The Kelaniya Declaration reaffirmed rebirth (punabbhava) as a central and non-negotiable tenet of Buddhist philosophy, rooted in the teachings of the Buddha and enriched by various Buddhist traditions ...

Another speaker, Panchamee Hewavissenti, spoke about the political and traditional aspects of the Dalai Lamas reincarnation.

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 ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Rampaging mobs from the majority Buddhist population attacked Muslim communities Monday night, police and witnesses said, igniting fears of a new phase of violence in Sri ...

We live in a time of accelerated militarism, environmental devastation, and deepening social collapse. Amid these crises, the ...

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.

Sri Lanka, May 7 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake extended an appeal to the global community to draw upon the illumination of Buddhist philosophy in building a world where the fires of war ...

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 ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—A state of emergency was declared Tuesday after clashes between Muslims and Buddhists killed at least one person and scores of houses and shops were burned down. The fighting ...

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 ...

Gunmen stormed a Buddhist temple in eastern Sri Lanka and shot dead the chief monk, and the military said four Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in clashes with soldiers in the northwest.