A Buddhist temple celebrated the start of its Lent with the unveiling of a newly paved road. Wat Sriratanaram Monastery in Moss Lane, Kearsley, commemorated the road on Sunday, July 13 with an ...

After 14 years in hiding, when King Valagamba finally returned to reclaim his throne in Anuradhapura around 89 BCE, he paid ...

Sri Lankan cricket legends Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Muttiah Muralitharan have been actively involved with the Foundation of Goodness to give back to the society.

Incantations, music, and chanting have been used in rites and rituals since the beginning of time, with roots in ancient ...

Sacred trees thrive due to reverence. The Gurusheng tree in Arunachal Pradesh grew from Dalai Lama's stick. Jaya Sri Maha ...

The stunning country of Sri Lanka has recovered from colonial rule and civil war to become a proudly independent nation with ...

Let this be our solemn vow: no MoU, no foreign power, no local custodians shall divide or diminish the Buddha Sasana. The ...

In Sri Lanka, on a 24/7 basis the words of wisdom of Gautama Buddha are related in some place or another. In over 12,000 ...

One by one, 13 Buddhist monks wearing brightly colored silk costumes and wide-brimmed black hats, stepped onto the ...

Gaya: Amid chants of peace and spiritual homage, the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama was celebrated with solemnity and ...

The hilltop temples echoed with chants ... He referred to himself as a "simple Buddhist monk" and said he had no regrets as ...