Significance of Poson Poya Day
Sunday 19th June 2016 The full-moon Poson Poya Day is noteworthy to the Sri Lankan Buddhists as the day on which Emperor Asoka’s son, the Arahat Mahinda, officially introduced Buddhism to the island of Sri Lanka in the 3rd century B.C. On Poson Poya, Anuradhapura becomes the centre of Buddhist activity. Mihintale, the spot where the momentous encounter between the Elder and the King took place, accordingly receives the reverential attention of the devotees. We…
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