Taralanka News
A gesture of goodwill
from Sri Lanka to His Holiness
In a warm gesture of goodwill between Buddhist traditions, Venerable Hematathana — head of the eight holy places in Anuradhapura — travelled to Dharamsala to visit His Holiness the Dalai Lama and present him with a sapling from the sacred Sri Mahabodhi tree.
His Holiness has long expressed a heartfelt wish to make a pilgrimage to Sri Lanka, and since he is unable to travel, Ven. Hematathana brought Sri Lanka to him — carrying something of the island’s most sacred ground as an offering of connection and respect.
This is close to our hearts at Taralanka — it comes just a month after our 2025 visiting Geshes from Nepal performed a Guru Bhumtsok puja in Anuradhapura, with the express wish to remove obstacles to harmony between Buddhist traditions.
May this offering bear fruit, and may these traditions continue to regard one another with warmth.
