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Theravada Buddhism is the largest and official religion of Sri Lanka, practiced by 70.2% of the population as of 2012. [2] Practitioners of Sri Lankan Buddhism can be found amongst the majority Sinhalese population as well as among the minority ethnic groups.
It is usually taken by students during the final two years of Senior secondary school (Grade 10 & 11 (usually ages 15–16)) or external (non-school) candidate. The exam is usually held in December. The exams are held in three mediums Sinhala, Tamil and English.
Education in Sri Lanka has a long history that dates back two millennia. While the Constitution of Sri Lanka does not provide free education as a fundamental right, the constitution mentions that 'the complete eradication of illiteracy and the assurance to all persons of the right to universal and equal access to education at all levels" in its section on directive principles of state policy ...
Nalanda Keerthi Sri (Sinhala: නාලන්දා කීර්තී ශ්රී සම්මානය) - Jayaweerage Samantha was the founder of the Nalanda Keerthi Sri Award Festival. As the media Secretary of the Nalanda College Old Scouts' Association (2003–2004), the first edition occurred on 27 September 2003.
Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka.. Sri Lanka is officially a Buddhist country, while Sri Lankans practice a variety of religions.As of the 2012 census, 70.2% of Sri Lankans were Buddhists, 12.6% were Hindus, 9.7% were Muslims (mainly Sunni), 7.4% were Christians (mostly Catholics).
Sri Rajasinghe Central College, Mulleriyawa 1AB 1255 101 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Kolonnawa Kolonnawa Balika Vidyalaya, Kolonnawa 1AB 2825 202 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Maharagama Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya 1AB 7348 486 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Nugegoda Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte: 1AB 2455 159 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Nugegoda
Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera was the chairman of the 'Colombo Committee' which originally designed the Buddhist flag in 1885. [10] Sri Sumangala thera was also a pioneer in Buddhist newspaper journalism in Sri Lanka. The paper "Lankaloka" was started by him, and afterwards, he assisted the local Buddhist community to publish papers such as ...
Pages in category "Sri Lankan Buddhist texts" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bodhivaṃsa;