Inspired by what he had heard from friends about Buddhism, Hermann Acker from Oberndorf takes a leap of faith and gets ordained in Sri Lanka after listening to and meeting the Chief Incumbent of the ...

The Lanka Electricity Company’s board has not approved the Rs 275 million donation ordered by the Prime Minister’s office for “development” of the sacred site of Mihintale. But an ex-military man in ...

Colombo, June 17 (Daily Mirror) - The Sri Lanka Railways Department has decidecd to offer free train services for one week from today (17) to passengers traveling between Anuradhapura and Mihintale ...

The electricity bill plaguing the historic Mihintale Temple has been resolved through the financial backing of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party members and donors, its leader Sajith Premadasa said.

One of Sri Lanka’s leading mobile networks, HUTCH Sri Lanka recently conducted its HUTCH ‘Praja Sathkara’ programme in Anuradhapura and Mihintale, marking Poson Poya Day. Through this community ...

People’s Bank reaffirmed its commitment to preserving Sri Lanka’s religious and cultural heritage by providing sponsorship for the State Poson Festival held at Mihintale. The sponsorship cheque was ...

Considered to be the second most important Buddhist festival in Sri Lanka, Poson falls on June 2 nd this year. Poson is widely hailed as the day on which Arahat Mahinda Thero introduced Buddhism to ...