The Four Hela Clans — Yakka, Nāga, Deva & Raksha: The Real People Behind the “Demons” of Lanka
A BuddhaOfLanka Research Edition For thousands of years, Sri Lanka’s oldest peoples — Yakka, Nāga, Deva & Raksha — have […]
Cultural Heritage & Archaeology
The Lost Lake of the Pāli Canon — Searching for Anotatta / Anavatapta Through Text, Geography, and Sri Lanka’s Highlands
For more than two thousand years, Buddhist literature has spoken about a mysterious sacred lake named Anotatta (also called Anavatapta).It
THE LOST GEOGRAPHY OF THE SOLASA-MAHĀJANAPADA
A Complete BuddhaOfLanka Investigative Research Project PART 1 — THE PROBLEM WITH THE ACCEPTED MAP 1. Introduction: A Map Built
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Reclaiming the Real Sāla Tree: A BuddhaOfLanka Re-Examination of History, Botany & Colonial Errors
Why the Cannonball Tree of Lanka matches the Buddha’s birth story — and why the Indian “Sal” does not. For
The Lost Rivers of Hela Diva: How Colonial Renaming Hid the Buddha’s Real Homeland
A BuddhaOfLanka Research Article For thousands of years, the chronicles of Hela Diva — the Mahāvaṁsa, Dīpavaṁsa, Samantapāsādikā, and ancient
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Govinda Helaya – The True Origin of Magadha
For centuries the world has repeated the story that King Bimbisāra founded the ancient city of Magadha, the political heart
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Passage to India? The Brahmi Script at Anuradhapura
The origins of writing in South Asia have long been a subject of fascination and debate. At the heart of
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The Man Who Faked Buddha’s Birthplace? A Deep Dive into Alois Führer and the Lumbini Pillar Inscription
“The letters shine too fresh for 2200 years. The name ‘Ashoka’ isn’t even there. And the man who reported it?
In the Footsteps of the Buddha — As Told by the Chinese Monk Faxian
Sacred Trail Through Ancient Lanka: From Bambaragala to Budugala In the 5th century CE, the Chinese monk Faxian journeyed across
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Kapilavatthu and Gaya: Were They Really in India?
Reframing Ancient Place Names Through the Lens of Lanka’s Geography The Hidden Geography in Plain Sight For centuries, Buddhist traditions
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