Any one who wishes for the ‘Pirith Noola’ can have it. Buddhism does not make a distinction. So, a picture of a Buddhist priest tying a the thread on Vasbert Drakes hand does not make him a Buddhist. There are no rituals or the like in Buddhism to become a Buddhist. You simply live by the word Buddha espoused.
Vasbert Drakes, one of the West Indian A team coaches, receives a pirit nula at Moratuwa
Any one who wishes for the ‘Pirith Noola’ can have it. Buddhism does not make a distinction. So, a picture of a Buddhist priest tying a the thread on Vasbert Drakes hand does not make him a Buddhist. There are no rituals or the like in Buddhism to become a Buddhist. You simply live by the word Buddha espoused.