Sinhala Buddhist nationalism features prominently in any discourse on Sri Lanka’s national question. Its detractors often derogatorily call it by terms such as Sinhala Buddhist imperialism, Sinhala ...

Credit: REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), a hardline Sinhala-Buddhist nationalist group in Sri Lanka, has come under fire in recent years. Opponents have labelled it extremist and ...

The High Commission of India in Colombo today launched the Sinhala translations ... launch of the Jataka Tales comic books and the exhibition are a continuation of the efforts by the High Commission ...

"Dhamma Roopa" showcases a rich collection of rare and symbolic Buddhist images ... Commission also distributed Sinhala translations of five Amar Chitra Katha books based on Jataka stories at ...

India's High Commission in collaboration with Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Colombo and Bihar Museum, Patna, India ...

Anagarika Dharmapala, founder of the London Buddhist Vihara, which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, was the outstanding ideologue of the Sinhala Buddhist revival in Sri Lanka. He provided ...

Triggered in part by hate-filled posts spread by nationalistic Sinhala Buddhist Facebook groups, these riots resulted in the death of one Muslim and the destruction of many buildings. To many non ...

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) remains the most potent and effective Sinhala Buddhist political outfit, but its birth was preceded by several fruitless attempts at coming up with such an organisation.

And while Buddhism is best known in the West as a path to inner change, and it has no social justice teachings per se, a number of books show how Buddhist principles can prompt activism on issues ...

An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation” by Thich Nhat Hanh‌‌ Thich Nhat Hanh was a Vietnamese Thien Buddhist monk, activist and teacher‌ and the author of more than 100 books.