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84,000 Oil Lamp Offering at Seruwila
This is how Seruwila sacred dagoba shined like a pure white bubble emerging from the earth, causing joy in devotees, at the 84,000 oil lamps offering ceremony on the sacred grounds of Seruwila, reminding the spectators of Lord Buddha's epigram, "A...
S. Chithrananda
A foreign bhikkhu, residing at Seruwavila, preaching 'bana' to pilgrims.
Daily Mirror
A Young American Buddhist Monk Being Congratulated
A young American Buddhist monk Susiddhi Thero, being congratulated by Mr. Everett Drumright, US Ambassador in Formosa and Mrs. Drumright, and other well-wishers, following his formal ordainment at Taipeh into the Chinese order of Mahayana Buddhism...
Pan-Asia Photos
Dudley Senanayake Addressing the Public at Mahiyanganaya Temple
The Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake addressing the public after participating in the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new wall around the sacred Bo tree and the new Samadhi Buddha statue in Mahiyanganaya temple. (L.B. Wijayasiri - Kandy)
The Times of Ceylon Press
God Sumana Saman meeting Lord Buddha
The Lord Buddha, who sat on where the chaitiya would be built, preached dhamma to god Saman. God Sumana accepting sacred strands of Lord Buddha's hair to build a chaitiya.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Handing over the Seruwila Developing Plans
The plans and estimates for religious buildings proposed to be built in Seruwila sacred city was handed over to the patrons by the Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs, Mr. Cyril Matthew. Mr. Vincent Perera, the owner of 'Thaksala', Kohuw...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Hedigalle Pannatissa Nayaka Thero Meets the President of India
Rev. Hedigalle Pannatissa Nayaka thero, the Chief Sanghanayaka of India, the Chief Monk of the Sanchi Viharaya, India and Agrasravaka Maha Viharaya, Colombo, visited Zail Singh, the President of India at Rashtrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi. A 2000-year...
The Times of Ceylon Press
King Uddha Choolabhaya Building the Temple
King Uddha Choolabhaya building the 30-cubits tall dagoba.
Lankadeepa