Buddhist nuns in Sri Lanka have won the right to obtain national identity cards bearing their cherished title ‘Bhikkhuni' (nun), following a decade-long legal battle. On June 17, the Supreme Court ...

Sister Subhashini Samarathunga, a Holy Family Convent nun, was busy serving herbal drinks to pilgrims passing by St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka’s North Central Province on June 28 ...

COLOMBO — Fifty couples from China tied the knot in the Sri Lankan capital on Sunday in a mass wedding ceremony, conducted in the island’s Buddhist traditions, as the island aims to woo more tourists.

The word ‘Bhikkuni’ will appear on identity cards, allowing female religious figures in Sri Lanka to enjoy a range of civil rights. According to the Supreme Court, refusing to use the title in ...

Sri Lanka’s new High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Nimal Senadheera paid his first official visit on arrival in the country to the London Buddhist Vihara on Monday. He was accompanied by his wife ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Fifty couples from China tied the knot in the Sri Lankan capital on Sunday in a mass wedding ceremony, conducted in the island's Buddhist traditions, as the island aims to woo more ...