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 ...
Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks pay a visit to Butkara Stupa in the area of Swat The delegation of Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks paid a visit to Butkara Stupa in the area of Swat in this afternoon. Butkara ...
In this article, the profound cultural and philosophical depth of Sri Lanka explains why transformative figures like Jesus Christ and Prophet Muhammad may have focused their teachings elsewhere. Sri ...
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 ...
A delegation of Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks visited Ashoka's Rock Edict at Shahbazgarhi ... The Buddhist site of Jamal Garhi is divided into two parts; first is the Stupa Area and the second is ...
A photo series on ice stupas — artificial glaciers in the northern Indian Himalayas — recently won first place in the 2024-25 Onewater’s Walk of Water: Water Towers photo story contest.
Subhuthi Nayaka Thero brought 21 bone relics of Buddha to Sri Lanka after they were discovered during the excavation works carried out in Piprahwa stupa by Peppe. The monk demonstrated that the ...