Retrieved 25 January 2015
5. ^{{cite news|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2002/03/30/fea03.html|title=113th Birth Anniversary : Sir Bennet Soysa - the philanthropist of the hills|last=Dassanayake|first=M. B.|date=2002-03-30|work=Daily News|accessdate=2015-01-11}}
6. ^First ever stupa built by an Arhant BY S. B. KARALLIYADDA (Daily News) Retrieved 25 January 2015
7. ^Emergence of Sri Sumangala College, Panadura by OBA Panadura (Daily News) Retrieved 25 January 2015
8. ^Equality in the hills - the beginnings - Indrani Meegama (The Sunday Leader) Retrieved 25 January 2015
9. ^Admirable Buddhist Women by Upali K. Salgado (The Island) Retrieved 25 January 2015
10. ^The Monk who shone at Heenetiyana by Upali K. Salgado (The Island) Retrieved 25 January 2015
11. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=htAmdNr75P0C&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=bennet+soysa+veediya&source=bl&ots=5pTLRparEJ&sig=y1uOQYU5dFOmJ4s0zt8PaUfRQKY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBWoVChMI9KmbztyIyAIVswjbCh2tNAlw#v=onepage&q=bennet%20soysa%20veediya&f=false Sri Lanka] by Royston Ellis, p.99 (Bradt Travel Guides) {{ISBN|9781841623467}}
12. ^Randoli on Aug 5 by Cyril Wimalasurendre (The Island) Retrieved 25 January 2015
13. ^Ananda Jayasundara Sri Lanka's fastest bowler in 1964 by Hafiz Marikar (Daily News) Retrieved 25 January 2015