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Website. www.tcl.lk. The Theological College of Lanka (TCL) is an ecumenical college for Pastoral Formation (seminary) that was inaugurated in 1963 by the Anglican Church, the Methodist Church and the Baptist Church in Sri Lanka. Later the Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of Lanka) joined the federation; Goals of the seminary being ministerial ...
Janatha Vimukti Peramuna leadership at May Day Celebration in Colombo in 1999. The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna[a] (JVP; lit. 'People's Liberation Front', PLF) is a political party in Sri Lanka. [12] The party was formerly a revolutionary movement and was involved in two armed uprisings against the government of Sri Lanka: once in 1971 (SLFP), and ...
University of Sri Lanka. The University of Sri Lanka was a public university in Sri Lanka. Established in 1972 by amalgamating the four existing universities, it was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1972 until 1978. The university was based at six campuses in Colombo, Peradeniya, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kelaniya, Moratuwa and Jaffna.
When the Sri Lankan military rapidly advanced into the last LTTE held territory in the final days of 2008–2009 SLA Northern offensive, Prabhakaran and his top leadership retreated into Vellamullivaikkal, Mullaitivu. Fierce fighting occurred between LTTE and the Sri Lanka Army during these last few days. At around 3:00 a.m. on 18 May 2009 ...
t. e. Christianity is a minority religion in Sri Lanka. It was introduced to the island in first century. [2] Traditionally, after Thomas the Apostle 's visit in Kerala in AD 52, Christianity is said to have been introduced to Sri Lanka because of its close geographical and commercial ties. [3][4] Records suggest that St. Thomas Christians and ...
Sri Lanka is officially a Buddhist country, while Sri Lankans practice a variety of religions. As of the 2012 census, 70.2% of Sri Lankans were Buddhists, 12.6% were Hindus, 9.7% were Muslims (mainly Sunni), 7.4% were Christians (mostly Catholics). [ 2 ][ 3 ] Buddhism is declared as the State religion of Sri Lanka and has been given special ...
M. Methodist schools in Sri Lanka (1 C, 3 P) Categories: Christian schools by country. Christian schools in Asia. Christianity in Sri Lanka. Religious schools in Sri Lanka.
Yogaswami. Categories: Sri Lankan people by occupation. Religious leaders by nationality. Sri Lankan people by religion. Hidden categories: Categories requiring diffusion. Automatic category TOC generates no TOC.