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This mudra has a great number of variants in Mahayana Buddhism. In Tibetan Buddhism, it is the mystic gesture of Tārās and bodhisattvas with some differences by the deities in Yab-Yum. Vitarka mudrā is also known as Vyākhyāna mudrā ("mudra of explanation"). This is also called as chin-mudra. [13]
A common dessert in Sri Lanka is kevum, an oil cake made with rice flour and treacle and deep-fried to a golden brown. There are many variations of kevum. There are many variations of kevum. Moong Kevum is a variant where mung bean flour is made into a paste and shaped like diamonds before frying.
Mahiyangana Maha Stupa in Mahiyanganaya,Sri Lanka. One out of eight Dronas (small basins that held relics of Buddha) formerly given to the Koliyas. Ruwanwelisaya Maha Stupa-Great Stupa of Buddhism in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. After the destruction of the Stupa where the relics received in Rāmagāma were buried, these relics were received in Sri ...
My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita is a 10-part Australian cooking television series created by The Precinct Studios [1] that originally aired on SBS One on 3 November 2011 until 5 January 2012. It is presented by Australian born Sri Lankan chef Peter Kuruvita .
The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi today, to which the Kingdom was offered by Devanampiya Tissa One of the most notable events during the Anuradhapura kingdom was the introduction of Buddhism to the country. A strong alliance existed between Devanampiya Tissa (250–210 BC) and Ashoka of India, [ 29 ] who sent a missionary of 5 monks including Arahat ...
[4] [5] The Anjali mudra differs from Namaste by being a non-verbal gesture, while Namaste can be said with or without any gesture. According to Bhaumik and Govil, the Anjali mudra and Namaskara mudra are very similar but have subtle differences. The back of the thumbs in Anjali mudra face the chest and are perpendicular to other fingers, while ...
TV Derana is the first channel that hosted a reality show for children in Sri Lanka. The first season was named as Derana Star in a Minute [ 14 ] and the rest of the seasons as Derana Little Star . Up to date, nine seasons of Little Star were finished and the grand finale of tenth season was held on 27 June 2020.