Embekke: A Storehouse of Artistry
Photographs: Gamini Jayasinghe Embekke is the name of a village in Sri Lanka that is virtually synonymous with wood carving. ...
Tag: Spiritual
Duruthu: Remembering a visit by the Buddha
Maureen Seneviratne " ... Lanka was known to the Conqueror as a place where his doctrine should shine in glory ...
The Bodhi Tree at Kalutara
Theja Weeratne A smaller dagaba inside the large stupa at Kalutara. If you travel South on the Galle Road passing ...
The Buddha with the Sapphire eyes
Theja Weeratne The shrine room of the temple showing the statue of the reclining Buddha, with the sapphire eyes, and ...
Kandy’s Temple of the Tooth Relic
M B Dassanayake Kandy's Dalada Maligawa - the temple of the sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha, with the octagon ...
Order of the Perahera
Wijeratne Muhandiram The main Kandy Perahera comprises five separate Peraheras from the Dalada Maligawa, the Natha Devale, Maha Vishnu Devale, ...
Seemamalaka: The Shrine on Beira Lake
Stanley Welgampola The marble image of the reclining Buddha. and the stylised footprint of the Buddha at the entrance to ...
Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya
Theja Weeratne Buddhist devotees climb the steps of the Kelaniya Vihara to worship. Photo: Pushpakumarn Matugama The most important centre ...
Poson: When Buddhism Came to Sri Lanka
The gentle smile of the Buddha has special meaning on Poson.Photo - Fred R. Malvenna The Mihintale Rock, the abode ...
Past and Present under two roofs
Colombo's National Museum mirrors the island's history. Photo courtesy: Ceylon Tourist Board. Rita Sebastian A larger than life Buddha, carved ...