(January 16, 2009) While M S University's department of archaeology and ancient history may have grabbed global attention with its possession of Lord Buddha's relics, but few might know that in his lifetime Lord Buddha had visited Gujarat.This startling piece of information was given by professor Anura Manatunga from Sri Lanka, who presented his paper...
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Buddha was in Gujarat, says Lankan scholar
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Sri Lanka's world heritage cities threatened to be removed from UNESCO list
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(January 14, 2010) Communication Promotions Officer of Sri Lanka Ministry of Tourism Lesley Uduwavidana says that in a discussion between Executive Director of the UNESCO and the Managing Director of Sri Lanka Tourism Marketing Promotion Bureau, he understood that Sri Lanka's World Heritage cities are at risk of being removed from the UNESCO list.
The...
Struggle for gender equality of Buddhist monks of Sri Lanka
(January 14, 2009) A leading Buddhist priest of Sri Lanka, Ven. Inamaluwe Sumangala Thero lodged a complaint against the state Commissioner of Buddhist Affairs regarding non-safeguarding quality of the female Buddhist monks.
The Thero complained to...
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