Wadigala Samitharathana Thero has become the first Sri Lankan Buddhist monk in 105 years to study at Britain’s ... and Mahavihara Maha Pirivena, Kandy, in Sri Lanka. In 2013, he was awarded the ...

Venerable Dr. Diviyagaha Yasassi Nayaka Thera was born in 1935 in Diviyagaha village, located in the Matara District of Sri Lanka.

The London Buddhist Vihara, established in 1926 by Anagarika Dharmapala held its New Year Day religious observances on Wednesday (January 1st). Acting Sri Lanka High Commissioner in the UK, Manouri ...

Venerable Wadigala Samitharathana Thero has become the first Sri Lankan Buddhist monk to study at Britain’s prestigious ... at Siri Sunanda Pirivena, Beliatta and Mahavihara Maha Pirivena, Kandy in ...

The Sri Lankan Ministry of Education on Monday announced a cut of school days for 2025 from 210 days to 181. The revised ...

While Sri Lanka’s constitution ensures that all citizens have a right ... it opened up spaces that would not have been accessible otherwise. I asked a Buddhist monk directly what he thought about ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake landed in Bihar earlier today and paid a visit to the Mahabodhi Temple in ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first overseas visit ...

The last Sri Lankan Buddhist monk to study at Oxford was Venerable Suriyagoda Sumangala, who became the first monk to receive a scholarship and enter the university in 1919. He enrolled as a non ...