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BUDDHA’S HAIR RELIC STUPA AND FIRST ‘PEACE MISSION’ TRIP TO MAHIYANGANAYA, SRI LANKA: Mahiyangayana (flat-land) ‘hair relic’ stupa, the eighteen hair-pin bend road from Kandy, ancient Bodhi tree, and tallest standing Buddha on the island (Sri Lanka Pilgrimage IV)

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"Saman Deviyo, who was present, appealed to the Buddha to leave behind a memento which they could venerate after the Buddha departed. The Buddha obliged by giving a few locks of hair (Kesa Dhatu) which were then deposited in a gold casket and enshrined in a stupa — the first to be built in Sri… Continue reading BUDDHA’S HAIR RELIC STUPA AND FIRST ‘PEACE MISSION’ TRIP TO MAHIYANGANAYA, SRI LANKA: Mahiyangayana (flat-land) ‘hair relic’ stupa, the eighteen hair-pin bend road from Kandy, ancient Bodhi tree, and tallest standing Buddha on the island (Sri Lanka Pilgrimage IV)

THE PLACES BUDDHA VISITED IN SRI LANKA: KELANIYA (Sri Lanka pilgrimage I)

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“The sins of a life time are all rendered null, once Kelaniya is worshiped, a single time." --Mahāvaṃsa text "The Mahāvaṃsa records that the original Stupa at Kelaniya enshrined a gem-studded throne on which the Buddha sat and preached. " During the past month of Saga Dawa (February 2024), especially during the first fifteen days… Continue reading THE PLACES BUDDHA VISITED IN SRI LANKA: KELANIYA (Sri Lanka pilgrimage I)