Buddhism in Sri Lanka

A monk at the background of Big Buddha statue in Weherahena Temple, Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

The Buddhism had gone to Srilanka from India in 3rd century BC. The Buddhist monk “Mahanama” in 4th century AD, wrote a work of piety known as “Mahavamsa”, a national chronicle of Sri Lanka. 

The “Mahavamsa” and its sequel “Kulavamsa”, trace the history of the island from 3rd century BC to 18th century AD. Both chronicles of Buddhism are about the religious development. They contain the strands of secular history. They have served as a basis for the reconstruction of the history of the nation down the centuries. 

“Mahsvamsa” records the devastation caused by foreign invaders in his beloved “Anandpura”, (the old capital of Sri Lanka), and to its Chaityas and Viharas or monasteries. .

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