Although the country nationalized private schools in 1960, "We have full freedom and dignity," said Apostolic Carmel ...

Sri Lanka has made a truly remarkable turnaround since an uprising in 2022, but if the island nation is to achieve sustained ...

India being a critical provider to Sri Lanka’s energy security means any disruption will impact Sri Lanka. Imagine if India STOPS sending petroleum, textiles, machinery, chemicals, foodstuff etc if ...

Glory to Ram’ is the leitmotif of culture here. Here kings had proudly sought to imbibe the virtues symbolised by Ram by ...

One of the greatest examples of cultural sharing in the world, is the spread of Buddhism from India to Sri Lanka. The Island ...

Time was when we had to observe the five precepts chanting in front of the omnipresent Buddha statue in every Buddhist household, and pay homage to parents straight afterwards. Attend mandatory Sunday ...

The issue has united Buddhists from across the country and other nations. A Buddhist from Nagpur said the All India Buddhist ...

JURIST Staff, US Sri Lanka’s civil war (1983-2009) between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant and political ...

Even the Great Ruvanweliseya Buddhist Temple that PM Modi is scheduled to visit was also threatened by colonial British rule. The Colbrook Commission that divided Sri Lanka to 5 provinces gave ...

Buddhist temples vary in style and design, but they usually feature a main hall, a Buddha statue and space to meditate.

Sri Lanka and Myanmar are predominantly Buddhist, with Theravada Buddhism as their official religion. Both nations were once ...

Sri Lanka and Myanmar are predominantly Buddhist, with Theravada Buddhism as their official religion. Both nations were once ...