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Nov 19, 2023 Posted by In Weekly Events and Advertisements Tagged , ,
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Prof. Raj Somadeva Presents History of Sri Lanka – By Wimal Kannangara Professor Raj Somadeva, well known Archaeologist from Sri Lanka, provided a glimpse of the history of Sri Lanka at the Sri Lanka Buddhist Monastery, 114, Considine Road, Ellen Grove on 11 and 12 March to a widely appreciative audience. The presentation on Saturday 11 March was on the undocumented history (pre-history) of Sri Lanka. Tracing the history from the first homo sapiens and Balangoda Man who is known to have existed 30,000 years ago to the civilisation that existed around 5400 years ago, the audience was left spellbound with the presentation of evidence found after excavation in areas such as Kaltota, Haldummulla and Opanayaka. The evidence presented included the evolution of those beings from inefficient hunter gatherers to people who consumed harvested flora material. This transition provided leisure time for the people as collection of flora material for ...

May 1, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Inspiring Buddha statues on the bank of Wila Oya – Text & Pix by Mahil Wijesinghe Reminiscing an adventurous trek into the wilderness in search of vandalised Buddha statues of Budupatuna The Kumbuk Poottuwa (Arch) across Wila Oya Source:Sunday Observer Last week I watched a news telecast in a TV channel that showed an archaeological team engaged in an exploration of the archaeological site of Budupatuna in Wila Oya at Lahugala-Kumana where rock-hewn statues of the Buddha have been vandalised by treasure hunters in the forest reserve in the Ampara district. The team headed by Prof. Raj Somadeva who had visited the site recently claimed that they found these ruined statues of the Buddha of Mahayana sect for the first time in the area. I visited this site with some friends in 2018 and found the place vandalised by treasure hunters, which stood deserted in the middle of the jungle. Having ...

Sep 17, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , Comments 0
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