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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.
Freedom of religion in Sri Lanka is a protected right under Chapter II, Article 9 of the constitution of Sri Lanka. This applies to all religions, though Buddhism is given the foremost place under the 1978 Republican Constitution. Sri Lanka is regarded by its Supreme Court as being a secular state. [1] [2]
The BBS has received criticism from politicians, human rights groups, other Buddhist clergy and Muslims from Sri Lanka and abroad. Bodu Bala Sena has drawn criticism from notable representatives of every political party which represent the Sri Lankan parliament except the Jathika Hela Urumaya, for its ideology and actions.
The Eksath Bhikkhu Peramuna (lit. ' United Monks Front ') was an umbrella organization consisting of two associations of Buddhist monks founded in 1956 in the Dominion of Ceylon (today Sri Lanka) to promote Sinhalese Buddhist interests in politics.
The Mahavamsa, a 6th century CE chronicle, has had a profound influence on Sinhalese Buddhist culture and identity. The text contains mythological accounts of the Buddha's visits to Sri Lanka, during which he is said to have sanctified the island as a haven for Buddhism and entrusted its protection to the Sinhalese people.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 25 November 2005 23 April 2010 Mahinda Rajapaksa. D. M. Jayaratne: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 23 April 2010 9 January 2015 Karu Jayasuriya: United National Party: 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 Maithripala Sirisena: Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe: United National Party: 4 September 2015 23 August 2017 Gamini Jayawickrama Perera ...
Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero (Sinhala: අග්ග මහා පණ්ඩිත බලංගොඩ ආනන්ද මෛත්රෙය මහා නා හිමිපාණන් වහන්සේ) (23 August 1896 — 18 July 1998) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk who was one of the most distinguished scholars and expositors of Theravada Buddhism in the twentieth century.
As a result of this, a later king expelled the Mahayanins from Sri Lanka [citation needed]. The traditional Theravadin account provided by the Mahavamsa stands in contrast to the writings of the Chinese Buddhist monk Faxian, who journeyed to India and Sri Lanka in the early 5th century (between 399 and 414 CE). He first entered Sri Lanka around ...