Famous Buddhist 'Temple of the Tooth'

Town of Kandy


From: Asia » Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan  Flag The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... [read more]
Blog: Day 65 to 71 (Apr 4 - 10) Sri Lanka - Kandy & The Ancient Cities
Date: April 10th 2006

Blog by Bronia Well here we are, in our 2nd country on this world trip: Sri Lanka and what a country it is! Sri Lanka's main languages and religions were inherited from India with the constant migration, invasion and cultural settling of different groups from India over the course of history, but it has developed into a very distinct society with the dominant religion being Buddhism ... read more







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