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Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest and ...
Solosmasthana are 16 sacred places in Sri Lanka, believed by Buddhists to have been hallowed by visits of Gautama Buddha. [1] These places of worship are among the most important religious locations in Sri Lanka, and are located throughout the country. [2] Ancient Buddhist and historical sources of Sri Lanka assert that the Buddha visited the ...
Map of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka (/ s r iː ˈ l ɑː ŋ k ə,-ˈ l æ ŋ k ə / or / ʃ r iː-/ ⓘ; Sinhalese: ශ්රී ලංකා Śrī Laṃkā, Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai) is an island country located southeast of India and northeast of the Maldives. The island is home to many cultures, languages and races.
Politics of Sri Lanka. Visitors to Sri Lanka must obtain a visa, either on arrival to Sri Lanka or in advance, unless they are a citizen of one of the visa-exempt countries. Most visitors entering for tourism purposes are required to obtain an electronic visa (e-Visa) or a visa on arrival, unless they are exempt from obtaining one. [1]
The Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya ( Sinhala: අමරපුර–රාමඤ්ඤ සාමග්රී මහා සංඝ සභාව, romanized: Amarapura–Rāmañña Sāmagrī Mahā Saṁgha Sabhāva) is the larger of the two Buddhist monastic orders ( Pali: nikāya) in Sri Lanka, the other being the Siyam Nikāya .
Shri is an epithet of the Hindu goddesses - Lakshmi. Shri is a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." or "Ms.". [7] Shri is also frequently used as an epithet of some Hindu gods, in which case it is often translated into English as Holy.
SRI International ( SRI) is an American nonprofit scientific research institute and organization headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The trustees of Stanford University established SRI in 1946 as a center of innovation to support economic development in the region. The organization was founded as the Stanford Research Institute.
The current government of Cuba and the government of Sri Lanka established ties shortly after Fidel Castro 's ascent to power in 1959. Ties were officially made on July 29, 1959, and Cuba and Sri Lanka recently celebrated the golden jubilee of this occasion after fifty years of bilateral ties. [2] Sri Lanka was one of the first countries to ...