The name stems from Serendip, an old name for Sri Lanka ( aka Ceylon ), from Arabic Sarandib, which was adopted from Tamil " Seren deevu " or originally from Sanskrit Suvarnadweepa or golden island ( some trace the etymology to Simhaladvipa which literally translates to " Dwelling-Place-of-Lions Island ").

The Sinhalese alphabet is an abugida used in Sri Lanka to write the official language Sinhala and also the liturgical languages Pali and Sanskrit.

Adam's Bridge ( Tamil: ), also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu ( Tamil:, Sanskrit:, ), is a chain of limestone shoals, between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the southeastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka.

The Indian epic poem Ramayana, written thousands of years ago in Sanskrit and an important Hindu text, recounts how Rama, with the help of an army of vanaras, built a bridge of stones across the sea to Lanka to rescue his wife Sita from the Asura king Ravana.

The first part " Sri " comes from Sanskrit and is an honourific place name, similar to Sri Lanka.

The Theravāda school of Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia has identified itself exclusively with the Sthaviravāda, as the Pali word thera is equivalent to the Sanskrit sthavira.

A bindi (, from Sanskrit bindu, meaning " a drop, small particle, dot "), or a bottu is a forehead decoration worn in South Asia ( particularly India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Mauritius ).

After a year-long study of Sanskrit, Tamil, Pāli, and Sinhalese he moved to Ceylon ( now Sri Lanka ) to become the Archaeological Commissioner of Ceylon, where he oversaw the excavation and preservation of monumental architecture and other archaeological sites.

Late 19th century linguists took the view that the name Eelam was derived from the Pali ( An Indo-Aryan language ) form Sihala ( itself derived from Sanskrit Simhala ) for Sri Lanka.

For example, in Thai, the Rāvana — the emperor of Sri Lanka is called ' Thosakanth ' which is a derivation of his Sanskrit name ' Dashakanth ' (" of ten necks ").

The teachings that reached Ceylon ( present-day Sri Lanka ) were first written down in Pali ( an Indo-Aryan language closely related to Sanskrit ) in the first century A. D. and provided the Tipitaka ( the scriptures or " three baskets "; in Sanskrit, Tripitaka ) of Theravada Buddhism.

The beloved of Kalki is " पद ् म ां" " Padma " ( beloved of the " lotus ") who lives at द ् व ी प dweep ( island ) स िं हल े Sinhale ( not Sri Lanka because Sri Lanka was known at the time as " Lanka " in Ramayana )( स िं ह shiha ( Lion ) + ल े( of ))= " the island of the lion "( 1: 3: 9 ).

A choli ( Hindi: च ो ल ी), ( ravike in South India Telugu: రవ ి క ె, Kannada: ರವ ಿ ಕ ೆ) is a midriff-baring blouse shell garment in the Indian sari costume worn in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and other countries where the sari is worn.

The lungi ( Bengali: ল ু ঙ ্ গ ি, Hindi: ल ुं ग ी, Sindhi: لنگی, Telugu: ల ుం గ ీ,, Malayalam: ല ു ങ ് ക ി, Tamil: ல ு ங ் க ி), also known as a sarong, is a traditional garment worn around the waist in Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, the Horn of Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula.

Jalebi, or Jilawii ( and sometimes Jalibi ) (; ಜ ಿ ಲ ೇ ಬ ಿ Kannada ; Nepali ज ि ल ् फ ी/ ज े र ी; ; Malayalam: ജ ി ല േ ബ ി; ; Marathi: ज ि ल े ब ी/ ज ि लब ी; Sinhala: ප ැ ණ ි වළල ු; jalebī ; jilapi ; źəlobəi ; Persian: زولبیا zulbia ; Arabic: زلابية zalabiyah ) is a sweet popular in countries of the Indian Subcontinent such as India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh as well as many other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, like Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia and Morocco

A kurta ( ( প া ঞ ্ জ া ব ী), Persian / Urdu: ک ُ رتا, Hindi: क ु रत ा, ; also kurti for a shorter version ) is a traditional item of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

Vesākha ( Pali ;, Devanagari: व ै श ा ख, Sinhala: ව ෙ සක ් ප ෝ ය ) or Vesak is a holy day observed traditionally by Buddhists in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and the South East Asian countries of Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

Bhagavan Das ( भगव ा न द ा स ) ( born Kermit Michael Riggs in Laguna Beach, California on May 17, 1945 ) and also known by the name Anagorika Dharma Sara within the Buddhist community, is a Western yogi who lived for six years in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

The development of the young of Ichthyophis glutinosus, a species from Sri Lanka, has been much studied.

