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Sri Lanka is a land of great cultural diversity. Religion pervades many aspects of life and constitutes a basic element of this diversity. Buddhist and Hindu temples, as well as mosques and churches, with their own colourful rituals, are the most readily visible features of the cultural landscape.
The law recognizes four religions: Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity. The constitution and other laws accord Buddhism the “foremost place” among the country’s religious faiths and commit the government to protecting it while respecting the rights of religious minorities.
Sri Lanka is one of five nations with a Theravada Buddhist majority. Buddhism has been declared as the state religion under Article 9 of the Sri Lankan Constitution which can be traced back to an attempt to bring the status of Buddhism back to the status it enjoyed prior to the colonial era.
Sri Lanka has the unusual distinction of being one of the few places in the world where all the major world religions — Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity — are practiced in significant numbers.Buddhists (70.2 percent) make up the largest religious group, followed by Hindus (12.6 percent), Muslims (9.7 percent) and Christian (7.4 ...
Religion in Sri Lanka: Budd... Buddhism is the most predominant religion in Sri Lanka and is mainly prevalent in the southern districts of Galle, Matara and Hambantota, and Anuradhapura in central Sri Lanka. Hinduism is the dominant religion in northern Sri Lanka, such as the districts of Jaffna, Mullaitivu, and Kilinochchi.
Hinduism is one of Sri Lanka's oldest religions, with temples dating back over 2,000 years. [2] . As of 2011, Hindus made up 12.6% of the Sri Lankan population. [3] . They are almost exclusively Tamils, except for small immigrant communities from India and Pakistan (including the Sindhis, Telugus and Malayalis ).
Jan 14, 2020 · There is a very clear distinction between different ethnic groups; Buddhism is the religion practiced by a majority of the country’s Sinhala population, a larger portion of Tamils is Hindu, and Muslims are adherents of Islam. Christianity is followed by both Sinhala and Tamil people.
