Sri Lankan Buddhists

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Vesak
gptkb:Esala_Perahera
gptkb:Poson
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite gptkb:Sacred_City_of_Anuradhapura
gptkb:Sacred_City_of_Kandy
gptkb:Sacred_City_of_Polonnaruwa
gptkbp:historicalEvent arrival of Buddhism in 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:King_Devanampiya_Tissa
gptkb:Mahinda_Thera
gptkbp:holiday Poya Day
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sri Lankan Buddhists
gptkbp:importantMonk gptkb:Henepola_Gunaratana
gptkb:Walpola_Rahula
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Kandy_Esala_Perahera
gptkbp:notableFor Bhavana (meditation)
Dana (generosity)
Sila (morality)
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Gangaramaya_Temple
gptkb:Kelaniya_Raja_Maha_Vihara
gptkb:Ruwanwelisaya
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Buddhist_Publication_Society
gptkb:Maha_Sangha
All Ceylon Buddhist Congress
gptkbp:notablePublication Buddhist Times
Dhamma School textbooks
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Temple_of_the_Tooth
gptkb:Anuradhapura
gptkb:Mihintale
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Sangha
gptkbp:percentageOfSriLankanPopulation about 70%
gptkbp:population about 14 million
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:meditation
almsgiving
observing precepts
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:scripture Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:tree
Dhamma wheel
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Buddhists
gptkb:Poya_(Sri_Lanka)
gptkb:Wadopana_Celebration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6