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Baddegama Christ Church

Christ Church (Sinhala: බද්දේගම ක්‍රිස්තු දේවස්ථානය) is an Anglican church situated in Baddegama village in Galle District, Sri Lanka. It is main…

Jean Arasanayagam

Jean Solomons Arasanayagam (Sinhala: ජීන් අරසනායගම්) (1931-2019) was a Sri Lankan poet, short story writer, novelist, dramatist and painter. Life e…

Moonstones at Abhayagiri Panchavasa

The two most exquisitely carved Sandakada Pahana (moonstones) (Sinhala: අභයගිරි පංචාවාස සඳකඩ පහන) in Sri Lanka is found in two monastic residentia…

Bodhighara in Sri Lanka

Bodhighara (Sinhala: බෝධිඝර) (lit: Bodhi-tree shrine) is a type of Buddhist structure in Sri Lanka built around the sacred Bo tree ( Ficus reli…

Dharani House (Abhayagiriya)

Dharani House (Sinhala: ධාරණී ගෘහය) is a ruined building situated in Abhayagiri Monastery premises in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Dharani A form of…

Amavatura

Amavatura (Sinhala: අමා වතුර) (lit: Ambrosial Water) is a devotional biography of the Buddha composed by Gurulugomi , a commentator and philosopher…