In 1590 a Hindu priest by the name Ghamandi Giri occupied the temple and started living there uninvited. He claimed Bodh Gaya to be a Hindu shrine, evicted Buddhists and monks and performed Hindu ...

The National Government of Dudley Senanayake in 1965 was a seven-party coalition comprising the UNP, FP, SLFSP, MEP, ACTC, JVP and CWC. It was popularly referred to as the “Hath Haula” meaning an ...

NH Collection’s Iftar buffet is more than just a meal—it’s an experience. Whether you’re there for the comforting naan, the ...

Young D.S. at an early age joined the National Movement led by Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala, F.R. Senanayake, Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Brahmachari Walisinghe ...

allah and halalaa must be controlled before it’s too late. nip at the bud. Anagarika Dharmapala is right. The predicament of the Sinhala Buddhists is due to 3 reasons. 1) The ahem hamuduruwane ...

In 1891, Anagarika Dharmapala embarked on a pilgrimage to the recently restored Mahabodhi Temple, only to be shocked by what he encountered. The temple was under the control of a Saivite priest, the ...

During the meeting, Seelawimala Thera extended an invitation to the King to attend the centenary celebrations of the London Buddhist Vihara, which was founded in 1926 by Anagarika Dharmapala and is ...

the Anagarika Dharmapala and Rt. Revd. Lakshman Wickremesinghe (Anglican Bishop of Kurunegala). Magnificent due to its breadth, the book makes for a rich read packed with the ethos of a school built ...

While the British Indian government was trying to handle this issue carefully, it was the heroic effort of Anagarika Dharmapala, the Buddhist monk and scholar from Sri Lanka who campaigned for its ...