Officials from the predominantly Buddhist nation of Sri Lanka deported a British tourist Thursday for having a tattoo of Buddha on her arm. Naomi Coleman, a 37-year-old practicing Buddhist, was ...

A delegation of high-ranking Sri Lankan Buddhist monks, who were on a pilgrimage to the Bodh Gaya have recalled the historical Buddhist connections between India and Sri Lanka which have a legacy of ...

COLOMBO, Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — R&B star Akon has postponed a planned concert in Sri Lanka following angry protests over a music video he is in where scantily clad women dance in front of a ...

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday inaugurated an International Buddhist Conference to celebrate, alongside Indian figures of note, the 2,600th the anniversary of Buddha's enlightenment.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) — Sri Lankan authorities will deport a British tourist for having an image of Buddha tattooed on her arm, an official said Wednesday. Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said Naomi ...

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has banned the import of bathing suits with images of Buddha after a monk saw bikinis bearing the symbol in an advertisement. The Buddhist monk, Kusaladhamma Thera, ...

The trail of destruction in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah has damaged around 764 religious places- Buddhist temples, churches ...

A female British tourist in Sri Lanka has been detained and faces deportation for having a Buddha tattoo on her arm. The woman was arrested at Colombo’s international airport on Monday upon arrival ...

R&B star Akon has postponed a planned concert in Sri Lanka following angry protests over a music video he is in where scantily clad women dance in front of a Buddha statue. By Billboard Staff R&B star ...