Uduwe Dhammaloka — Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thero MP, a popular post modernist Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka. He rose to fame from his weekly sermon programmes (bana) on TV. A critic of the government system in Sri Lanka he joined the The Jathika Hela Urumaya (National… … Wikipedia
Jathika Hela Urumaya — National Heritage Party Jathika Hela Urumaya Secretary Omalpe Sobhitha Founded February 2004 Preceded by Sinhala Heritage Headquarters 047/3A Denzil Kobbakaduwa Mw, Pannipitiya … Wikipedia
Nyanatiloka — Maha Thera Nyanatiloka Maha Thera Religion Buddhist School Theravada Lineage … Wikipedia
Irish diaspora — Emigrants Leave Ireland , engraving by Henry Doyle (1827–1892), from Mary Frances Cusack s Illustrated History of Ireland, 1868 … Wikipedia
List of Buddhist temples — Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas sorted by location. Australia Australian Capital Territory* Sri Lanka Dhamma Vihara of Canberra (SLDVAC), a Buddhist Association established in 2007New South Wales* Nan Tien Temple *Aloka… … Wikipedia
History of Burma — Prehistory 11,000–200 BCE Pyu city states 200 BCE–835 CE Mon kingdoms 825?–1057 Arakanese kingdoms 788?–1406 … Wikipedia
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Chit Hlaing — (Burmese: ချစ်လှိုင်, 1879 – 31 October 1952) was a notable politician in Burmese history. During his time, he was called a Burmese king without a crown. He was imprisoned when the British Crown Prince of Wales (who later became King Edward VIII) … Wikipedia
Mihintale — is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. It is now a… … Wikipedia
Buddhism and Christianity — The French artist Paul Ranson s Christ et Buddha (1880) juxtaposes the two figures There is speculation concerning a possible connection between both the Buddha BC 623 BC 543 and the Christ, and between Buddhism and Christianity. Buddhism… … Wikipedia
