Mahanayakes to discuss the future of Buddhism

(Colombo Lankapuvath) Plans are mooted to have the largest green turf in Ruhuna,Amarapura in an area of 4000 acres. This is being designed on a concept by Speaker,Chamal Rajapaksa. This plan is assisted by the Animal Husbandry and agriculture ...

Myanmar's low-cost SIM card price has reached 500,000 kyats [about US$555] apiece in Mandalay's resale market as the card's numbers are assumed beautiful, although it's officially priced at 1,500 kyats [about $2] apiece to sell, according to ...

Setting out at dawn each day on a bike, Ben Groundwater explores a temple-studded corner of south-east Asia. It's early morning in Mandalay. The sun is rising behind us, bathing the river, boats, trees and grassy plains in a soft-orange glow. But ...

by Reminiscent on what inspired Colonel Henry Steel Olcott an American to come to Ceylon (Sri Lanka then a British colony) accompanied by Madame Helena Pavlov Blavatsky a Russian, the starting point is the famous Panadura Debate (Vade) held in ...

An honest living: Rev Dr Sumana Siri, a Malaysian and Chief Buddhist Monk of Singapore and Malaysia believes good thoughts and good actions can change ones body diversity and keep us healthy without worry about the future. filepic A veteran monk ...

(LBR) -- The Lawkananda Paya in Bagan, located by the Great Ayeyarwady (mangled as Irrawaddy by the Brits who ran all of Burma from 1885, but coastal areas from before). By the stupa, there is a jetty, still operational. Here, more 500 km inland ...

KANDY: The Dhammadeepa Council, an organiation for the promotion of unity among the Sinhala and Buddhist community, under the patronage of the Mahanayaka Theras of the three Nikayas and the Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, was launched ...

Religion is the last refuge of a scoundrel-George Orwell. The halal logo or stamp is out with immediate effect, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and John Keells Holdings plc (JKH) Chairman Susantha Ratnayake told reporters on Monday. This ...