King Devanampiya Tissa had been in contact with Emperor Asoka and he decided to send his son Arahant Mahinda to Sri Lanka. Arahant Mahinda was the one who had called the king by his name and he later ...

Room G.H01, Arts Complex (enter via 7 Woodland Road) Abstract: The presentation focuses on Mopyar gaing, a Buddhist sect in Myanmar that gained a large following in the 1980s, but declared an illegal ...

An exposition of the bone fragments was held at the Anula Devi stupa precincts on 20 Dec., and the organisers of the event claimed that they were relics of the Arahant Anlua Theri, who is considered ...

When Arahant Mahinda introduced the Doctrine, the Sangha Saasana was part of the legacy which was established for the propagation of the Dhamma. If we review Arahant Mahinda’s mission today, in the ...

The king dispatched the envoy under the admonition of Arahant Mahinda Maha Thera. Emperor Dharmasoka who had already sent missionaries to various countries including Sri Lanka did not hesitate to ...

In brief, during the reign of King Devanampiyatissa, it was on an Unduwap Poya Day that Maha Arahant Sangamitta Meheninwahanse, set foot on Sri Lankan soil carrying the most sacred sapling of the ...

New Delhi: Relics of Lord Buddha and those of his two main disciples, Arahant Sariputta and Maha Moggallana were brought back to India from Thailand on Tuesday. Buddhist monks and religious heads ...

Organising chairman of the Seck Kia Eenh (SKE) Temple's Wesak Day celebration, Daniel Ang Yam Seng said the relics dating back to the period of Arahant Mahinda were specially flown from the Royal ...