Sri Lanka News News Sri Lanka » Religion: Growing up during Sri Lanka’s civil war taught me that getting along with people across divides is a virtue we can learn
I grew up in Sri Lanka. Much of my adolescence was spent in Kandy, a city built around a lake, set amid the lush tea plantations of the hill country. Its northern shore houses the Temple of the Tooth, ...
News Sri Lanka » Religion: Buddhist Vesak festival brings religions together in Sri Lanka
The Buddhist Vesak festival celebrations in Sri Lanka have evolved into an interreligious affair, with more Hindus and Christians participating in the festivities, observers say. Christians and Hindus ...
News Sri Lanka » Religion: Buddha relics from Devnimori return following Sri Lanka display
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): The revered Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha has return to India after a ceremonial departure from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Sri Lanka, marking a ...
News Sri Lanka » Religion: Kingdom of Kandy was the last Buddhist State of Sri Lanka. When British reneged on extending State Patronage to Buddhism the Kings of Siam, Burma, Arakan (Rakhine) stepped in ...
The Kingdom of Kandy, the last independent Sinhala kingdom in Sri Lanka, was a Buddhist state governed by Nayak kings of Tamil origin from 1739 to 1815, who patronized the Buddhist religion despite ...
News Sri Lanka » Religion: Sri Lanka Violence
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News Sri Lanka » Religion: The Easter investigation must not become ethno-religious politics
Representatives of almost all the main opposition parties were in attendance at the recent book launch by Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader Udaya Gammanpila. The book written by the PHU leader was his ...