KANDY, Sri Lanka--In this mountain city that was for centuries home to Sri Lanka’s kings and in recent years has been riven by religious violence, Buddhist nationalists are rejoicing the ...

MINORITY communities in Sri Lanka were furious after a group of multi-faith religious leaders were accosted by a mob led by a Buddhist leader and threatened with violence, reported Makkal Osai.

their Sri Lankan Buddhist counterparts had their own version of Vishnu, subordinate to the Buddha (as many Sri Lankans do even today). The evolution of this deity challenges many notions of South ...

The Sri Lankan government says more troops have been deployed to the central district of Kandy, to try to end days of violence against Muslims. Police used tear gas to disperse Buddhist rioters ...

Some copies have already been handed over to the Colombo University, The Buddhist Sculptures of Sri Lanka still remains as the first (and only) full length detailed documentation and study of the ...

It seemed innocent enough when Sri Lankan police in Kandy decided to hold a mass “wedding” for nine pairs of sniffer dogs using Buddhist iconography. The officers slipped socks, shawls and ...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has accomplished more for Buddhism than anyone in history and thus makes him the most eligible person to recieve Lord Buddha ...

A group of Sri Lankan fishermen languishing in an Indian jail for over one and a half years has asked the State to intervene to get them released. A Buddhist monk heading a campaign on behalf of the ...

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. A delegation of Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks visited Ashoka's Rock Edict at Shahbazgarhi in Mardan District of Khyber ...

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. The delegation of Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks arrived at rock carved Buddha at Jehanabad in the Swat Valley today (Saturday ...

politicians from Sri Lanka's United National ruling party, a merchant navy captain, a wealthy gem dealer, and a Buddhist monk. Charges have not yet been filed. Ashmalee, the former Maldives ...