But with Rajapaksa in exile in Singapore and life returning closer to normal, decades-old questions are being raised about Buddhism’s role in Sri Lanka ... In rural areas, temples can be ...

Mobs made up mostly of Sri ... Lanka, barricaded themselves inside a local mosque after Buddhist mobs attacked their homes Wednesday morning accusing them of stealing the donation box of a nearby ...

Offered prayers at the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura with President Dissanayake. It’s a deeply humbling moment to be at one of the most revered sites in Buddhism. It is a living ...

Pope Francis made a spontaneous visit to a Buddhist temple Wednesday afternoon during ... to make the visit after trying to meet with Sri Lanka's Catholic bishops but finding they had not yet ...

On Sunday evening, more than 30 people gathered at the Minnesota Buddhist ... attacks in Sri Lanka. Witiyala Seewalie Nayaka Thera and Bhikkhu Bisho Kirti Maharjan, two of the temple's resident ...

Buddhist groups backed by the Sri Lankan military are provocatively attempting to expand a Buddhist temple at Thayitti ... Equality Party calls for a Sri Lanka-Eelam Socialist Republic as part ...

Her official car also kept off the wicket and whisked her a short distance to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Lanka’s most significant Buddhist Temple. Wearing white as a mark of ...