Learning from the Buddha's example

Giving voice to the poetry of the Dharma

Bringing sight and hope to the impoverished of Sri Lanka

A one-man army who aims to reform Buddhist education in Asia

From Sri Lanka to Staten Island

A revolutionary who became one of Sri Lanka's most inspiring social reformers

Buddhist traditions and spiritual heritage of the region

A saffron-clad Buddhist monk is one of the most common sights in Sri Lanka, where the doctrine of the Buddha has been venerated for over 2,000 years. During the early 1980s, however, a different type

Unpacking nationalism and gender in Theravada countries

Dr. Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne embodies patient but unwavering activism in a frail body of 83 years. The instant I shook his wrinkled hand at his residence, I felt I was with someone who could truly

A tribute to Thich Nhat Hanh's life and work

I sat on a hardened cushion inhaling the vapor of burning incense in the main prayer hall of The Paramita International Buddhist Centre in Kadugannawa, a town in my home country of Sri Lanka. It was t

The history of the Kandy Dalada Perahera, or “Tooth Relic Procession,” in Sri Lanka is an illustrious one that is closely associated with a holy tooth relic of the Buddha. Fearing unfriendly repercuss

Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 1, October 2006. Preamble   As a third generation Catholic taught by missionaries since elementary s