Today as we celebrate Vesak, D.C. Ranatunga unfurls the birth of the Buddhist flag - a symbol of Buddhist unity and reverence, created during the Buddhist revivalist movement in colonial Sri Lanka ...
The Buddhist priests will be dressed in robes of orange color. The temple will fly the Buddhist flag. This is an emblem in six hues, blue, red, yellow, white, orange, and a combination of all five ...
carrying Panchsheel flags. Students also joined the parade, which began at the historic Kalachakra Ground and made its way to the Mahabodhi Temple area, culminating at the 80ft Buddha statue.