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Sujatha Vidyalaya is a girls' school in Matara, Sri Lanka. The Matara Buddhist Society founded the school as a private Buddhist institution in 1929. [ 2] It was the first Buddhist girls' school in Matara. Today, the Government of Sri Lanka operates Sujatha Vidyalaya as a national school; it was one of the initial group of schools to receive ...
Pirivena. A pirivena (plural: piriven) is a monastic college for the education of monks in Sri Lanka. In ancient time, they were also centers of secondary and higher education for lay people. As of 2018, 753 piriven have been founded and maintained by the Ministry of Education. [1] Young monks undergo training at these piriven prior to their ...
Columbia. HMV. Musical artist. Algama Koralalage Lionel Kumaradasa Perera (24 March 1935 – 18 May 2008 Sinhala: ලයනල් අල්ගම ), popularly known as Lionel Algama was a Sri Lankan singer, composer and a musician. [1] Considered one of the most respected musicians in Sinhala song, [2] Algama is most notable for the invention ...
This commentary, which critiqued an older 12th-century commentary from Sri Lanka (the Abhidhammattha-vibhavini-tika) led to a lively controversy, as different figures debated on Abhidhamma topics. The books of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka were translated into English in the 20th century and published by the Pāli Text Society.
He reveals it at the end of Prakeernaka Sangraha Katha saying, " Accepting respectfully the order of our lord in his supremacy and ultimate kindness, Bhasaye jothaye Dhammang, Pali: "භාසයේ ජෝතයේ ධම්මං" the bright Dhamma and even if it is absolutely hard to find such rare higherst excellencies (Buddhas), super ...
The preferred paritta repertoire in Sri Lanka is known in Sinhala as the Pirit Potha ("The Book of Protection"), Maha Pirit Potha, or Catubhāṇavāraapali ("Text of the Four Recitals"). [13] It has also been referred to as the "Buddhist Bible."
Mahāvaṃsa (Sinhala: මහාවංශ (Mahāvansha), Pali: මහාවංස (Mahāvaṃsa)) is the meticulously kept historical chronicle of Sri Lanka until the period of Mahasena of Anuradhapura. It was written in the style of an epic poem written in the Pali language. [ 1] It relates the history of Sri Lanka from its legendary ...
Sri Punyarathana Dhamma School. Sri Punyarathana Dhamma School at Choola Bodhi Viharaya is a free education Buddhist religion center (Sunday School) for children under the age of 18 years. It is situated in the village Haburugala in the Southern part of Sri Lanka. The purpose of the school is to guide students from Haburugala and nearby ...