For thousands of years, the golden kingdom of Lanka described in the Ramayana has captured people’s imaginations. It was said ...

In the late 5th century, King Kashyapa of Sri Lanka was afraid. He had every reason to be — he had orchestrated a coup and seized the throne from the rightful heir, his brother. Fearing an ...

Progressively enhanced over the centuries by a multitude of kings, the temple complex remains the best preserved ancient edifice in Sri Lanka. There’s over 150 Buddha statues, ...

Sanghamitra and her brother Mahindra had been invited to Sri Lanka by King Devanampiya Tissa (reigned 307 BCE – 267 BCE) who was a contemporary of Emperor Ashoka (304 BCE – 232 BCE).