The Buddha famously stated, “There is no greater happiness than peace.” In Christianity, Jesus expressed similar sentiments and declared “Blessed are the peacemakers” The ultimate goal for a Buddhist ...
But I was imagining warm Mediterranean waters, light sandy beaches, maybe a few ruins, and certainly lots of gyros and baklava. Sure, a superficial take on the Greek islands, and Greek culture for ...
Abhayagiri had monasteries at Kantarodai in Jaffna, and at Nedunkerni and Ottimalai in Vanni. With the rise of the Tamil Separatist Movement, Buddhists feared for the Buddhist ruins in the north and ...
Shenali D Waduge No committee or government voted for a term of office or sponsors of regime change can touch an island held together by a Buddhist heritage of over 2600 years. All attempts to do so ...
The following was stated in the Vidyalankara Declaration. According to this statement it is evident that development of Buddhism means an external superficial development but not an internal spiritual ...
Sri Lanka is known as a Buddhist country and its heritage speaks of so many Buddhist traditions as well. However, this article will be a critical evaluation to see through whether Sri Lanka as a ...
Mes Aynak, about 40 kilometers southeast of the capital, Kabul, is also the site of ancient Buddhist ruins and campaigners have called for their preservation. Meanwhile, the Jiangxi firm is also ...
The delegation of Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks also visited the Buddhist ruins of Jamal Garhi in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday. Jamal Garhi is an ancient site located 13 kilometers from Mardan city.