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