International Sri Lankan Monk on Dealing with Tsunami Disaster By Rob Sachs Published December 30, 2004 at 9:00 PM PST This story was published more than 19 years ago. Facebook WhatsApp Email Listen • 0:00 Walpola Piyananda, a Buddhist monk, shares his experience as a Sri Lankan spiritual leader in the United States, in the wake of the tsunami that devastated his native country. Copyright 2004 NPR