Vijitha Yapa Publications
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In this engaging study of Anagarika Dharmapala, uses a rich variety of sources, most importantly Dharmapala diaries, to paint a new portrait of the untiring reformer. The book relates the many facets of the mission of this influential Buddhist crusader as expressed in his zealous effort to reform Buddhism in Sri Lanka, to spread in the world, especially the western world and above all, to gain Buddhist control of Buddha Gaya, the most sacred of the Buddhist sites.
It is the night of 11th September 2001 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Anoja is frantically gathering her things for an evacuation. In the background, the falling bombs shake the foundations of the house, but her thoughts are far away, she can only think of her brother, Srinath, who is trapped in the debris of the Twin Towers in New York. In a cruel twist of fate, two siblings find themselves as bystanders on opposite sides of what would soon become a cruel and painful ...
Diabetes Wellness Management is a pressing issue in terms of nutrition, lifestyle management and quality of life for diabetics and their family members.
Diabetes Wellness Management is written with the intention to help and assist in: Creating Awareness and Understanding - Prevention of Diabetes - Constructive Intervention - Reversing Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance - Gestational Diabetes - Pre-Diabetes - Managing Type 2 Diabetes with Diet, ...
A Fascinating new perspective on the history of Sri Lanka.
The Geological Origins and Prehistory before Vijaya
The Inscriptions and the Chronicles and the Indus Axis
Who are the Sinhalese and how old is Sinhala?
How did the Sinhalese become a majority?
Origins of Tamils and their Language
Who are the Tamils and how old is the Tamil Language?
How did the Tamils become influential in Sri Lanka?
Tamil invasions and the South Indian Connection
From Hinduism to ...
Sri Lanka's snake fauna is diverse and ecologically associated with a range of habitats. It has the highest number of genera (47) and species (101) on record of all the reptiles in the country. Meticulously produced and lavishly illustrated through colour drawings, this book is an authentic, systematic and updated account of snakes of Sri Lanka. Besides an introductory chapter, the book has others which contain a detailed description of all the families (10) ...