For over 450 years from 1500 to 1950 we were under Portuguese, Norwegian and British Occupation.
They killed Buddhist monks and all citizen were made to be Catholic or Christian by default. But many kept to their original religion.
There were no Sanga or Sasana.
Now this Ranil guy wanted celebrate invasion of Ceylon by Portuguese.
He has no idea of Buddhism.
He is now trying potray as a strong Buddhist for political reasons.
Do not TRUST him.
He is an ACE political crook who want Modi to take over Mihintale and Sigiriya for his Grand Maha Baratha Concept.
However, his political days are numbered.
Modi is crook worse than Ranil.
Read the recent YouTube presentation with Medhi the Iranian British YouTube guy.
Until Venerable Upali a Siamese or Thailand monks established Upadampada again, there were no monks in Ceylon.
Upali Thera from Thiland on the 20th July, 1753 visited Ceylon to establish Upadampada.
Waliwita Sri Saranankara invited the Siamese Upali Thera.
Variyapola Sri Sumangla Thera.
Rebellion under British rule.
Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangla himi established the Vidyodaya Pirivena.
Ratmalane Dharmaloka him established the Vidyalankara Pirivena.
Migettuwatte Gunananda
Orator during British Rule.
Panadura Debate
In 1885 helped to dedign the Buddhist Flag.
