by Sue Davies | Jul 11, 2017 | Asia, Temples
Opening of the Stupa Buddhists believe that a Tooth from the Buddha is being kept safe at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. It is one of the holiest places in Sri Lanka and every Singhalese Buddhist is expected to make at least one pilgrimage in their life to the...
by Sue Davies | Jul 10, 2017 | Asia, Sri Lanka, Temples
n 477 AD, King Kassapa decided to build his winter palace on top of Sigiriya–a rock 660 feet high with sheer cliffs. He had just murdered his father and taken the throne. He wanted an unassailable palace. At least that is what has been commonly believed. An...
by Sue Davies | Jul 8, 2017 | Asia, Buddhism, Sri Lanka
We spent the last two days visiting ancient temples and ruins in the northwestern part of Sri Lanka. Today we were in Anuradhapura at Jetavaranama–the first capital of Sri Lanka from 380 BC to 1200 AD–and then Minhitale Temple–one of the most sacred...
by Sue Davies | Jul 7, 2017 | Asia, Sri Lanka
Just arrived in Sri Lanka this afternoon and went to Yapuhawa, the former capital of Sri Lanka in the 1200s. We went up to the top of the rock (44 flights of stairs according to Fitbit!) to see an old stupa and a spectacular...
by Sue Davies | Jul 7, 2017 | Asia, Sri Lanka
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