The word ‘Bhikkuni’ will appear on identity cards, allowing female religious figures in Sri Lanka to enjoy a range of civil ...

Marking a significant moment in the shared heritage between India and Sri Lanka, a replica of King Ashoka's Vaishali Pillar ...

A replica of the ancient Ashokan Pillar has been erected on the premises of a Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka in recognition of the “great service” of Emperor Ashoka to the island nation. Indian High ...

The Speaker expressed his gratitude for the continued support extended by Thailand and noted that Sri Lanka is currently ...

Chapter II Buddhism. 9. The Republic of Sri Lanka shall give to Buddhism the foremost place and accordingly it shall be the duty of the State to protect and foster the Buddha Sasana, while assuring to ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – With a bloody civil war over and a cautious peace at hand, a group of hardline Buddhist monks is rallying Sri Lankans against what they say is a pernicious threat: Muslims ...

Shani Abeysekera and Ravi Seneviratne were among top officials removed from posts by Gotabaya Rajapaksa administration ...

Sri Lanka Declares Emergency Amid Buddhist Attacks On Minority Muslims : The Two-Way The violence, which began on Sunday, was reportedly triggered by a road-rage incident in which a Sinhalese ...

His responsibility is to his flock, the Buddhist majority of Sri Lanka. Muslims, who make up less than 10 per cent of Sri Lanka’s population, are not his concern.

A hard-line Buddhist monk from Myanmar known for his anti-Muslim stance said his movement would join hands with a like-minded Sri Lankan group to "protect" Buddhists, whom he called an endangered ...

Shortly before Buddhist mobs made a deadly rampage through Muslim neighborhoods near the town of Aluthgama, Sri Lanka last month, a man with cropped hair and glasses stood before expectant crowds ...

A local Buddhist man said the Muslims were using improvised explosives, which the men in the mosque denied. A house stands vandalized in racial violence near Galle, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017.