King Devanampiyatissa received the sacred sapling with great veneration and planted it in the Mahâmeghavana in Anuradhapura. In time, the Bodhi tree became a symbol of political power for the ...

This sacred Buddhist site, popularly known as the city of Senkadagalapura, was the last capital of the Sinhala kings whose patronage enabled the Dinahala culture to flourish for more than 2,500 years ...

incidentally through the Sinhala script. Rajakumar, the son of King Kyanzitta (1084-1113) studied the Tripitaka and the Mahavamsa as is evident from the paintings of the Mahavamsa episodes on the ...

This name change will make Estate Tamils equal to up country Sinhalese (Kandyans) who are natives of Up country. Thereafter they will say that Sinhalese were ruled by their kings quoting last king Sri ...

This sacred Buddhist site, popularly known as the city of Senkadagalapura, was the last capital of the Sinhala kings whose patronage enabled the Dinahala culture to flourish for more than 2,500 years ...