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 ...

The diocese covers a land area of 10,258.5 square kilometers, the diocesan territory includes Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa deanery and two districts. Anuradhapura is one of the ancient capitals of Sri ...

Civilisations evolve independently and through mutual interaction. Trade, invasions, emissaries and missionaries and the diffusion of ordinary folk across borders represent avenues of cultural ...

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi accompanied by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reached Anuradhapura on Sunday (April 6). During the visit PM Modi and Dissanayake jointly launched ...