Kalutara near Colombo is a bustling city and home to one of the most sacred sites on Sri Lanka’s Buddhist trail ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited the Bai Dinh Pagoda, one of the largest Buddhist temple complexes in Southeast ...

At the invitation of President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Luong Cuong, President Anura Kumara Disanayake departed ...

The resident monks then chanted Seth Pirith and invoked blessings on the President. Subsequently, the President paid homage at the Sri Maha Bodhi sapling on the temple grounds, a sacred branch from ...

As part of the on-going State visit to Vietnam, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited the Bai Dinh Pagoda, one of the ...

The letter further notes the historic ties between Sri Lanka and Buddha Gaya and points out that these ties go back to the time of Emperor Ashoka. A former Joint Secretary of the Maha Bodhi Society of ...

Propped up with gold-plated stakes, the 2,300-year-old Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Tree is believed to have sprouted from a cutting of the mother tree which sheltered the Buddha as he attained enlightenment.

“We cannot put things which carry the respect of so many human beings up for sale. They are the representatives of the wisdom ...

Modi also paid homage to the sacred Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura, a revered place of worship for Sri Lankan Buddhists. He also announced the supply of solar rooftop systems to 5,000 religious ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is to undertake an official visit to Viet Nam early next month to attend the 20th United Nations Day of Vesak. The main theme for this year’s UN Day of Vesak will be ...