Category: Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
“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”...
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...
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...