Sri Lankan police have launched an investigation after a photograph allegedly showing the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha surfaced on social media. The image reportedly originated from the Temple of ...

A rare exposition of the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha began on Friday in Sri Lanka's central town of Kandy after a gap of 16 years, according to an official statement. The event will continue for ...

Sri Lankan police on Sunday said that an investigation has begun to determine how a purported image of a sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha was captured after the photo went viral on social media. No ...

The exposition of the Lord Buddha’s Tooth Relic evoked awe and reverence from Buddhists across the country. Devotees, from all over, thronged the Kandy city, and waited for days in snaking queues, to ...

India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, has underscored the deep cultural and historical ties between the two ...

Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka have urged the British government to help protect some ancient Buddhist relics that descendants of a colonial-era explorer have set for auction. The relics — bone and ash ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Sri Lankan authorities will deport a British tourist for having an image of Buddha tattooed on her arm, an official said Wednesday. Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said Naomi ...

Sri Lanka on Thursday deported a British tourist for having a tattoo of Buddha on her arm which a court said was an insult to the island’s main religion. Legally, there is no ban on a Buddha tattoo in ...

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has banned the import of bathing suits with images of Buddha after a monk saw bikinis bearing the symbol in an advertisement. The Buddhist monk, Kusaladhamma Thera, ...