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One of the greatest examples of cultural sharing in the world, is the spread of Buddhism from India to Sri Lanka. The Island ...
There are at least six types of dagobas, each being distinguished by its shape. The last two mentioned are not seen in Sri Lanka. The first stupa in Sri Lanka – the Thuparama was erected in ...
Its silver-coated stupa gleams against the blue sea ... This reverence predates Buddhism in Sri Lanka and continued to thrive in folk practices even after the arrival of the Dhamma. Perhaps the most ...
Sri Lanka's best cultural experiences - Planning a trip to the tropical island country of the moment? Beverley Watts has your ...
Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Thero, a prominent Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka, has expressed his happiness and gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second visit to Sri Lanka's Anuradhapura and ...
The book explains his reasons for the Orion mystery shrouding the three stupas in Anuradhapura. His reasoning is backed by the chronicles, archeological and epigraphical evidence, legends, folklore ...
UNESCO hosted the International Expert Conference on the Sacred City of Anuradhapura at its Headquarters on 1 April 2025, ...
Butkara stupa was enlarged on five occasions during the following ... great pleasure over visiting Buddhist sacred places in Pakistan. He said Pakistan and Sri Lanka are not strangers as the both the ...