Every year, Chathurika Dasanayake usually takes a bus with her three children and neighbors to travel to Sri Lanka’s “cradle of Buddhism” on Poson Poya Day. Thousands of Buddhists in white robes flock ...

The country’s religious minorities hope that as an invitation to national harmony the Buddhist feast day can be an occasion for dialogue and mutual understanding among different ethnic groups and ...

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- To commemorate Poson, the Bank of Ceylon conducted a series of religious and community initiatives in conjunction with the annual week-long Pirith Chanting Ceremony held at the ...

A Buddhist devotee lights up the oil lamps to celebrate Poson Poya Day in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, June 10, 2025. Poson Poya Day marks the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. (Photo by Thilina ...

Poson Full Moon Day holds great significance for Sri Lankan Buddhists as it commemorates the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka by Arahat Maha Mahinda Thero. This cherished event, which took place ...

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in his Poson Day message, said unity, support and commitment of all are essential for the success of a people-centric goal. The Poson Poya Day is of highest significance ...

Sri Lanka, July 10 -- SLT-MOBITEL's 'Sadaham Sabendiyava' brought a new dimension to the sacred Poson Poya celebrations in Anuradhapura.

It may be said that the Poson Full Moon Poya is one of the most important poyas for Sri Lankans. It was on a Poson Poya that Arahant Mahinda Thera visited the island and established the Buddha Dhamma ...

The Poson Poya holds significant importance for us in Sri Lanka as it marks a series of religiously significant events in the history of our country. The inception of our nation as a heartland for ...

Once a year, Anuradhapura, the ancient capital of Sri Lanka, attracts huge crowds – possibly in millions – to commemorate Poson Poya – the full moon day when Arahant Mahinda introduced Buddhism to Sri ...

Suneetha Ariyawathi is a devout mother who usually spends every Poson Poya Day at a temple in Mihintale in Anuradhapura. She and other devotees observe a prayer ritual in which they vow again to ...