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| '''Sri Lankan Buddhism''' belongs to the ] tradition. About 69% of the country adheres to ]. Sri Lanka is the country with longest continuous ]. Theravada has been the major religion in the island since soon after its introduction in the ] by Venerable ], the son of the Emperor ] of ] during the reign of Sri Lanka's King ]. During this time, a sapling of the ] was also brought Sri Lanka and became known as ]. | '''Sri Lankan Buddhism''' belongs to the ] tradition. About 69% of the country adheres to ]. Sri Lanka is the country with longest continuous ]. Theravada has been the major religion in the island since soon after its introduction in the ] by Venerable ], the son of the Emperor ] of ] during the reign of Sri Lanka's King ]. During this time, a sapling of the ] was also brought Sri Lanka and became known as ]. | ||
| The ] was put into writing in Sri Lanka around ]. | The ] was put into writing in Sri Lanka around ]. then i took a shower | ||
| The different orders of the Therevada are referred to as ]s, and in Sri Lanka there are three: | The different orders of the Therevada are referred to as ]s, and in Sri Lanka there are three:sex drugs and beer | ||
| * ], founded in the ] by a Thai monk who perceived corruption in the sangha and wished to purify its practices | * ], founded in the ] by a Thai monk who perceived corruption in the sangha and wished to purify its practices | ||
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Sri Lankan Buddhism belongs to the Theravada tradition. About 69% of the country adheres to Buddhism. Sri Lanka is the country with longest continuous history of Buddhism. Theravada has been the major religion in the island since soon after its introduction in the 2nd century BC by Venerable Mahinda, the son of the Emperor Ashoka of India during the reign of Sri Lanka's King Devanampiyatissa. During this time, a sapling of the Bodhi Tree was also brought Sri Lanka and became known as Sri Maha Bodhi.
The Pali Canon was put into writing in Sri Lanka around 30 BC. then i took a shower
The different orders of the Therevada are referred to as nikayas, and in Sri Lanka there are three:sex drugs and beer
- Siam Nikaya, founded in the 18th century by a Thai monk who perceived corruption in the sangha and wished to purify its practices
- Amarapura Nikaya, founded in 1800 after ordination within Burma by lower-caste Buddhists who objected to the previously dominant practice of selective ordination from the higher-castes
- Ramanna Nikaya, founded in 1864 by Ambagahawatte Saranankara.
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