This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder of an order of Buddhist ...

Furthermore, ICOMOS noted that the boundaries delineated on the official map of the Sacred City of Anuradhapura exclude important areas of the World Heritage site. Therefore, ICOMOS recommended that ...

History, significance of Anuradhapura Anuradhapura is a Buddhist pilgrim city and a World Heritage Property. It is also the birthplace of Theravada Buddhism which is the dominant religion in Sri ...

Heritage in Anuradhapura is worth preserving not just for Sri Lanka but for its universal value , Prime Minister Dr. Harini stated at the UNESCO International Summit in France. Prime Minister Dr.

Anuradhapura as we know it today would not have been a reality if not for the great effort put in by a single man - Brahmachari Walisinghe Harischandra (1876-1913), another true nationalist who trod ...

The dawn of the New Year 2025 is further glorified by the meritorious ‘Exposition of the sacred Tooth Relic of the ‘Gautama ...

Anuradhapura was also the center of Theravada Buddhism for many centuries. The ancient city, considered sacred to the Buddhist world, is today a great site of ancient monasteries, covering an area ...

Despite its immense religious and archaeological value, Anuradhapura remains under-represented in the country’s tourism ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with the President of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Disanayaka on Sunday visited the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi temple in Anuradhapura and offered prayers at the ...

Earlier in the day, PM Modi, along with the Sri Lanka President, Anura Kumara Disanayaka, visited the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi temple in Anuradhapura and offered prayers at the revered Mahabodhi ...