Here in Sri Lanka, the custom of visiting temples on this Poya Day, which falls on the full moon day of each month, has taken root.

It was a very gratifying experience for me to see the Kelaniya temple crowded with people on Poya Day. It was a very gratifying experience for me to see the Kelaniya temple bustling with people on Poya Day. It was an experience that made me truly feel that there is a different way to deal with Buddhism than in Japan.

There is one thing I particularly enjoyed about my stay in Colombo.

That was the meeting with the Colombo Bureau Chief of the AFP news agency.

AFP is a global media company based in France, and I had the opportunity to meet with its Colombo Bureau Chief. I asked him some questions about the situation in Sri Lanka.

On my way from Kataragama to Colombo, I saw a well-known port in Japan. It was the port of Hambantota.

This port is often mentioned in connection with China's One Belt One Road, which will also be considered in this article.

Although originally a Hindu deity, Lord Katharagama himself came to be worshipped as the guardian deity of Buddhism in Sri Lankan Buddhism. This is quite similar to the Japanese term "kamibutsu shugyo," which means the union of Shintoism and Buddhism.

Kataragama has been an object of worship for both Hindus and Buddhists, but this began to change in the mid-20th century.

Kataragama is the most popular pilgrimage site in modern Sri Lanka. As a student of religion, you cannot miss this place.

Why does this holy place attract so many pilgrims from all over Sri Lanka? In this article, we will take a closer look at this.

In my previous article, I talked about the existence of a Mahayana Buddhist tradition in Sri Lanka, and in this article I will give a brief overview of such a Mahayana Buddhist tradition in Sri Lanka.

A very important point about what Buddhism is all about will be discussed in this article. I am sure readers will be surprised.

Sri Lanka may be thought of as the sacred land of Theravada Buddhism, but in fact, Mahayana Buddhism also took root in this land. Especially in the 8th century, Sri Lanka was the center of esoteric Buddhism, which had a great influence on the world.

I decided to head for the interior of Sri Lanka to visit its traces.

In my last article I talked about the armed uprising by Marxist students in 1971. This armed uprising was not merely Marxist in nature. In fact, the deep-rooted caste problem in Sri Lanka was also a major factor in the uprising.

In this article, I will discuss such caste in Sri Lanka.