Page 17 - The Origin and Early Spread of The Buddhist Flag 佛旗的缘起与传播

60 years later, on 25 May 1950, Professor

Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera initiated the

first World Fellowship of Buddhists which was

held in Columbia.

Professor Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera (1899–1973)

The first World Fellowship of Buddhists in Columbia (1950)