Category: Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
Buddha’s visit to Sri Pada (Samanala Kanda/ Sumanagira)
Sri Lanka’s greatest chronicle the Mahavamsa states that Buddha visited Sri Lanka 3 times. After descending to Kelaniya on his third visit in his 8th year of enlightenment on the invitation of...
Kelaniya – the 3rd venue of Lord Buddha’s visit to Sri Lanka
Kelaniya was first mentioned as the venue of the 2nd journey by Buddha to Lanka, 8 years after Buddha’s enlightenment along with 500 arahaths and Samiddhi Sumana divine. His visit to Kelaniya is on...
Arahaths & Trincomalee
Thapassuka-Bhalluka two leading traders arrived in Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee district. They came to enshrined Buddha’s hair relics while Buddha was living. Girihanduseya is where Buddha’s hair relics are enshrined. Trincomalee is mentioned during...
Our History Our Heritage – Seruwila
Are you aware that there is a lake that comes only 2nd to anothaththawila? It is majestic and sacred and that is none other than Seruwila located in Trincomalee District, East Sri Lanka. The...
Ancient Sinhale Heritage – Kurundi Viharaya
“කුරුන්දි විහාර ගැටලුවට සාධාරණ තීන්දුවක් ගන්න”: කුරුන්දි විහාරාධිපති හිමියෝ ජනපතිගෙන් ඉල්ලති “කුරුන්දි විහාර ගැටලුවට සාධාරණ තීන්දුවක් ගන්න”: කුරුන්දි විහාරාධිපති හිමියෝ ජනපතිගෙන් ඉල්ලති “කුරුන්දි විහාරයට අයත් රජයේ ඉඩම් වෙනත් අයට පවරා දීමට තීරණයක් ගෙන නෑ”...
King Dutugemunu victory against Elara in Vijithapura
Elara invaded Sri Lanka with 10,80,000 troops. Elara was defeated in Vijithapura and a message was sent to send 60,000 reinforcements. Dutugemunu defeats them with only 16,000 surrendering. Rajavaliya mentions this epic battle and...
My Nation – My Pride
We have a proud history. We had great kings They made magnificent structures. These amazing achievements are in awe even today. Tourists flock to see these cultural heritage because they do not have...
Western strategy to neutralize Sinhala Buddhists in Sri Lanka
The Buddhists need to not only identify the enemy but more importantly identify the strategies adopted by the enemy & the reasons they do so. It is without a doubt they consider the teachings...
We need another “Panadurawadaya” – a National debate on the attacks to Buddha & his teachings
In August 1873, 26th & 28th to be precise a great debate was held at the Galkanda Temple in Panadura between Migettuwatte Gunananda Himi & Father David de Silva. The topic was on Buddhism...
