Why Sri Lanka & Sri Lankans are in a stalemate!
We may have a literacy rate of over 90% but majority of the citizens in particular those holding key positions in both private & public sector are clueless of geopolitics & historical linkages to...
Category: Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
20th Death Anniversary of Ven. Gangodawila Somarathana Thero
The lamp that illuminated the lives of Buddhists was extinguished 20 years ago on 12 December 2003. He was Gangodawila Somarathana Thero. He passed away in St. Petersburg, Russia. His demise cannot be...
Is Sri Lanka YOUR MOTHERLAND or simply the LAND OF YOUR BIRTH?
It is a simple question but holding a wealth of meaning & essentially answers and distinguishes those that naturally come forward to defend the nation & those who chose not to. Some leaders...
Sri Lanka must declare itself a Buddhist State with Buddhism as State Religion
Before anyone takes out all the denigrative words & phrases in the dictionary, it would be wiser for them to check out where a God is officially referred in the Constitutions of other...
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”...
