The Sinhala translation of Jataka Tales, a large collection of Buddhist stories, was launched in Colombo on the occasion of ...

Around 32 lakh temples in India and globally are set to form a single federation to manage tourism and spiritual activities ...

Dr Ravia Gupta, Dr Smruti Smita Mohapatra “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it ...

In search of Buddhist conscience (Baudha Hurdasakshiya Soya) by Laleen Jayamanne and Namika Raby “People were nourished by ...

In search of Buddhist conscience (Baudha Hurdasakshiya Soya) (Part II of this article appeared in The Island on Monday – 03) Tissa Ranasinghe’s and Gananath’s Kannagi Gananath’s Pattini book has a ...

Around 32 lakh temples globally, primarily in India, will form a unified federation to efficiently manage tourism and ...

The Kandyan Convention, an agreement between the British Colonial rulers and Kandyan chiefs, was signed in 1815. ..

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India and Indonesia’s historical links go beyond geography, weaving together centuries of trade, religion, and cultural exchange ...

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and the Kanshin-ji Buddhist temple, which was founded in 701 and houses several national treasures. Many of those ancient settlements now sit next to modern amenities like malls, train stations ...

As the famous setting of countless Kung Fu movies, the original Shaolin Temple of China was brought back from ...