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Anagarika Dharmapala. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera ( Sinhala: හික්කඩුවේ ශ්රි සුමංගල නාහිමි; 20 January 1827 – 29 April 1911) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, who was one of the pioneers of Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist movement in the 19th century. [ 3] He did a great service to improve ...
[4] [11] [12] The full exposition of the saṃsāra doctrine is found in early Buddhism and Jainism, as well as in various schools of Hindu philosophy. [ 4 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The saṃsāra doctrine is tied to the karma theory of Hinduism , and the liberation from saṃsāra has been at the core of the spiritual quest of Indian traditions, as well ...
Tissamaharama stupa. Tissamaharama Stupa is the largest stupa in the Southern region of the country with a height of 156 feet and 550 feet in circumference. [12] According to chronicles, King Kawan Tissa had sought blessings and instructions from Arhant Gothama Thera, who was a spiritual adviser to the king, when constructing Tissamaharam stupa. [12]
There are number of theories as to the origin of the shrine. According to Heinz Bechert [7] and Paul Younger, [8] the mode of veneration and rituals connected with Kataragama deviyo is a survival of indigenous Vedda mode of veneration that preceded the arrival of Buddhist and Indo-Aryan cultural influences from North India in Sri Lanka in the last centuries BCE, although Hindus, Buddhists and ...
Gajaman Nona is often regarded as one of the foremost female poets in Sri Lankan history. Her works have been studied and appreciated for their literary value and their insight into the culture and society of her time. A statue of her stands at Ambalantota, Nonagama Junction (the name derived from Gajaman Nona) is situated at that nindagama.
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY. September 11, 2024 at 7:58 PM. One of only eight surviving ratified copies of the U.S. Constitution discovered in an old filing cabinet in North Carolina soon will be ...
In office. 1974–1977. Website. sarachchandra.org. Signature. Veditantirige Ediriweera Ranjitha Sarachchandra (born Veditantirige Eustace Reginold de Silva; 3 June 1914 – 16 August 1996), popularly known as Ediriweera Sarachchandra Sinhala: එදිරිවීර සරච්චන්ද්ර), was a Sri Lankan playwright, novelist ...