The street protests that drove Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from office last month brought together people from across the country’s diverse and sometimes warring ethno-religious ...

Author is an art historian, filmmaker and photographer. One of the greatest examples of cultural sharing in the world, is the spread of Buddhism from India to Sri Lanka. The Island of Sri Lanka ...

A man dressed as a Buddhist monk throws back a tear gas canister after it was fired by police to disperse protesters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 9, 2022.

The alms bowl is a symbol of monks, yet in Sri Lanka artisans are struggling as cheap substitutes flood the market, igniting a debate over Buddhist tradition and quality. Unlike the financially ...

A group of Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka has urged all political parties to maintain Buddhism's primacy amid speculation of a Marxist party's rise to power in the highly contested presidential polls.

Even today, the Upasampada established in Sukhothai is known as ‘Lanka Wong’ A delegation of 100 Thai monks, who are on a foot pilgrimage through Buddhist countries around the world, wishing ...

The monk is a close associate of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who made him the head of a panel to reform Sri Lanka’s legal system to ensure religious harmony in 2021.

The Poson Poya, also known as the full moon day of June, holds significant religious importance for Sri Lankans. This day commemorates the arrival of Ven Mahinda Arahan to the island, a crucial event ...

(RNS) — The street protests that drove Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from office last month brought together people from across the country’s diverse and sometimes warring ethno ...

The protests that drove Sri Lanka's president from office brought together people from across the country’s diverse and sometimes warring ethno-religious groups: Tamils, Muslims, Christians ...

Political involvement by the monks — easy to spot in the protests against Rajapaksa’s inaction on Sri Lanka’s economic woes — also includes taking seats in Parliament and joining political ...