The spectacular Saman Devale perahera
Preceding and interspersed between the elephants
are whip crackers, torchbearers, acrobats, dancers, fire eaters,
fire-ring twirlers and stilt walkers. There are also people who bear
the provincial flags of Sri Lanka.
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Cinnamon gives a taste of paradise
Although Sri Lanka’s well-known export today is
tea, cinnamon was traditionally known to be the most important
export at one time. In fact, so strong is the association between
cinnamon and Sri Lanka that the very botanical name of the spice -
Cinnamomum zeylanicum is derived from Sri Lanka’s former name,
Ceylon.
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The importance of practising the Dhamma
Once when the Buddha was residing at the
Jetavanarama monastery, he uttered the following words to Ven.
Ananda, his personal attendant and Dharmabandagarika. “Ananda, I
have preached my doctrine.
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