Poson, a spiritual heritage

The Poson season, rekindles spiritual fervour. In a way, religious zeal is much more pronounced during Poson than perhaps during the Vesak festival. Ubiquitous decorative displays, multi-hued pandals, narrating religious tales in alluring pictorial arrangements and the illuminated vistas, lead Vesak to an emphatic carnival atmosphere.

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Mirisaveti stupa and monastery complex at Anuradhapura

Periods of the historical development of Sri Lanka is identified in relation to the kingdom of which Anuradhapura is referred to as the earliest and the Kandyan kingdom the last. The establishment of the city “Anuradhapura” as the kingdom of the Anuradhapura dynasty by king Pandukabhaya (5th century B.C.) was considered as the beginning of the era;

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Happy the karma that brought me to thy shores - Col. Henry Steel Olcott

A massive crowd of about twenty five thousand people had been present. Most venerable Thera’s success was twofold. Firstly it had a tremendous psychological effect and it was no longer possible for Christian missionaries to scoff at Buddhism the religion of the masses. Secondly,

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