“How about a beautiful statue of Ganesh ... Athureliye patiently explained that according to ancient Buddhist scriptures, Lord Buddha had been invited to Sri Lanka by none other than Ravana himself.

Starting from 'Thambapanni to Sri Lanka' , de Costa travels through the royal cities ... the photographs used in the book cover a wide range of Buddhist places of worship, Buddha statues, stupas, ...

The Temple of the Sacred Tooth is located near the ancient Royal Palace and is one of the most revered Buddhist sites in the ...