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Theravada Buddhism is the largest and official religion of Sri Lanka, practiced by 70.2% of the population as of 2012. [2] Practitioners of Sri Lankan Buddhism can be found amongst the majority Sinhalese population as well as among the minority ethnic groups.
Moksha (/ ˈ m oʊ k ʃ ə /; [1] Sanskrit: मोक्ष, mokṣa), also called vimoksha, vimukti, and mukti, [2] is a term in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, liberation, nirvana, or release. [3]
In modern times, Muslims in Sri Lanka have the Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs Department, which was established in the 1980s to prevent the continual isolation of the Muslim community from the rest of Sri Lanka. Today, about 9.7% of Sri Lankans adhere to Islam; [2] mostly from the Moor and Malay ethnic communities on the island.
Freedom of religion in Sri Lanka is a protected right under Chapter II, Article 9 of the constitution of Sri Lanka. This applies to all religions, though Buddhism is given the foremost place under the 1978 Republican Constitution. Sri Lanka is regarded by its Supreme Court as being a Buddhist state. [1] [2]
Built during the lifetime of Buddha, it is the first ever stupa to be constructed in Sri Lanka. The temple enshrines a lock of hair given by Buddha to Saman, a local chieftain and later a Buddhist deity, during his first visit to the island, 9 months after attaining enlightenment. [15] 6th century BC [16] Mahiyangana, Uva: Nagadeepa Purana ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 25 November 2005 23 April 2010 Mahinda Rajapaksa. D. M. Jayaratne: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 23 April 2010 9 January 2015 Karu Jayasuriya: United National Party: 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 Maithripala Sirisena: Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe: United National Party: 4 September 2015 23 August 2017 Gamini Jayawickrama Perera ...
History of Buddhism in Sri Lanka (4 C, 8 P) O. Buddhist organisations based in Sri Lanka (1 C, 3 P) Overseas Sri Lankan Buddhist temples (2 P) P.
The Kothduwa temple, or Koth Duwa Raja Maha Viharaya, is a Buddhist temple located on Kothduwa Island on the Madu Ganga in southern Sri Lanka.The island is located in Galle District of the Southern Province approximately 35 km (22 mi) north of Galle and 88 km (55 mi) south of Colombo.