Mihintale: monastic complex of two thousand monks
The Sinhala term Mihintale is derived from Pali
Mahindathala, the place of Thera Mahinda. It is well known that the
first meeting of Thera Mahinda with King Devanampiya Tissa took
place at Mihintale on Poson Full Moon Poya day. This meeting is
described in chronicles and Buddhist literature overlaid with
legends and miraculous events.
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Death of a superpower
Announcing the impending visit to New Delhi of
the American Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, the Pentagon stressed
that 'the US-India relationship is a priority for the United States
government', one of the 'defining partnerships of the 21st century'.
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The Dons and the undergrads: reminiscences of the 70s
Perhaps for the first time in Sri Lanka’s system
of education, university teachers are being felicitated by their
former students in a public ceremony. The event will be held today
(May 26) at 11.00 a.m. at the Arts Theatre of the Peradeniya
University. It is being organized by the Peradeniya Alumni (1972
Arts) Association, to mark the Association’s 40th anniversary.
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Harold Pieris, Editor, Observer, 1977 to 1989:
The last gentleman
Harold Pieris was as solid as the pillars of
Lake House. Although big-made and bulky. Harry's strength was that
of a gentle giant. His presence was a comforting one, for, although
he worked behind the scenes, the skill he displayed in every field
of journalism and newspaper administration made him,
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