Embassy of Sri Lanka - Washington D.C.

05/31/2026

05/30/2026

Vesak day messages...

05/27/2026

𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚, 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨.

05/27/2026

𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙛 40 𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨

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05/16/2026

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington DC calls for applications from self-motivated, diligent individuals to fill the Post of Media Officer

05/11/2026

Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka and Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States Mahinda Samarasinghe visited the Maryland Buddhist Vihara and paid their respects to the Most Ven. Katugastota Uparatana Nayaka Thero, Chief Judicial Prelate of North America & Chief Incumbent of Maryland Buddhist Vihara.

05/11/2026

Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka and Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States Mahinda Samarasinghe visited the Washington D.C. Buddhist Vihara, the first Theravada Buddhist Vihara to be established in the United States of America by Venerable Mahanayaka Madihe Pannasiha Thero and paid their respects to the Most Ven. Maharagama Dhammasiri Nayaka Thero, Chief Prelate of North America and Chief Incumbent of Washington Buddhist Vihara.

05/11/2026

Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka and Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States Mahinda Samarasinghe visited the West Virginia Bhavana Society and paid their respects to Ven. Aggamaha Panditha Henepola Gunaratana Thero, Chief Sangha Nayaka Thero for North America and the Chief Incumbent of West Virginia Bhavana Society and foremost international authority on mindfulness and meditation. Venerable Henepola Gunaratana will be 99 years of age in December of this year. Ven. Ethkandawaka Saddhajeewa Thero, Co-Abbot of the Bhavana Society facilitated the visit. The Minister and the Ambassador also had the opportunity of visiting the newly opened museum in the temple premises named after Venerable Henepola Gunaratana and witnessed firsthand the meticulous documentation of the long journey of Venerable Henepola Gunaratana Thero in spreading and propagating the words of wisdom of Lord Buddha internationally and in particular in the United States of America, and his contribution towards propagating mindfulness and meditation. Venerable Bhante Gunaratana has written a large number of books on meditation and mindfulness and the book "Mindfulness in Plain English" is prominent. In the United States of America alone, more than 10 million copies of it have been sold so far, and a recent survey of the New York Times has revealed that it is the world's leading book on Buddhist meditation. The Venerable Henepola Gunaratana presented two signed books of "Mindfulness in Plain English" to the Minister and Ambassador.

05/09/2026

𝐕𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐤 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇ươ𝐧𝐠 Đạ𝐨 𝐕𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧ā 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐯ā𝐧ā 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐬, 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬.

On the invitation of Venerable Bhikku Ratnaguna, Chief Prelate of the Hương Đạo Buddhist Temple in Fort Worth, Texas Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka, and Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States Mahinda Samarasinghe participated at the Vesak ceremony at the Hương Đạo Vipassanā Bhavānā Center, in Dallas, Texas. This is also the temple of Venerable Pannakara who led the ‘Walk for Peace’ in the United State and Sri Lanka recently. Buddha Relics and Bo sapling of Sri Maha Bodhi were brought over from Sri Lanka by Most Venerable Dr. Kirinde Assaji Thero, Chief Incumbent of the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Ven. Wellagiriye Sumangala Nayaka Thero and Ven. Ambaliyadde Gunarathana Nayaka Thero of Hanguranketha Madanwala Pirivena and Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara as part of the 10-day exposition of the Holy Relics of the Buddha and Bo Sapling of Sri Maha Bodhi for the veneration of the general public at the Hương Đạo temple. The Archaeological Department of Sri Lanka, on the instructions of H.E. the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, loaned Buddha relics that were brought over by three officers of the Archaeological Department and will be taken back to Sri Lanka after the conclusion of the 10-day exposition. Thousands of devotees are visiting Hương Đạo temple to worship.