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Bhikkunis in the country have been denied their fundamental rights and they have not been issued their identity cards, Buddhist Cultural Centre Director Ven Kirama Wimalajothi thera said. The thera ....

Many Buddhist activities have been organized by the Buddhist Affairs Department and the Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs Ministry to mark the 64th Independence day, a Ministry spokesman said. The ....

The results of the Advanced Level Examination 2011 will be released in the first week of December, Examinations Commissioner General Anura Edirisinghe said. For the first time in the history of examin ....

The Buddhist Cultural Centre has launched a number of programmes to introduce Buddhism to youth, Buddhist Cultural Centre Director Kirama Wimalajothi Thera said. The Buddhist Cultural Centre has targe ....

The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, John Rankin visited Kandy and paid his respects at key Buddhist sites in the sacred hill city recently. He paid his respect to the Sri Dalada Maligawa (T ....

The Randoli Perahera of the Kandy Esala Perahera will parade the streets today. The first Randoli Perahera will proceed from the Sri Dalada Maligawa across Dalada Veediya, D S Senanayake Veediya, T ....

Ten teenage couples inside a cinema in Alawwa town were nabbed by police and severely warned. The couples were boys and girls aged between 13 and 15, police said. The students from Veyangoda, Ga ....

Dehippawa Raja Maha Viharaya, about 10 miles away from Rangiri Dambulla rock temple, which has a long history upto the reign of King Devanampiyatissa, needs immediate attention, villagers said. The ....

Silumina has taken action to publish important Dhamma articles to its readers. “This is an important attempt to make Dhamma articles available to readers,” Colombo University Sinhala Department Pro ....

Jaya Piritha was chanted by 3,000 members of the Buddhist clergy on July 6 to invoke blessings on President Mahinda Rajapaksa to give him strength to successfully undertake the massive development wor ....

China is providing funds to Nepal to build a US$3 billion Buddhist Centre to attract millions of pilgrims and spiritual tourists to the birthplace of the Buddha. Lumbini is a UNESCO World Heritage ....

A commemoration of the Day of Vesak was held at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, on June 3, 2011. In keeping with the UN Resolution of February 8, 2000, re ....

"Thousands of devotees have been spiritually nourished and gained the experience of the Dhamma said Mihintale Raja Maha Viharaya Anuradhapura Buddha Sravaka Bhikkhu University Lecturer Ven Walawahengu ....

A hospice set up by the Cancer Care Association (CCA) in Anuradhapura, which would provide in-house care free of charge for terminally ill cancer patients during their final days, will be opened today ....

Twenty six Samadhi Buddha statues were handed over to external Affairs Minister prof G.L. Peiris by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday. These statues will be delivered to 26 Sri ....