COLOMBO: The rare exposition of the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha has been concluded in Sri Lanka's central town of Kandy ...

The relic is believed by devotees to be a tooth of the Buddha. Nearly 450,000 pilgrims – more than double the expected number – lined up for a rare public display of the relic on 23 April. The ...

Buddhists flocking to see a sacred tooth in Sri Lanka were urged by authorities to stay away on April 24 after four people ...

Buddhists flocking to see a sacred tooth in Sri Lanka were urged by the authorities to stay away on April 24 after four ...

The public display of what Buddhists believe to be a tooth relic of the Buddha is taking place after 16 years.

Makulewe Sri Wimala Thera. The letter further notes the historic ties between Sri Lanka and Buddha Gaya and points out that these ties go back to the time of Emperor Ashoka. A former Joint Secretary ...

National Unity – The Tooth Relic was the unifying force that brought people of Sri Lanka together, under one banner, with Buddhism enshrined as the dominant faith & protector of all via the Noble ...

Photograph: Thilina Kaluthotage/Reuters "While there was initially concern that the NPP* government would lean closer towards China, India's engagement with Sri Lanka has been steadily growing ...

May the teachings of Lord Buddha always guide us.” The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree is considered the oldest living cultivated plant in the world, and is believed to have grown from a branch that an ...

after determining that Sri Lanka had been applying an 88 percent tariff—including both tariffs and non-tariff barriers—on the American imports. At a media briefing held yesterday at the ...

Sri Lanka’s survival and independence have historically depended on accurately identifying foreign policy priorities, selecting viable strategies as a small island state, and advancing them with ...