For centuries, barefoot pilgrims have walked through the arid jungles and lush forests of Sri Lanka’s east and south, ...

The Poson Poya, also known as the full moon day of June, holds significant religious importance for Sri Lankans. This day commemorates the arrival of Ven Mahinda Arahan to the island, a crucial event ...

By Senaka Weeraratna Buddhism, more than other ideology or religion, has played a singular role in creating an unique civilization and shaping the destinies of this country. It falls on the current ...

In Sri Lanka, PM Modi launches 2 India-assisted railway projects, visits Buddhist shrine The railway modernisation projects were being developed with Indian assistance of over $106 million; they ...

The sapling was planted at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, marking the beginning of Buddhism. Both the tree and the faith continue and flourish on the island. Sacred Bodhi Tree, Anuradhapura ...

Flipping through the pages of Nirupama Subramanian’s 2005 book, ‘Sri Lanka, Voices From A War Zone’, is to relive those terrible times.

In 2002, he founded the Sri Lanka Association of Buddhist Studies (SLABS), an academic and professional organization for Buddhist scholars in Sri Lanka. Additionally, in 2017, he co-founded the ...

An Austrian tourist on a visit to the Aukana sacred city has taken a keen interest in ‘Clean Sri Lanka Programme’ initiated by the government and joined it. Fifty-year-old Josef Autser is an ...

There were thousands of smart 10 year olds in Sri Lanka ( than Chandrasoma) in the last 50 years who learned modern science along with Buddhism, who are the original inventors of so many “gadgets” of ...

A group of Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka has urged all political parties to maintain Buddhism's primacy amid speculation of a Marxist party's rise to power in the highly contested presidential polls.

That is Sri Lanka. Buddhism, as a philosophy, echoes not in its rituals but in the forgiving smiles and large-hearted gestures, even from those who don’t have much to give.

Two key proponents of disenfranchisement, S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike and J.R. Jayewardene, would play decisive roles in driving Sri Lanka towards linguistic division, ethnic conflict and war. In 1956, Mr.