The day that the Buddha delivered his first sermon...

It was on the same Esala full moon day that Prince Rahula, the only child of Prince Siddartha and Princess Yasodara was born. He saw the whole world including his wife and child are suffering not knowing the way out of it. Determined to find a way out of it, the Prince left home at the height of his youth. Buddhists strongly believe that his Great Renunciation is the boldest step that a man has ever taken.

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Reminiscences of our heroic soldiers

Thoppigala capture in retrospect :

We are on our mission to meet the country's heroic soldiers who captured Thoppigala, the LTTE's last bastion in the East. Young soldiers, majority in their 20s, are busy still searching around the captured areas, guarding the newly built camps and bunkers. The road stretches through open paddy fields which made it difficult for the armed forces to advance during day to capture Thoppigala.

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