The prime minister visited one of Sri Lanka's oldest Buddhist Seema Malaka temple and took part in the traditional lamp-lighting ceremony. Modi, accompanied by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil ...

Sri Lanka can be best described as south Asia in miniature form, filled with beaches, elephants, tea plantations, curries, ...

KANDY, Sri Lanka (AP) — Buddhist mobs swept through Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka’s central hills, destroying stores and restaurants and setting homes on fire despite a curfew, a st… ...

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.

Sri Lanka's majority Buddhist population believes that the Buddha's left canine is enshrined at the temple. It is more than an object of religious devotion -- it is also a symbol of state sovereignty.

The Princess Royal visited a Buddhist temple and watched a landmine clearance on the second day of her official visit to Sri Lanka.. Despite only arriving in the country the day before, Princess ...

On Sunday evening, more than 30 people gathered at the Minnesota Buddhist Vihara in north Minneapolis to send peaceful energy and blessings to the victims of the attacks in Sri Lanka.

According to historical records, the tooth relic, brought to Kandy in 1590, came to symbolise Buddhist holiness, becoming Sri Lanka's most treasured possession and the seal of sovereignty.

Buddhist mobs swept through Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka's central hills, destroying stores and restaurants and setting homes on fire despite a curfew, a state of emergency and a heavy ...

KANDY, Sri Lanka— Buddhist mobs swept through Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka’s central hills, destroying stores and restaurants and setting homes on fire despite a curfew, a state of ...