Buddhism in Sri Lanka

E936508

Theravada Buddhist tradition form of Buddhism religious tradition

Buddhism in Sri Lanka is a major Theravada Buddhist tradition that has profoundly shaped the island’s culture, history, and religious life for over two millennia.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sri Lankan Buddhism	2
Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism	2
Sinhala Buddhist civilization	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Theravada Buddhist tradition ⓘ form of Buddhism ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ
associatedLanguage	Pali ⓘ Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedRuler	Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ Devanampiya Tissa NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
dominantSchool	Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMonasticOrder	Bhikkhu Sangha NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhikkhuni Sangha NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRitual	Bodhi tree worship ⓘ stupa veneration ⓘ
hasSectarianDivision	monastic nikayas ⓘ
historicalPrevalence	over two millennia GENERATED ⓘ
importantFestival	Esala Perahera NERFINISHED ⓘ Poson Poya NERFINISHED ⓘ Vesak NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantSite	Anuradhapura Sacred City NERFINISHED ⓘ Dambulla Cave Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Mihintale NERFINISHED ⓘ Polonnaruwa Sacred City NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruwanwelisaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Maha Bodhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of the Tooth NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Southeast Asian Theravada NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Indian Buddhism ⓘ
influences	Sri Lankan culture ⓘ Sri Lankan history ⓘ Sri Lankan religious life ⓘ
introducedBy	Mahinda Thera NERFINISHED ⓘ
linkedToDynasty	Anuradhapura Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandy Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Polonnaruwa Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
linkedToTextualTradition	Pali chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ Theravada commentarial literature ⓘ
mainNikaya	Amarapura Nikaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramanna Nikaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Siam Nikaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorityReligionIn	Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
monasticLanguage	Pali NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ
practices	almsgiving ⓘ meditation ⓘ observance of Five Precepts ⓘ observance of Uposatha days ⓘ
protectedByConstitutionOf	Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
scripturalCanon	Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalChronicle	Dipavamsa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahavamsa NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Udakkiya → religiousAssociation → Buddhism in Sri Lanka ⓘ

Ānanda → veneratedIn → Buddhism in Sri Lanka ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sri Lankan Buddhism

Thaton Kingdom → influencedBy → Buddhism in Sri Lanka ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism

Yaśodharā → veneratedIn → Buddhism in Sri Lanka ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sri Lankan Buddhism

Kingdom of Dambadeniya → associatedWith → Buddhism in Sri Lanka ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sinhala Buddhist civilization

Sukhothai period → influencedBy → Buddhism in Sri Lanka ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism