Inside the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, visitors can admire ornate halls, golden statues, and intricate decorations that reflect centuries of Buddhist tradition. As one of Sri Lanka’s ...

Sri Lanka's Vesak celebrations, including parades and public offerings, reveal striking similarities to Hindu festivals in ...

KANDY, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's most powerful Buddhist nationalist group rallied its hardline base on Sunday, saying they must aim to take democratic control of parliament to protect the ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Pope Francis paid a surprise visit to a Buddhist temple on Wednesday, capping a trip to Sri Lanka where he told huge crowds that religions must unite to heal the country ...

Buddhists, Christians, and people from other religions joined a community cleanup program during an annual Buddhist religious ...

Colombo (AFP) – Saffron-robed Buddhist monks began a week-long peace walk across Sri Lanka on Wednesday, accompanied by a rescued stray dog that has become a celebrity in its own right. Led by ...

When is Vesak Poya observed? Vesak is observed on the full moon day of the lunar month of Vesak, which usually falls in May. A Blue Moon refers to the second full moon occurring within a single ...

Aruni Ruwandathi, a Christian graduate student, was surprised to find a bas-relief sculpture of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples at Tulana in Kelaniya. Buddhist monk Ven. Uttarananda Thera had ...