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* Aberdeen, Sri Lanka

The name was first used in the English language in 1768 by R. Edwin in a colorful description of a large snake found in Ceylon ( now Sri Lanka ), most likely a reticulated python, Python reticulatus.

* 1989 – A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians.

* 1977 – The 1977 riots in Sri Lanka, targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamil people, begin, less than a month after the United National Party came to power.

* 1987 – Sabrina Herft, Sri Lankan model, Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2012

In Sri Lanka, it is called " koora thampala ".

* Ailanthus excelsa – India and Sri Lanka

* 1795 – War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee ( present-day Sri Lanka ) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.

The Japanese Navy launches an air raid on Trincomalee in Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ); Royal Navy aircraft carrier and Royal Australian Navy Destroyer are sunk off the island's east coast.

In Sri Lanka the division of an acre into 160 perches or 4 roods is common.

** Sinhalese New Year, or Aluth Avurudhu ( Sri Lanka )

** Tamil New Year, or Puthandu ( India's Tamil Nadu state, Sri Lanka )

* 1956 – In Sri Lanka, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna win the general elections in a landslide and S. W. R. D.

* 1971 – In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches insurrection against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.

* 1990 – More than 127 Muslims are killed in North East Sri Lanka by paramilitary troops.

He wrote " The Princes of the Lost Tribe " and " Ancient Queen of Somawathee " for Menaka De Shabandu and Bridget Halpe's choirs, respectively, based on historical incidents in ancient Sri Lanka.

* Aba ( film ), Sri Lanka 2008 film

The caves include paintings and sculptures considered to be masterpieces of Buddhist religious art ( which depict the Jataka tales ) as well as frescos which are reminiscent of the Sigiriya paintings in Sri Lanka .< ref >

* Etisalat-Sri Lanka ( previously know as Celltel / TIGO )-operated a Motorola TAC network in Sri Lanka.

It was the largest Analog network in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka got its old name " Suvarnadwip " or " Swaranadeep " ( meaning Gold Lightlamp )" Sinhale " or " Heladiva " after Sinhalese who built up the civilization of the island.

Her experiences led her to become a Buddhist nun in Sri Lanka in 1979, when she was given the name of " Khema " ( Ayya means Venerable ) meaning safety and security.

He suggests that the Dravidian word " Eelam " ( or Cilam ) meaning " toddy ", referring to the palm trees in Sri Lanka, was later absorbed into Indo-Aryan languages.

* The term Sinhalese referring to peoples of Sri Lanka, meaning " Lion Blooded " ( Sinha

" Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Koddani " ( Koodani meaning alliance ) is a new Tamil political party in Sri Lanka that has been proposed by Colonel Karuna, as either a splinter group of, or a new name for the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal.

The term Kaffir is said to mean ' non-believer ', not holding the same meaning in Sri Lanka as it does in countries like South Africa where it is used as a racial slur.

The aayubowan ( meaning: wish you a long life ) gesture is also a cultural symbol of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan hospitality.

In fact, the inscriptions of Kulothunga I till the end of his rule around 1124 still call him ' Madurantaka and Ilamkondaan ' meaning lord of Madurai and Ilangai ( Sri Lanka ).

" He suggests that the name " Eelam " came from the Dravidian word " Eelam " ( or Cilam ) meaning " toddy ", referring to the palm trees in Sri Lanka, and later absorbed into Indo-Aryan languages.

In Sri Lanka, the bandicoot rat is known as uru-meeya in Sinhala Language, the meaning of which directly translates to " pig-rat ".

Some say the modern name is derived from the Portuguese name Rapadura for jaggery, the palm candy produced traditionally in this region, but the more common explanation in Sri Lanka is that it comes from the Sinhala " ratna " meaning gems and " pura " meaning city.

Sri Lanka were also looking on course to win the second but for an attritional batting effort from Hashim Amla and Johan Botha, who lasted 41 overs to draw the final game, meaning that the hosts won the two match series 1 – 0.